Senior Software Engineer, Databases

We're looking for someone who has:

• At least 5 years of software engineering experience with open source contributions.
• Experience developing, releasing, and maintaining production software.
• Significant experience writing Golang or the ability and desire to become proficient in new languages.
• A strong grasp of computer science fundamentals.
• Deep understanding of the theory and implementation of database trees on real file systems.
• Experience working in an agile development environment.
• The ability to take ownership and see initiatives through.
• Worked with and mentored junior engineers.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Experience working with distributed teams.

What your primary responsibilities will be:

• Improve the IAVL codebase by committing DRY, well tested code.
• Work with the Cosmos-SDK team to keep the IAVL tree and its proofs well integrated.
• Optimize our implementation of the IAVL tree and its proofs.
• Research, design, and implement improvements to the IAVL tree, the proofs, and related protocols.
• Help formalize the specification of the IAVL tree and proofs and ensure the implementation adheres to the spec.
• Develop simulations for testing the behaviour of the IAVL tree under various loads and read/write strategies.
• Develop alternatives to the IAVL tree like the Ethereum Patricia Trie that adhere to the same interfaces.
• 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.
• 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: https://goo.gl/forms/jpdRI1wD8pdfoqKl2