What are we all about?
We are a team of builders and researchers on a mission to empower enterprises and developers worldwide to access and build on decentralized systems.
Our expertise covers several domains: Ethereum and Starknet protocol engineering, layer-2, AI, cryptography research, protocol research, decentralized finance (DeFi), security auditing, formal verification, real-time monitoring, smart contract development, and dapps and enterprise engineering.
Working to solve some of the most challenging problems in the blockchain space, we frequently collaborate with renowned companies, such as Ethereum Foundation, Starknet Foundation, Gnosis Chain, Flashbots, Forta Protocol, Lido, EigenLayer, Open Zeppelin, RISCZero, Aleph Zero, and many more.
Today, we are a 350+ strong team working remotely across 66+ countries.
View all our open positions here: https://www.nethermind.io/open-roles
Are you the one?
Starknet is the fastest-growing network in terms of new developers joining the network. Nethermind builds many developer-facing tools that need to work seamlessly in this fast-paced blockchain. This ecosystem needs contributors with a quality mindset, capable of applying their craftsmanship and systematic creativity to improve its components. Your software engineering experience and ability to rally developers around you could mean the difference between a flawless network upgrade and a community forking event. Do you have what it takes?
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the software development team maintaining ecosystem components and applications in the blockchain space.
- Collaborate with Product Owner and Project Manager to drive a vision of how products add value and evolve in alignment with company strategy and goals.
- Drive the adoption of best practices in coding, testing, and maintenance to ensure quality and scalability.
- Oversee the design, development, and implementation of new software programs and updates.
- Foster a culture of creativity and innovation within the team.
- Mentor and develop team members, identifying strengths and areas for growth.
- Ensure the optimization of development processes for efficiency and effectiveness.
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends to maintain a competitive edge.
Skills:
- Track record of leading complex software projects with large transaction loads and/or large user bases
- An understanding of good software architecture
- Ability to implement efficient algorithms and design complex data structures
- Excellent programming skills, Go or Rust preferred but will also consider other tech stacks (e.g. Java, C++)
- Ability to write clean, testable, and maintainable code without over-engineering
- An entrepreneurial nature, willing to take ownership and run toward problems
- Pragmatic experience in various software development methodologies
- Understanding of DevOps principles, experience working in CI/CD-enabled environments
- Strong computer science background
- A fascination with the inner working of blockchains
Nice to have:
- SDK evolution and maintenance - with focus on providing best in class Developer Experience
- Blockchain / EVM / TransactionPool / JSON RPC
- Complex data structures for example Patricia-Merkle/Verkle tries
- NoSQL Key Values databases for example RocksDB
