Pocket Network is the leading decentralized blockchain infrastructure protocol. This is an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of our quickly growing adoption curve. As an open-source, permissionless protocol driving developer adoption, we believe in a future that will enable greater participation in global digital economies and communities.
Our culture
We are committed to building a fun, inclusive workplace and culture based on our values. Our core values inform how we work together as a team, how we service our users, and how we approach the products we build.
We're looking for open-minded, motivated individuals that want to expand the adoption of Web3. We are a fast moving, collaborative, and free thinking team. We're united by our desire to fully decentralize Web3, build amazing products for our users, and create a diverse and welcoming workplace.
About the role
We are looking for a self-starter and growth-minded Protocol Software Engineer who is passionate about working in a transparent environment. The ideal candidate is someone who has experience and understands the importance of balancing R&D and delivery, while being agile, tool-driven, documentation-focused and continuously adapting. It is it is someone who is excited to push themselves outside of their comfort zone and is not afraid to tackle a challenge they havenβt seen before.
Responsibilities
R&D - Research
Architect and design various components of the V1 Pocket Network Protocol
Keep up to date and study the latest advances in cryptography, distributed systems, peer-to-peer networks, zero-knowledge proofs and other crypto projects
Maintain and improve the protocol specifications to guarantee its security, efficiency and clarity by building diagrams, peer-reviews and periodic updates
Build diagrams, write specifications and present results from research with the team and community
Participate in design and ideation meetings with the team and community
R&D - Development
Implement protocol level features using GoLang
Adopt, design and build tooling to optimize and ease the development process of the V1 Pocket Network protocol
Write and maintain documentation thatβll reduce the barrier of entry of protocol development to others
Work closely with the QA team to align on requirements and build an industry leading test suite to guarantee the security of the network
Work closely with the Infrastructure team to align on requirements and build an industry leading infrastructure to deploy, monitor and interact with Pocket nodes
Community Leader
Participate in contributor hours, community channels, answer questions, and review external contributions
Onboard, mentor and lead new engineers as they join the project either as core team members or external contributors
Document new tasks with a high level of detail that can be taken on by other team members or the community
Proactively practice, maintain and enforce the use of good software engineering practices and the contribution guide to maintain a healthy codebase
Collaborate with the core team and external contributors in both design sessions and pair coding sessions
Minimum Requirements
5+ years of relevant experience
A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, related field or transferable industry experience
Experience in at least one of: GoLang, Python, Rust, C++, Erlang
Linux experience
Ability to proactively manage tasks, work and operate as part of a team
Ability to identify and decompose ambiguous tasks into structured, composable and understandable deliverables
Passion to work in a transparent, fast-paced environment alongside a team that is building the foundation of Web3