Sysadmin/DevRel/DevOps/Technical Writing - Nix/NixOS - Web3 - Fully Remote

Project Overview:

Litheum is at the forefront of blockchain innovation, creating a Layer 1 blockchain poised to revolutionize the industry. As a startup in its initial phases, we boast a small, dynamic and global team spanning across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. We are pioneering the next wave of Web3 applications, providing global-scale consensus in a straightforward, secure, and cost-effective manner.

Our groundbreaking Proof of Performance consensus model sets us apart, encouraging network nodes—referred to as Runners—to contribute vital infrastructure such as networking, CPU, and memory. Our vision is ambitious: to facilitate 1 trillion transactions per day at just 10% of the infrastructure costs associated with leading blockchains like Bitcoin or Ethereum.

We are proud to have some of the most advanced blockchain specialists in the world on our team, making Litheum a prime location for learning and professional growth.

We are building world-class tech and want to work with world-class people. This project is highly ambitious and you will be expected to grow along with this project. As an early team member you’ll be forming the foundation of the Litheum Team and helping define our team culture and best practices.

Compensation:

Litheum is committed to building a top-tier team and includes above-market salary for anyone joining the team. In addition, a portion of the compensation will include token-based compensation similar to stock options.

Role: Sysadmin/Devops/Technical Writing

Responsibilities:

As we approach testnet we will need support for deployment, documentation, dev relations, benchmarking, telemetry, and devops. This role will include both internal and outward facing development support.

Required Knowledge/Skills:

You should have very strong knowledge of Linux systems administration, software engineering best practices, vim or emacs, nginx, systemd, bash/zsh, awk or python or similar, etc. In addition, we are favoring to use NixOS/Nix for reproducible deployments rather than containerization.

In addition, basic ability to update and work with HTML/CSS for basic tasks such as adding tracking code, fixing copy, and debugging very basic javascript. We have a 3rd party web design team, but must handle deployment and one-off issues ourselves.

Additionally, as Litheum is a platform, our primary concern is the DApp developers who will build DApps on Litheum. We will need to support them with documentation, bug triage, one-off communications, hackathons, etc. The ability to write and organize technical documentation and interface with our project management plan is critical.

Required Tech

• NixOS
• Linux sysadmin (bash/zsh, nginx, systemd, etc)
• Git/Github
• HTML/CSS, Javascript

Bonus Tech/Skills

• Solidity, Web3 (can be trained on the job)
• Rust

Next Steps for Litheum:

We are on the cusp of exciting developments, including launching our brand, releasing our testnet, and an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) in the coming year.

Technical Products and Upcoming Milestones:

LitheumCore: Our biggest technical project is our reference implementation, LitheumCore, which is written in Rust. It is currently approaching feature-parity with Bitcoin (but scalable).

At the moment we are integrating revm for smart contract support.

Our testnet will roll out in 3 phases: Smart Contract support, Incentives, and Optimization (performance). During each phase we will need support for both the team and the community achieve the goals of each phase.

Testnet Phase 1 will be focused on Dapp Development. We will need to maintain a stable testnet, document it’s usage, triage bug reports, support dapp developers with real-time comms, collect metrics and usage reports, and report all these things to our investors and community.

Testnet Phase 2 will be focused on incentives and we will be more focused on metrics and benchmarking and expanding the number of people running nodes in the network.

Testnet Phase 3 will be focused on performance and optimization, we will need to conduct large-scale test deployments and end-to-end tests to measure performance on a large-scale, global, benchmark network. In addition, we will continue to expand the contributions of both the Dapp Developers and Runners who have already joined during the first phases.

The Litheum Team

Clayton Rabenda is the founder/CTO of Litheum. He is a former Senior Engineer at Google and previous head of Engineering for Saito blockchain. He's focused on the state of the blockchain industry, the nature of decentralization, the origins of the scalability dilemma, and the game theory of consensus design. He is interested in educating the blockchain community and raising the conversation to the next level. He believes that decentralization can change the world but that the industry has been facing an existential dilemma since 2017 and that we need to raise the standards of the industry, both technologically and philosophically, to achieve our goals.

The rest of the Litheum team includes some of the brightest minds in next-generation blockchain technology spread across the globe. We are found around the world in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the US, but mostly in Eastern and Central Asia.

At Litheum, we are a mission-driven team aiming to solve the hardest problems in blockchain and decentralization. We seek individuals who are passionate, curious, and ready to embrace the unknown with tenacity and resilience. We’re not just looking for developers; we’re seeking builders and thinkers who are ready to redefine what’s possible.

This isn’t just a job—it’s an opportunity to be part of a paradigm shift in blockchain. We’re a small team with massive aspirations, and every member here is expected to lead. You’ll be a key player from day one, setting high standards for code quality, design, and functionality. At Litheum, we don’t have ‘quiet contributors’; every voice shapes our direction and every contribution is essential.

Our Philosophy

We believe in pushing beyond what’s commonly accepted. At Litheum, we set ambitious goals and pursue them with relentless drive. Mediocrity has no place here; we expect commitment, rapid learning, and an unwavering pursuit of excellence. Our team members are relentless, resourceful, and mission-focused. We expect impactful results, sharp focus, and the ability to tackle high-impact work that could be career-defining.

If you’re looking for a 9-to-5, this isn’t it. We’re here to make history, not to meet quotas.

What Success Looks Like at Litheum
Success here means delivering projects that other companies would consider impossible. You will be measured by your contributions, speed, and impact on the team. We need individuals who thrive under pressure and are ready to take on extreme technical challenges. In return, you’ll receive a compensation package tailored to reflect the impact you make—including performance-based tokens that align your success with the long-term success of Litheum.

Are you ready to shape the future with us? If so, join us, and let’s build something the world has never seen.

Contact jobs@litheum.org to apply.