Senior Software Engineer Core

Design, build, and implement changes to Stellar Core, improving distributed-system performance, resilience, decentralization, and consensus while owning core subsystems and authoring technical RFC specifications.

Responsibilities

• Design and build key components of Stellar Core.
• Design and develop robust, scalable, and extensible technologies for developers and network participants.
• Collaborate on new architectures and subsystems.
• Write clean, maintainable code with edge-case analysis and future-proofing.
• Own core subsystems and help deliver critical product milestones.
• Contribute to code reviews, design discussions, and engineering best practices.
• Investigate and refactor performance bottlenecks.
• Author technical feature and protocol RFC specifications.

Requirements

• 4+ years of software development experience on a team.
• BS or MS in Computer Science or an equivalent field.
• Production experience with modern C++ or Rust.
• Knowledge of software design patterns and reusable, extensible, modular component design.
• Strong technical communication and technical discussion leadership.
• Performance debugging and benchmarking experience.
• Knowledge of development best practices and tools.

Benefits

• Lumen-denominated grants.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible time off and 15 company holidays, including a company-wide holiday break.
• Paid parental leave and paid pregnancy disability leave.
• Gym reimbursement of $80 per month.
• Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• 401K with 4% match.
• Health and Dependent Care FSA accounts.
• Commuter benefits with a $250 monthly employer contribution.
• Health Savings Account with monthly employer contribution.
• Family-building benefits through Kindbody.
• Wellbeing benefits through One Medical, Rightway, and Headspace.
• Daily lunch and snacks in the office.
• Company retreats.