Senior Software Engineer (Wallets)

About Stellar

Stellar is a decentralized, public blockchain that gives developers the tools to create experiences that are more like cash than crypto. The network is faster, cheaper, and far more energy-efficient than most blockchain-based systems.

About the Role

As part of the Wallet team, you will work on products that power the ecosystem of applications connecting end-users to the Stellar network. The team builds Freighter, as well as the open-source libraries and services it depends on. Your work will be at the intersection of scale and usability: designing backend systems and interfaces that accelerate downstream application development.

Key Responsibilities

- Work on cutting-edge technology at the intersection of blockchain and finance

- Drive all aspects of the development process for wallet projects, from vision to implementation

- Design new functionality and developer-facing APIs that empower the ecosystem

- Build and maintain scalable web services aligned with the foundation's mission

- Identify developer needs and design standardized protocols to improve developer velocity

- Engage with the open-source community on diverse projects and frameworks

- Investigate and resolve performance bottlenecks to ensure API services scale effectively

- Author detailed technical specifications (RFCs) to contribute to our design process

Requirements

- 5+ years of experience developing software as part of a collaborative team

- Strong computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and information retrieval

- Proficiency in server application development in Go, Python, Rust, C#, Java, or C++, with willingness to work across languages

Bonus Skills

- Solid grasp of software design patterns and ability to build reusable, extensible, modular components

- Experience with blockchain technology

- Experience building data pipelines

- Experience contributing to open-source projects

- Experience specifically with Go and NodeJS