Lightning Protocol Engineer (Remote)
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- Full-time
- Remote from United States
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Full-time remote systems engineering role on the Lightning Network protocol and lnd/neutrino codebases, written mainly in Go.
Requires experience in distributed systems, peer-to-peer networking, applied cryptography, and Bitcoin or financial software.
The posting does not state any country, work-authorization, salary, or timezone requirements; the ATS country tag (US) is only a hint.
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- workplace
ATS workplace type: remote
- remote eligible countries
ATS location: Lightning Labs
- locations
ATS location: Lightning Labs
- employment types
full_time
- job function
systems software engineer versed in applied cryptography, peer-to-peer networks, distributed systems
- role family
Design and implement core Lightning Network (LN) protocols and algorithms
- skills
Experience in Go desired, C or C++ relevant as well
- actionable
Contribute to mission critical peer-to-peer cryptocurrency daemons written in Go
Job description
We're looking for an experienced systems software engineer versed in applied cryptography, peer-to-peer networks, distributed systems, open source software, and cryptocurrency protocols. This includes working on lnd[1] and neutrino[2], conducting novel cryptocurrency research, contributing to the design of BOLT[3] specifications, and helping create the next generation of smart contract applications on Bitcoin.
An ideal candidate would have a strong passion for Bitcoin and a desire to make using Bitcoin cheap, fast, and simple for everyone.
Roles:
- Design and implement core Lightning Network (LN) protocols and algorithms
- Contribute to mission critical peer-to-peer cryptocurrency daemons written in Go
- Collaborate with the greater team on the research and design of future iterations of LN
- Participate in issue triage and code review of open source contributions to our various repos
- Communicate with the wider community and industry about our software and technology
Skills:
- Strong engineering background with solid programming skills
- Experience in Go desired, C or C++ relevant as well
- Thorough understanding of the principles of distributed systems and peer-to-peer networking
- Solid engineering practices and processes, such as testing methodology and documentation
- Experience with Bitcoin, cryptography, and/or financial software
- Prior contributions to crypto protocols and open source software collaboration preferred
- Quick learner, geared towards implementation
- Eager to develop new skills and willing to take ownership of projects
https://github.com/lightninglabs/Check out our Github repos at https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd and https://github.com/lightninglabs/ https://github.com/lightninglabs/
[1] https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd.[1] https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd [2] https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd[2] https://github.com/lightninglabs/neutrino [3] https://github.com/lightninglabs/neutrino[3] https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc
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