Senior Software Engineer

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to research, design, and build core improvements to the blockchain protocol.

Key Responsibilities

• Research, design, and build core improvements to the consensus mechanism, gossip protocol, state synchronization algorithm, and leader election protocol
• Devise experiments to test worst-case scenarios and iterate on designs based on results
• Design components considering the behavior of other blockchain systems such as rollups, bridges, or staking systems

Required Qualifications

• At least 5 years of software engineering experience in Rust, C++, or C
• Significant experience building performant systems from scratch, such as databases, device drivers, or embedded systems
• Strong instincts for software architecture, memory management, and performance optimization/profiling tools
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent