Stellar Development Foundation - Senior Software Engineer, Wallets
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Requirements
• 5+ years of experience developing software as part of a collaborative team. • Strong computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and information retrieval. • Proficiency in writing server applications in languages such as Go, Python, Rust, C#, Java, or C++, and a willingness to work across languages when needed. • A solid grasp of software design patterns and the ability to build reusable, extensible, and modular components. • Experience supporting production web services at scale. • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to advocate for and lead technical discussions, especially during design and code reviews. • A strong product mindset that drives a passion for understanding and designing for current and anticipated user needs. • You have experience with blockchain technology. • You have experience building data pipelines. • You have experience contributing to open-source projects. • You have experience specifically with Go and NodeJS • We offer competitive pay with a base salary range for this position of $170,000 - $260,000 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, we offer lumen-denominated grants along with the following perks and benefits:
Responsibilities
• Work on cutting-edge technology at the intersection of blockchain and finance. • Drive all aspects of the development process for wallet projects, from vision to implementation. • Design new functionality and developer-facing APIs that empower the ecosystem. • Build and maintain scalable web services that align with the foundation’s mission. • Identify developer needs and design standardized protocols to improve developer velocity across the ecosystem. • Engage with the open-source community on diverse projects, frameworks, and ideas. • Collaborate on code reviews, design discussions, and best practices for engineering at SDF. • Investigate and resolve performance bottlenecks to ensure our API services scale effectively. • Author detailed technical specifications (RFCs) to contribute to our robust design process.
Benefits
• 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 • 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. • 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! • By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
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