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Swarm is a system of peer-to-peer networked nodes for a decentralised storage and communication service.
Swarm could shape the future towards a self-sovereign global society and permissionless open markets. On Swarm, applications run autonomously yet securely in a planetary-scale deployment and execution environment.
Bee is a Swarm client implemented in Go. It’s the basic building block for the Swarm Network.
Bee provides low-level constructs for file storage, feeds, key-value stores and untraceable communication, through solid, well-tested code delivered in an agile manner.
Key technologies are Go, libp2p, protobuf, leveldb, and go-ethereum, as well as various cryptographic libraries.
Your role:
Development of the reference Swarm implementation in Go aka Bee
Developing domain-specific knowledge and expertise in the Swarm incentive layer implementation
Bringing code up to spec
Delivering well-tested code
Conducting thorough code reviews to your peers
Your profile:
Strong understanding of distributed systems.
Familiarity with blockchain principles and considerations for application design is a plus.
Experience with libp2p
You don’t need to Google SOLID principles
You can express yourself fluently in English, both verbally and in writing
You are available around the CET timezone
You manage your own time effectively and respect time constraints
You like to take the initiative and can work remotely
We appreciate:
Familiarity with Go-Ethereum
Knowledge of Solidity
A passionate open-source contributor
Acquaintance with cryptographic concepts
Knowledge of Kubernetes, Grafana, Jaeger and OpenTracing
Swarm offers/Team perks:
An open, flat and transparent work environment
100% remote-friendly
Flexible working hours
We care about our swarm: Incentives through BZZ, Swarm’s token
Should you be interested in the position, please send your CV and GitHub repo to talent@ethswarm.org.
Swarm is a system of peer-to-peer networked nodes for a decentralised storage and communication service.
Swarm could shape the future towards a self-sovereign global society and permissionless open markets. On Swarm, applications run autonomously yet securely in a planetary-scale deployment and execution environment.
Bee is a Swarm client implemented in Go. It’s the basic building block for the Swarm Network.
Bee provides low level constructs for file storage, feeds, key-value stores and untraceable communication, through solid, well-tested code delivered in an agile manner.
Key technologies are Go, libp2p, protobuf, leveldb, and go-ethereum, as well as various cryptographic libraries.
Your role:
Take architectural decisions for our p2p distributed network
Suggest improvement solutions for our codebase and the testing process
Development of the reference Swarm implementation in Go aka Bee
Developing domain-specific knowledge and expertise in the Swarm incentive layer implementation
Bringing code up to spec
Delivering well-tested code
Conducting thorough code reviews to your peers
Your profile:
You have 5+ years of experience in a similar position & at least 3 years with GoLang
You have experience in working on large-scale distributed systems
Familiarity with infrastructure tools (we use k8s, helm)
You follow SOLID principles
You like to work in a fast paced environment
Strong sense of ownership and responsibility
You manage your own time effectively and respect time constraints
You like to work remotely
You are available around the CET timezone
You can express yourself fluently in English, both verbally and in writing
We appreciate:
You have a solid grasp of blockchain principles and application design considerations
Experience with libp2p
You are familiar with go-ethereum
Acquaintance with cryptographic concepts
Knowledge of monitoring tools (we use Grafana, Prometheus, Jaeger and OpenTracing)
Knowledge of Solidity
A passionate open-source contributor
We offer/Team perks:
An open, flat and transparent work environment
100% remote friendly
Flexible working hours
We care about our swarm: Incentives through BZZ, our token
Should you be interested in the position, please send your CV to talent@ethswarm.org
Swarm is a system of peer-to-peer networked nodes for a decentralized storage and communication service.
Swarm could shape the future towards a self-sovereign global society and permissionless open markets. On Swarm, applications run autonomously yet securely in a planetary-scale deployment and execution environment.
Bee is a Swarm client implemented in Go. It’s the basic building block for the Swarm Network.
Bee provides low level constructs for file storage, feeds, key-value stores and untraceable communication, through solid, well-tested code delivered in an agile manner.
Key technologies are Go, libp2p, protobuf, leveldb, and go-ethereum, as well as various cryptographic libraries.
Your role:
This role expects the candidate to function as a large node operator, conducting testing and immersing themselves in the responsibilities of node operators. This requires experience in a comparable QA position, as well as an interest in DevOps-related areas. However, we consider motivation and initiative-taking to be the most crucial qualities that the ideal candidate should possess.
The responsibilities of the role:
Writing and executing end-to-end test scenarios on testnet and mainnet in order to assure performance and reliability.
Submit detailed bug reports and issues to our developers' team.
Give the green light to the developers' team to proceed with a release.
Be an active part in shaping the way our products are built by analyzing how functionality, user experience and performance could be improved.
This role is an excellent opportunity, as in the future we expect the QA team to grow and therefore this role could open the possibility of becoming the QA team lead.
Your profile:
* You have at least 3 years of hands-on experience in a similar position.
* Solid understanding of distributed systems
* Experience in executing manual and automated tests interacting with the API.
* Be able to set up different environments to perform automated testing on them.
* You are familiar with the blockchain ecosystem.
* Experience in managing panels and dashboards for monitoring,
* Familiarity with Ethereum is a must.
* You can express yourself fluently in English, both verbally and in writing.
* You manage your own time effectively and respect time constraints.
* You like to take initiative.
* You are available around CET timezone.
We appreciate:
* You are familiar with Golang.
* Exposure to infrastructure-related tasks (will be needed to set up environments).
* Familiarity with Grafana, Loki and Prometheus
* General acquaintance with cryptographic concepts.
* Experience with the Javascript ecosystem.
We offer/Team perks:
* An open, flat and transparent work environment
* 100% remote-friendly
* Flexible working hours
* We care about our swarm: Incentives through BZZ, our token
To apply, please send your CV and GitHub repo to talent@ethswarm.org.
Sr Go Developer Core Team Swarm Remote $80,000 to $120,000 a year
January 2021
4 Applicants This Week
More Than 6 Months Old
This job posting is no longer available
Job Description
About Swarm
Swarm is a system of peer-to-peer networked nodes that create a decentralised storage and communication service. The system is economically self-sustaining due to a built-in incentive system enforced through smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain.
Swarm aspires to shape the future towards a self-sovereign global society and permissionless open markets. On Swarm, applications can run autonomously yet securely in a planetary-scale deployment and execution environment.
Bee is a Swarm client implemented in Go. It’s the basic building block for Swarm Network. Bee provides low level constructs for file storage, feeds, key-value stores and untraceable communication.
The Swarm Bee team strives to keep things clear and simple, making reasoning and discussions efficient. In a broader sense, this applies to everything we do.
Solid, well-tested code is delivered in an agile manner.
Key technologies are Go, libp2p, protobuf, leveldb, and go-ethereum, as well as various cryptographic libraries.
Your role
Development of the reference Swarm implementation in Go aka Bee
Bringing code up to spec
Delivering well-tested code
Conducting thorough code reviews to your peers
Your profile
You like to work remotely
You are available in CET timezone
You manage your own time effectively and respect time constraints
You like to use your initiative
You don’t need to google SOLID principles
You can express yourself fluently in English, both verbally and in writing
We appreciate
A passionate open-source contributor
Experience with libp2p
Good grasp of distributed systems
Acquaintance with cryptographic concepts
Knowledge of Kubernetes, Grafana, Jaeger and OpenTracing
Swarm offers
Competitive compensation
An open, flat and transparent work environment
The opportunity to be part of a diverse and ambitious remote team
Senior Software Engineer Stellar San Francisco, United States / Remote (United States / Canada) $160,000 to $190,000 a year
January 2021
1 Applicants This Week
More Than 6 Months Old
This job posting is no longer available
Job Description
Open to considering remote candidates in the US & Canada
Interested in helping us change the world of payments forever? The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is looking for a talented, experienced, and hands-on engineer to assist partners with integrating into the Stellar network. In this role you’ll be designing, building, and implementing innovative blockchain solutions for our partners. You will lead the way in developing projects, from scoping & system design to development & best practice deployments. SDF’s partners span globally and are some of the most innovative software and financial companies.
What you'll do:
Be involved with all aspects of the software development process - from vision to final implementation.
Design new platform functionality with the corresponding APIs for external developers.
Build and maintain web services to support the foundation’s mission (creating equitable access to the global financial system).
Identify patterns in developer needs and design new protocols and services to increase developer velocity across our entire ecosystem.
Engage with our community of open source developers and partners on projects that encompass many different frameworks, languages, and ideas.
Collaborate with the team on code review and design, and contribute to best practices for all of engineering at SDF.
Investigate and refactor performance bottlenecks in order to continue scaling our API services.
Provide assistance and guidance for our integration projects with our partners and other organizations on the Stellar network.
Author detailed technical feature and protocol (RFC) specifications - we take design seriously, and we encourage everyone to be a part of our RFC processes.
Who you are:
5+ years real-world experience developing or implementing software within enterprise networks
Solid understanding of web technologies: TCP/IP, HTTP, TLS, JSON, REST, etc
Proficiency with programming languages such as JavaScript, Go, C++, Python, or similar
Ability to lead technical discussions and explain technical details to non-technical people
Independent and results driven. Skilled at working in an environment with dynamic objectives (maybe you even thrive on chaos)
You’re a strong problem solver and fast learner
You’re passionate about top quality code and using the latest best practices
You build software with your users and their needs top of mind
You're a true partner advocate.
About Stellar
Stellar is a decentralized, fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable network for financial products and services. It is both a cross-currency transaction system and a platform for digital asset issuance, designed to connect the world’s financial infrastructure. Dozens of financial institutions worldwide issue assets and settle payments on the Stellar network, which has grown to over 4 million accounts.
About the Stellar Development Foundation
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization that supports the development and growth of Stellar, an open-source network that connects the world’s financial infrastructure. Founded in 2014, the Foundation helps maintain Stellar’s codebase, supports the technical and business communities building on the network, and serves as a voice to regulators and institutions. The Foundation seeks to create equitable access to the global financial system, using the Stellar network to unlock the world’s economic potential through blockchain technology.
We look forward to hearing from you!
SDF is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. SDF does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
Senior Backend Engineer Spread Remote (Europe) €70,000 to €100,000 a year
June 2023
1 Applicants This Week
More Than 6 Months Old
Job Description
As our Senior Backend Software Engineer (f/m/d), you'll play a critical role in developing our key functionalities and achieving an engineer-like understanding of our cutting-edge software.
Our team is made up of dedicated individuals who are passionate about product development from start to finish. From design to deployment and beyond, we're committed to creating intelligent solutions that will transform the way engineers approach their work.
The ideal candidate for this role isn't just another cog in the machine - they're a creative thinker who's always eager to explore new ideas and challenge the status quo. With the confidence to exchange ideas freely and the tenacity to tackle problems head-on, you'll be an essential part of our team as we continue to push the boundaries of what's possible. So what are you waiting for? Let's revolutionize the world of engineering together!
YOUR MISSION – #SPREADYOURMISSION
Work hand in hand with the Frontend Engineers, Architects, and Product Owner in order to create outstanding services;
Develop high-class Backend code to further enrich our Microservice Architecture;
Further improve our solution and codebase by making implementation decisions and realizing them;
Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code that complies with SOLID principles;
Implement user stories in an agile environment;
Be in charge of medium to large features and tasks from technical design through to release;
Help set goals and technical direction while ensuring that they align with the goals of the business;
Create and maintain tools to interact with the software and data;
Work closely with our product team to understand our customers' needs;
Make sure the product code matches the documentation and testing (including reviews, Unit, integration, and end-to-end testing);
Understand and leverage new backend technology and know-how to empower our product.
YOUR EXPERIENCE – #SPREADYOURKNOWHOW
MUST HAVES:
7+ years of experience working professionally with SQL and NoSQL databases (key/value, graph, and relational databases, transactions) *years of experience is a guideline. Ultimately your work speaks for itself and can be explored in the technical challenge*
Profound experience with Golang or Rust;
Experience working with microservice architecture (JWT, orchestration vs choreography, load balancing, service discovery, REST/gRPC communication protocols);
Affinity and experience with Agile Methodologies (scrum and/or Kanban);
Experience working on complex projects in teams as well as leading teams;
Good communication skills and fluency in English.
NICE TO HAVES:
Affinity and experience with DevOps (Kubernetes or Docker Swarm, load balancing, cloud computing, CI/CD);
Experience working professionally with the latest C++ standards;
Scientific knowledge or interest related to fields we research (3D programming and rendering, statistics, numerical methods, mathematical modeling in physics, etc...);.
*Seniority level is based on performance in the technical interviews and challenges. All employees have the opportunity to elevate at the rate of skill progression*
WHY US?
We care about your future:
Unlimited contract;
Ownership through equity/virtual shares;
Optional Private Pension Scheme
We care about your development:
The annual budget for professional Learning & Development, subsidized Urban Sports membership, bike leasing scheme, and more;
Be part of a competent, ambitious, and fun team that inspires us to perform our best, and grow both professionally and personally.
We care about respect:
Flat organization;
Solution-focused 360-degree communication and feedback.
We care about serious FUN!
Engaging and simply extraordinary events such as #SpreadOut company outings, #SPREADOrigins, where we celebrate SPREAD’s cultural diversity, #SpreadTheNews, #Lunch&Learn and so much more!
30 days of vacation.
We care about innovation:
Monthly time budget of 1 day dedicated to breaking out of daily tasks – facilitated with the Design Thinking Methodology.
All the tech you need (cool tech stack, fully configured Pro laptop, monitors, gadgets, etc.)
A commitment to our Vision to change how products are created and maintained, helping a whole industry to become more sustainable!
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 haven’t 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 that’ll 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
Senior Backend Engineer Commit Remote (Canada) $110,000 to $140,000 a year
August 2022
5 Applicants This Week
More Than 6 Months Old
Job Description
About Commit
Commit is a VC-backed professional network built for engineers by engineers. We are currently hiring Senior Back-End Developers looking to join some of North America’s most innovative startups as one of their first engineers.
We exclusively work with financially stable startups with great salaries and exciting tech stacks who prioritize engineers’ growth and have exceptional team culture. We provide the information you need to make the best decision for yourself and continue cultivating your craft.
Why Commit?
No technical interviews!
Work with over 75 pre-vetted impactful startups in North America
Gain access to transparent salary bands AND mentorship to grow your career
Collaborate with like-minded tech junkies
Build new tools with Node, Golang, Ruby and much more!
Go through a short 3-step interview process with Commit. Learn more.
If you’re accepted into the program, you’ll be paid a full salary while we work together to match you to an aligned startup.
Once matched, you pilot a startup for 3 months. If you love it, you stay with them; if not, we’ll work together to find a better match.
What You’ll Get
Full-time paid employment as an Engineering Partner
Base salary of $115K to $140K CAD depending on experience
Extended health and dental plan for you and your family
The right equipment to do your best work
Access to your own career coach and a mentor for your job search
We provide 15 vacation days on top of statutory holidays while you're part of the Engineering Partner program. There is no limit on Sick Days or Personal Days
Invitation-only events with technical leaders
We’ve been lucky to have guests like Katie Wilde (VP Engineering @ Buffer), Armon Dadgar (CTO @ Hashicorp), Gokul Rajaram (board member at DoorDash, Coinbase, Pinterest and The Trade Desk) and many others join us for private learning sessions.
We are a fully distributed, remote-first community launched in Vancouver. We raised $6M from Accomplice, Inovia Capital, Kensington Capital Partners and Garage Capital.
Who You Are
Eligible to work in Canada
4+ years of software engineering experience
Experience working on SaaS, marketplace, consumer or infrastructure
Entrepreneurial mindset and growth-oriented attitude
Ambitions of excellence in your craft. Some of our past EPs have grown into CTOs, principal engineers, and joined companies as the first engineer
Understanding of Basic DevOps: MongoDB, AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes/Terraform, CI/CD
Understanding of RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL
Understanding of cloud-native distributed systems and microservices
Experience with relational databases, NoSQL databases, cloud infrastructure, product design
We believe that language is a tool. It’s more important that you have experience with one or more modern coding languages than that you have experience with any particular language itself.
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
As an early-stage startup, we know it’s critical to build inclusive processes as a part of our foundation. We are committed to building and fostering an environment where our employees feel included, valued, and heard. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identities.
If you require accommodations during any stage of our recruitment process, please let us know how we can best support you.
At Horizon, we’re building a New Dimension where Internet economies are fun, accessible, and for the benefit of all participants.
We have two amazing products to make this real:
Sequence, which consists of i) the first user-friendly smart wallet for crypto, NFTs, Web3 + the metaverse, and ii) a developer platform to make building Web3 applications easy on Ethereum and other EVM chains.
And Skyweaver, a digital trading card game—powered by Sequence—where players can win, own, trade and sell their NFT game items.
Sequence is poised to drive Web3 adoption on a massive scale by making blockchain easy, fun and powerful for users and developers. And, Skyweaver is a groundbreaking video game with an unprecedented player-owned economy, novel gameplay, and an already fervent community.
While the challenge is hard, we find it incredibly fun. And, we have the ingredients to make it happen: a well-capitalized company with some of the best investors in the world (Reddit co-founder, Coinbase, Initialized, and more), an amazing team of leaders in the blockchain space, engineers who have built widely popular open source, a former top McKinsey strategy consultant, gaming industry veterans, and founders who have built and sold successful companies. You'll get to work with and learn from them all. Learn more at https://horizon.io/
About the Role
We're looking for someone with experience architecting, writing, testing and shipping production-quality code in Go, with a background in Ethereum development. You are rigourous and have a refined eye for simple arhitecture and clean code, and you are able to balance tradeoffs inherent in all design decisions.
You enjoy building scalable, fault-tolerant systems. You understand the meaning of value and delivering products that achieve business outcomes while laying the foundation of great tech that affects our entire org, and is impactful. This matters to you.
As a senior engineer, you have a deep understanding of designing robust, well-designed code with thoughtful architecture. You can drive and self-direct major areas of our stack. While not a strict requirement, you are comfortable working with and guiding more intermediate and junior engineers when needed.
Given our size, self-driven, and open-minded engineers will thrive best in this role. While small, you'll be working alongside some of the best engineers, and open-source contributors—and a company dedicated to your success. You will learn a lot.
Responsibilities:
-Architect, develop, and implement the infrastructure, and infrastructure stack of Skyweaver and Sequence
-Design and implement services that are scalable, and fault-tolerant
-Build services that interface with the Ethereum blockchain
-Contribute to open source works in the Sequence stack
-Extend and evolve our toolchain, to run our stack effectively
-Design architectural foundations that are robust and sound, so that future engineers can build on your work with ease and speed
Requirements:
-5+ years shipping production-grade code in Go
-Experience and knowledge of the Ethereum blockchain, its tooling and ecosystem
-Knowledge of distributed systems design
-Experience with data systems, both in their design and practical use
-Experience with one of the major cloud providers, AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.
-Growth mindset. You love to learn, and actively search out new material and technologies
Why Horizon?
· A chance to deliver massive impact at a small and quickly growing company
· Competitive salary and equity package
· Accelerate your career by joining at the early stages
· Be part of defining Web3, the next generation of the Internet, and creating symbiotic economies where both users and creators share in the value generated by networks
· Work with an outstanding team made of wonderful people who have built and sold successful companies, launched amazing products, and have rich experience in infrastructure, architecture, blockchain, games, finance, investing, strategy, consulting, design, marketing, community, and more.
· Work life balance unlike the “crunch” culture you find at larger studios
· New PC, and generous allowance for work-from-home setup
· Health, vision and dental benefits for Canadian employees
· We’re conscious about mental health and have modern vacation policies
· We invest in everyone’s personal development and subsidize courses, books, and conferences, so you never stop learning
· Work on hard, big, meaningful problems that can shift markets
· Learn more about our values and the traits we embody at https://careers.horizon.io/
We are committed to diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, genders and faiths. While we're building incredible products, we also want to add to our wonderful team and company. The best way to do that is to attract talented folks from all areas and to have their experiences inform their work.
At Horizon, we’re building a New Dimension where Internet economies are fun, accessible, and for the benefit of all participants.
We have two amazing products to make this real:
Sequence, which consists of i) the first user-friendly smart wallet for crypto, NFTs, Web3 + the metaverse, and ii) a developer platform to make building Web3 applications easy on Ethereum and other EVM chains.
And Skyweaver, a digital trading card game—powered by Sequence—where players can win, own, trade and sell their NFT game items.
Sequence is poised to drive Web3 adoption on a massive scale by making blockchain easy, fun and powerful for users and developers. And, Skyweaver is a groundbreaking video game with an unprecedented player-owned economy, novel gameplay, and an already fervent community.
While the challenge is hard, we find it incredibly fun. And, we have the ingredients to make it happen: a well-capitalized company with some of the best investors in the world (Reddit co-founder, Coinbase, Initialized, and more), an amazing team of leaders in the blockchain space, engineers who have built widely popular open source, a former top McKinsey strategy consultant, gaming industry veterans, and founders who have built and sold successful companies. You'll get to work with and learn from them all. Learn more at https://horizon.io/
About the Role
We're looking for someone with experience architecting, writing, testing and shipping production-quality code in Go, with a background in Ethereum development. You are rigourous and have a refined eye for simple arhitecture and clean code, and you are able to balance tradeoffs inherent in all design decisions.
You enjoy building scalable, fault-tolerant systems. You understand the meaning of value and delivering products that achieve business outcomes while laying the foundation of great tech that affects our entire org, and is impactful. This matters to you.
As a senior engineer, you have a deep understanding of designing robust, well-designed code with thoughtful architecture. You can drive and self-direct major areas of our stack. While not a strict requirement, you are comfortable working with and guiding more intermediate and junior engineers when needed.
Given our size, self-driven, and open-minded engineers will thrive best in this role. While small, you'll be working alongside some of the best engineers, and open-source contributors—and a company dedicated to your success. You will learn a lot.
Responsibilities:
Architect, develop, and implement the infrastructure, and infrastructure stack of Skyweaver and Sequence
Design and implement services that are scalable, and fault-tolerant
Build services that interface with the Ethereum blockchain
Contribute to open source works in the Sequence stack
Extend and evolve our toolchain, to run our stack effectively
Design architectural foundations that are robust and sound, so that future engineers can build on your work with ease and speed
Requirements:
5+ years shipping production-grade code in Go
Experience and knowledge of the Ethereum blockchain, its tooling and ecosystem
Knowledge of distributed systems design
Experience with data systems, both in their design and practical use
Experience with one of the major cloud providers, AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.
Growth mindset. You love to learn, and actively search out new material and technologies
Why Horizon?
A chance to deliver massive impact at a small and quickly growing company
Competitive salary and equity package
Accelerate your career by joining at the early stages
Be part of defining Web3, the next generation of the Internet, and creating symbiotic economies where both users and creators share in the value generated by networks
Work with an outstanding team made of wonderful people who have built and sold successful companies, launched amazing products, and have rich experience in infrastructure, architecture, blockchain, games, finance, investing, strategy, consulting, design, marketing, community, and more.
Work life balance unlike the “crunch” culture you find at larger studios
New PC, and generous allowance for work-from-home setup
Health, vision and dental benefits for Canadian employees
We’re conscious about mental health and have modern vacation policies
We invest in everyone’s personal development and subsidize courses, books, and conferences, so you never stop learning
Work on hard, big, meaningful problems that can shift markets
We are committed to diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, genders and faiths. While we're building incredible products, we also want to add to our wonderful team and company. The best way to do that is to attract talented folks from all areas and to have their experiences inform their work.