Summary

As a member of the Stellar Labs team, you'll have the opportunity to push the boundaries of blockchain performance. We are tackling hard systems problems across the stack, including databases, secure runtimes, distributed systems, and consensus protocols.

In this role, you will: 

1. Design and build scalable, high-performance systems.
2. Work in a fast-paced, startup-like environment.
3. Write clean, maintainable code with an emphasis on simplicity, testing, and benchmarking.
4. Own core subsystems and help the team hit critical product milestones.
5. Collaborate with the team on code review and design, and contribute to best practices.
6. Author detailed technical feature and protocol (RFC) specifications.
7. Contribute to open-source software

Qualifications:

1. Experience developing reliable and easy to understand software on a team.
2. A track record of building and maintaining large systems in modern C++ or Rust.
3. An understanding of low-level details and the ability to write high-performance code.
4. Enthusiasm about working on a small, growing team where you'll be given a lot of autonomy. You're open, empathetic, and care about putting the best ideas forward in a collaborative and helpful manner.

Nice to have:

1. A BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent field. Experience in a computer systems research area such as computer networks, distributed systems, databases, or operating systems is especially encouraged.
2. You have created or contributed to a project in the open source community.

We offer competitive pay with a base salary range for this position of $180,000 - $230,000 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. 

Skills

• C++
• Development
• Rust
• Software Engineering
• Team Collaboration