Senior Software Engineer, Core

About the role

Since 2014, the mission-driven team at the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has helped fuel the tremendous growth of the Stellar blockchain network, an open-source platform that operates at high-scale today. Developers and companies around the world build on it, and the SDF team is expanding to support the rapidly growing and changing Stellar ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Design and build key components of Stellar Core - the backbone software behind the Stellar Network.
• Develop robust, scalable, and extensible technologies that empower our developers and network participants.
• Collaborate on new architectures and subsystems, working alongside our CTO, our team of engineers, and our community of open source developers.
• Write clean, maintainable code with an emphasis on edge case analysis and future-proofing our work.
• Own core subsystems of Stellar Core, and help the team hit critical product milestones.
• Collaborate with the team on code review and design, and contribute to best practices for all of engineering at SDF.
• Investigate and refactor performance bottlenecks in order to continue scaling the system.
• Author detailed technical feature and protocol (RFC) specifications - we take design seriously, and we encourage everyone to be a part of our RFC processes.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience developing software on a team.
• A BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent field.
• Experience writing code in modern C++ or Rust in a production environment.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to advocate and lead technical discussions, especially during the design and code review process.
• A solid understanding of software design patterns, and how to build components that are reusable, extensible, and modular.
• Knowledge of best practices and development tools, and a passion for technological innovation.
• A passion for performance debugging and benchmarking.
• A love for tackling challenges in an ever-evolving space - many of the challenges we face are being faced for the first time!
• An enthusiasm for working on a small, growing team where you'll be given a lot of autonomy.
• An openness, empathy, and a desire to put the best ideas forward in a collaborative and helpful manner.

Qualifications

• Direct experience with designing and implementing distributed systems.
• A strong curiosity in blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies, and a deep understanding of these systems.

Skills

• Modern C++ or Rust programming skills.
• Experience with distributed systems and blockchain technologies.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Benefits

We offer competitive pay with a base salary range for this position of $180,000 - $280,000 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, we offer lumen-denominated grants along with the following perks and benefits:

• USA Benefits/Perks: Competitive health, dental & vision coverage with most plans covered at 100% for the employee + any dependents; Flexible time off + 15 company holidays including a company-wide holiday break; Generous paid parental leave for all parents, plus paid pregnancy disability leave for birthing parents; Gym reimbursement ($80 per month); Life & ADD (up to $50K); Short & Long term disability; 401K with 4% match; Health & Dependent Care FSA Accounts; Commuter benefits with $250/month employer contribution; Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution; Family building benefits through Kindbody; Wellbeing benefits (One Medical, Rightway, Headspace); L&D budget of $1,500/year; Daily lunch and snacks in office; Company retreats.

Pay

Competitive pay with a base salary range for this position of $180,000 - $280,000 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

Schedule

Not specified.

Stellar

Stellar is more than a blockchain. Powered by a decentralized, fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable network made for financial products and services and a thriving and passionate ecosystem that includes a non-profit organization driven by a mission, Stellar is paving the path to unlock the world’s economic potential through blockchain technology. Built with speed and low costs in mind, the Stellar network provides builders and financial institutions worldwide a platform to issue assets, and to send and convert currencies in real time creating real world utility. Founded in 2014, the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) supports the continued development and growth of the Stellar network and also serves the ecosystem of NGOs, corporations, universities, small businesses, governments, and solo entrepreneurs building on the Stellar network through tooling, funding and strategic collaborations. Together, Stellar is where blockchain meets the real world.

About The Stellar Development Foundation

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization focused on working with and supporting change-makers to create equitable access to the global financial system through blockchain technology. SDF provides grants, investments, funding, and other awards to builders and organizations. SDF also develops resources and tooling on the Stellar network to help unlock real world utility. As a nonprofit foundation, SDF puts the health of the Stellar network and the Stellar ecosystem and its mission above all else. We look forward to hearing from you!