Job Description

Senior Software Engineer, Blockchain Protocol -Collaboration with a fully distributed team around the world -Architecture and implementation of complex blockchain components in Rust -End-to-end ownership of critical blockchain components -Design/proposal of new blockchain protocol changes -Performance optimizations and scalability/reliability improvements of Blockchain -Open source community contribution by collaborating with external contributors on our codebase and participating in community events -Participating in the on-call rotation

Job Requirements

-Fluency with algorithms and data structures -Agility to quickly learn new languages and technologies -Ability to write clean yet efficient code -Creativity to come up with proof of concept from high level design while not knowing all the details -Experience with concurrency or parallelism -Meticulousness to lay out priorities and methodically make progress towards the goal -Good communication skills to convey your ideas and discuss with team members for technical challenges -Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field We'd Love If You Have: -Experience with internals of NEAR protocol or other blockchains -Professional experience with Rust alternatively but less preferred C++ or Go -Experience in building a blockchain smart contract or running a node in a blockchain network -Knowledge of cryptography -Experience with networks or operating systems

Benefits

-Encouraged 20 days of flexible PTO per year, plus your local holidays -Wellness weeks – 2 weeks of paid company-wide closures -100% Paid medical, dental and vision, AD&D and life insurance for US employees, including 85% coverage for dependents, and HSA + FSA options; For non-US employees, 100% Paid private medical coverage available at the highest tiered plan -Access to licensed therapists and mental health resources through Spill, 100% confidential and paid by Pagoda; plus $75 monthly reimbursement for wellness -Generous parental leave options; All employees have access to $10,000 in fertility assistance through Carrot -For US employees, 401(k) retirement plan available (no match) -Annual company retreats and team offsites (2023 was in Spain; 2022 in Portugal) -$2,000 Continued Education Reimbursement -$2,000 Home Office Reimbursement -Co-working Space Reimbursement