Golang MLG Blockchain Jobs Paying 150,000 USD a Year

Job Description

REMOTE GOLANG DEVELOPER (Europe and U.S.)

About Infura at ConsenSys:

Infura is a platform for decentralized infrastructure, and it is one of ConsenSys' flagship projects. Infura is widely recognized in the Ethereum ecosystem, and its infrastructure powers other very popular projects in the space.

Infura is aiming to be an infrastructure powerhouse and a "source of truth" of the decentralized world.

About the role:

• Use your extensive knowledge of Golang and (Python or JavaScript) to design and implement backend services (APIs, daemons, and web services) to support our high volume backend as well as frontends created by Infura and its customers.
• Architect and build software that helps Ethereum clients (like Geth and Parity) to scale massively.
• Collaborate with a team of senior engineers to build the infrastructure powerhouse of the decentralized world.
• Support and promote the Ethereum ecosystem, with a front row seat to ICOs and other major events in this exciting and rapidly growing ecosystem.

Requirements

• Languages: Go / Golang and (Python or JavaScript)
• Experience with API design and implementation
• Ability to architect software using the services provided by a cloud provider
• Ability to incorporate the requirements of both the frontend and infrastructure domains into software design
• Familiarity with AWS
• Familiarity with Linux
• Familiarity with Docker
• Familiarity with Redis
• Familiarity with RDMSes such as MySQL
• Ability to analyze and optimize performance in high-traffic internet applications
• A constant desire to improve, learn more, and take things higher
• Strong communication and documentation skills as well as proven ability to work within a team
• At least four years' backend engineering experience, a large portion of which in a team environment
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience

Bonus Points

• Blockchain / Ethereum experience a strong plus
• DevOps experience
• Experience with or knowledge of large scale, high volume systems
• Experience in small start-up environments

Job Description

About Live Planet Inc:

Live Planet, Inc. develops infrastructural technologies to enable producers to deliver next-generation media experiences and services to consumers worldwide. Founded by serial entrepreneur Halsey Minor (CNET, Salesforce, Google Voice….), Live Planet's solutions include:

The LIVE PLANET System: the only end-to-end capture, distribution, and monetization system for immersive video. The LIVE PLANET System makes it easy, practical, and affordable to create and deliver stereoscopic VR and 360° video, whether live or recorded, allowing creators to focus on their productions and applications. (www.LivePlanet.net)

The VIDEOCOIN NETWORK: a decentralized video encoding, storage, and content distribution system that turns all cloud-based video services into an efficient algorithmic market running on a new blockchain with a native protocol token, the VideoCoin (issued by the VideoCoin Development Association Ltd.). The VIDEOCOIN NETWORK will lower costs by deploying unused compute resources, enable a new generation of applications via open APIs and open source-based development, disintermediate media behemoths with peer-to-peer video distribution, and increase privacy with decentralized, end-to-end encryption. (www.VideoCoin.io)

The Opportunity:

You will own the Live Planet VR Camera software development and configuration. You will design, develop and support applications that control camera behavior, collect information from the camera, update software on camera, etc. Also you will own Live Planet VR Camera CI, testing and embedded OS configuration.

We are looking for a self-driven, talented engineer who will focus on the camera's core application software stack and the Linux-based infrastructure around it as well as help be a core member of the Camera team. This is an opportunity to make an impact for the Live Planet Camera System.

We are a fast moving team with a lot of unique knowledge in VR, hardware, video streaming, and distributed compute knowledge. It is a unique chance to grow as a leader and an independent owner of very cool software stack based on modern technologies and processes.

Needed Experiences and Skills:

• Working understanding of Linux concepts, specifically Ubuntu based functionality (Systemd, Debian packages, Common Configuration files, etc.)
• Experienced Golang engineer with practical experience of HTTP 1/2 (GRPC) micro services development.
• Software design skills; in other words you know how to organize multiple of micro services to work together in clean and efficient manner.
• Feel comfortable to organize and optimize startup, discovery and networking of OS (operating systems).
• General knowledge & understanding of video pipelines & streaming
• Strong debugging capabilities
• B.S. in Computer Science or related field

Desired Experiences and Skills:

• C/C++
• ReactJS knowledge and practical experience.
• Comfortable with Python and Git.

Job Description

WHO YOU ARE: - At least 5 years of programming experience. - Significant experience with Golang. - Extensive understanding of the Ethereum state machine, including the EVM, transaction structures, state mechanics, etc. - Experience with the go-ethereum or parity codebase. - Expertise in blockchain technologies. - Experience working in an agile environment. - The ability to take ownership and see initiatives through. - Worked with and mentored junior engineers. - Exceptional communication skills. - Experience working with distributed teams.

WHERE YOU ARE: - Berlin - San Francisco - Toronto

ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES: - Develop, maintain, and extend Ethermint - the EVM implementation on Tendermint Core - Develop Plasma-style sidechains for Ethereum - Develop Cosmos-Ethereum peg zones - Contribute to go-ethereum to improve its modularity and usability as a library - Help formalize the specification of Ethermint and ensure the implementation adheres to the spec. - Mentor junior engineers and support the growth and health of the team. - Review pull requests and provide valuable feedback to members of the team and open source contributors.

WHAT WE OFFER: - The opportunity to build the future of the internet. - An exciting role building open source software. - Flexible work schedule. - Travel stipend for conferences and in person collaboration. - At least 4 weeks of paid vacation. - Very competitive salary, including equity.

ABOUT OUR APPLICATION PROCESS: Qualified candidates can expect to go through a 4 step interview process. The first interview will be a call to assess cultural fit and to make sure our goals are aligned.

If we think there is a good fit, you'll have a call with one of our project managers to learn more about your skills and attitudes toward teamwork. If it's clear that you'd be a good addition to the team, we’ll ask you to complete a technical task for which you will be compensated.

If your technical task displays a high level of quality and care we will set up a final interview with our CEO or CTO.

The process can take up to 3 weeks.

HOW TO APPLY: To apply, please fill out this form: https://goo.gl/forms/jpdRI1wD8pdfoqKl2