Network Protocol Developer (Advanced Protocol Engineering – AI & Blockchain Integrations)

Qualifications

• About the Role: We are seeking an exceptional Network Protocol Developer with deep expertise in designing, implementing, and testing modern communication protocols at scale
• Core Technical Expertise
• Deep knowledge of networking internals: sockets, congestion control, protocol parsing, state machines, etc
• Experience implementing or modifying protocols such as HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, QUIC, MQTT, SIP, DNS, DHCP, or custom binary protocols
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, asynchronous I/O, memory management, and concurrency
• Testing & Tooling
• Experience with Wireshark/tcpdump, packet crafting tools, fuzzers, protocol analyzers, and load test frameworks
• Experience building CI workflows for protocol validation
• Understanding of blockchain protocols, consensus mechanisms (PoW, PoS, BFT variants), and cross-chain messaging
• Ability to take ownership of complex, ambiguous problems and deliver high-quality implementations
• Strong documentation and communication skills for cross-functional engineering teams
• Opportunity to design next-generation protocols powering AI and blockchain ecosystems

Benefits

• Remuneration : Basic Salary + Equity + Benefits
• Flexible remote/hybrid work model
• Work with a world-class engineering and research team solving frontier problems
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for rapid growth
• Travel for architecture workshops, engineering summits, and partner collaborations (~20%)

Responsibilities

• This role is for a hands-on engineer who thrives in low-latency, high-throughput, and high-reliability environments, and who can take protocols from whiteboard to production with precision
• You will work across network stacks, binary formats, transport optimizations, protocol parsing/serialization, and real-time telemetry frameworks
• You will also collaborate with AI and blockchain teams to integrate next-generation protocol capabilities used in distributed inference, cross-chain messaging, and protocol conversion layers
• This position offers flexibility (remote/hybrid) with occasional travel for architecture workshops, on-site benchmarking, and partner integration sessions
• Protocol Design & Development
• Design, implement, and optimize network protocols (L3–L7) with a focus on performance, resilience, and observability
• Develop binary and structured data serialization layers (CBOR, Protobuf, custom binary frames, etc.)
• Implement transport optimizations across TCP, UDP, QUIC, gRPC, MQTT, SIP, DNS, and proprietary protocols
• Engineer protocol conversion layers and multiplexing systems for high-volume, low-latency pipelines
• Testing & Validation
• Build robust test harnesses, fuzzers, load generators, and simulation frameworks for protocol validation at scale
• Develop conformance tests, negative tests, and RFC-aligned behavioral checks
• Conduct large-scale performance benchmarking (p95/p99 latency, throughput, jitter, CPU/memory footprint)
• Create automated CI/CD pipelines for protocol feature validation
• Systems Engineering & Deployment
• Contribute to distributed, multi-tenant systems running in cloud, hybrid, and edge environments
• Build observability layers—Prometheus metrics, tracing, wire-byte analytics, and protocol telemetry
• Optimize implementations for containerized and high-density GPU/AI compute environments
• Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration
• Work with AI teams to integrate protocols for model scheduling, inference pipelines, and distributed GPU pooling
• Work with blockchain teams to support cross-chain messaging, PoS/BFT consensus interactions, and secure data transport
• Partner with product and architecture teams to define next-generation communication and interoperability frameworks
• Understanding of AI model lifecycle, inference pipelines, and request batching/scheduling principles

Full Description

Location: Remote / Hybrid (20% Travel) - United States / India

Employment Type: Full-time

Experience Level: Senior / Principal

Remuneration : Basic Salary + Equity + Benefits

Education: Master’s or Doctoral degree preferred (CS, EE, Distributed Systems, Networking, or related fields)

About the Role: We are seeking an exceptional Network Protocol Developer with deep expertise in designing, implementing, and testing modern communication protocols at scale.

This role is for a hands-on engineer who thrives in low-latency, high-throughput, and high-reliability environments, and who can take protocols from whiteboard to production with precision.

You will work across network stacks, binary formats, transport optimizations, protocol parsing/serialization, and real-time telemetry frameworks.

You will also collaborate with AI and blockchain teams to integrate next-generation protocol capabilities used in distributed inference, cross-chain messaging, and protocol conversion layers.

This position offers flexibility (remote/hybrid) with occasional travel for architecture workshops, on-site benchmarking, and partner integration sessions.

Key Responsibilities

Protocol Design & Development

• Design, implement, and optimize network protocols (L3–L7) with a focus on performance, resilience, and observability.

• Develop binary and structured data serialization layers (CBOR, Protobuf, custom binary frames, etc.).

• Implement transport optimizations across TCP, UDP, QUIC, gRPC, MQTT, SIP, DNS, and proprietary protocols.

• Engineer protocol conversion layers and multiplexing systems for high-volume, low-latency pipelines.

• Testing & Validation

• Build robust test harnesses, fuzzers, load generators, and simulation frameworks for protocol validation at scale.

• Develop conformance tests, negative tests, and RFC-aligned behavioral checks.

• Conduct large-scale performance benchmarking (p95/p99 latency, throughput, jitter, CPU/memory footprint).

• Create automated CI/CD pipelines for protocol feature validation.

Systems Engineering & Deployment

• Contribute to distributed, multi-tenant systems running in cloud, hybrid, and edge environments.

• Build observability layers—Prometheus metrics, tracing, wire-byte analytics, and protocol telemetry.

• Optimize implementations for containerized and high-density GPU/AI compute environments.

Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration

• Work with AI teams to integrate protocols for model scheduling, inference pipelines, and distributed GPU pooling.

• Work with blockchain teams to support cross-chain messaging, PoS/BFT consensus interactions, and secure data transport.

• Partner with product and architecture teams to define next-generation communication and interoperability frameworks.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Core Technical Expertise

• Strong hands-on coding experience in C/C++, Go, or Rust (multiple preferred).

• Deep knowledge of networking internals: sockets, congestion control, protocol parsing, state machines, etc.

• Experience implementing or modifying protocols such as HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, QUIC, MQTT, SIP, DNS, DHCP, or custom binary protocols.

• Strong understanding of distributed systems, asynchronous I/O, memory management, and concurrency.

Testing & Tooling

• Experience with Wireshark/tcpdump, packet crafting tools, fuzzers, protocol analyzers, and load test frameworks.

• Experience building CI workflows for protocol validation.

AI & Blockchain Fundamentals

• Understanding of AI model lifecycle, inference pipelines, and request batching/scheduling principles.

• Understanding of blockchain protocols, consensus mechanisms (PoW, PoS, BFT variants), and cross-chain messaging.

Soft Skills

• Ability to take ownership of complex, ambiguous problems and deliver high-quality implementations.

• Strong documentation and communication skills for cross-functional engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.

D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Distributed Systems, Cryptography, or related fields.

• Experience contributing to open-source protocol implementations or RFCs/IETF drafts.

• Experience with performance-sensitive systems (HPC, low-latency trading, telecom, real-time streaming).

• Knowledge of GPU-based compute orchestration, AI accelerators, or blockchain node architecture.

What We Offer

• Flexible remote/hybrid work model.

• Opportunity to design next-generation protocols powering AI and blockchain ecosystems.

• Work with a world-class engineering and research team solving frontier problems.

• Competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for rapid growth.

• Travel for architecture workshops, engineering summits, and partner collaborations (~20%).

How to Apply

Send your resume, GitHub/portfolio, and a brief summary of your protocol experience to:

📧 ask@extream.ai