Stellar Development Foundation
blockchain
SeniorSoftwareEngineer,Platform
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“Senior Software Engineer, Platform at Stellar Development Foundation. Skills: Platform engineering, API design, Scalable web services, Blockchain technology. Work on cutting-edge technology at the intersection of blockchain and finance. Drive all aspects of the development process for platform projects, from vision to implementation”
What You'll Achieve.
improving the developer experience; implementing critical performance optimizations to support scaling; creating equitable access to the global financial system
Industry & Context.
Investigate and resolve performance bottlenecks
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4+ years of experience developing software as part of a collaborative team, 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, 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 solid grasp of software design patterns and the ability to build reusable, extensible, and modular components, Familiarity with existing frameworks and open-source tools, coupled with a willingness to develop new ones when gaps arise, A passion for performance optimization, debugging, and benchmarking, Excitement about joining a team where autonomy is encouraged, An open, empathetic mindset and a commitment to fostering collaboration and putting the best ideas forward
Nice to Have
experience with blockchain technologies or cryptocurrencies, experience contributing to open-source projects, worked on a team or project where developers have been your primary customers, experience working on financial or payment products
What You'll Do.
Work on cutting-edge technology at the intersection of blockchain and finance
Drive all aspects of the development process for platform projects
from vision to implementation
Design new platform functionality and developer-facing APIs that enhance the ecosystem
Build and maintain scalable web services that align with the foundation’s mission
Identify developer needs and create protocols and services to improve developer velocity across the ecosystem
Engage with the open-source community on diverse projects
Investigate and resolve performance bottlenecks to ensure our API services scale effectively
Author detailed technical specifications (RFCs) to contribute to our robust design process
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
collaborative team; Collaborate on code reviews, design discussions, and best practices for engineering at SDF; fostering collaboration
Communication Scope
Excellent communication skills; ability to advocate for and lead technical discussions, especially during design and code reviews
Process & Methodology
Drive all aspects of the development process for platform projects, from vision to implementation
Full Job Description
Interested in working on cutting-edge blockchain technology and creating equitable access to the global financial system? 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. As part of the Platform team, you will work on mission-critical infrastructure for the Stellar network. Our team builds open-source libraries, services, and APIs that are the primary way developers interact with the Stellar blockchain. From individual developers to large, established institutions, our tools power a huge portion of ecosystem projects and play a pivotal role in the success of the network. Your work will have a broad and meaningful impact: improving the developer experience, implementing critical performance optimizations to support scaling, and designing new architectures to tackle future challenges as the network evolves. In this role, you will: - Work on cutting-edge technology at the intersection of blockchain and finance. - Drive all aspects of the development process for platform projects, from vision to implementation. - Design new platform functionality and developer-facing APIs that enhance the ecosystem. - Build and maintain scalable web services that align with the foundation’s mission. - Identify developer needs and create protocols and services 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. You
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