
Lightning Labs
San Francisco, CA
Lightning Network software for scalable Bitcoin payments
About
Lightning Labs develops open-source software powering the Lightning Network, a layer-two solution for Bitcoin enabling instant, low-fee transactions. They build products like Lightning Terminal for node management, Taproot Assets for on-chain assets, and tools for liquidity and developer integration. This scales Bitcoin for global payments and financial applications without compromising security or decentralization.
Tech stack
Go, C, C++, Kubernetes, Python, Rust, TypeScript, React
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13Leads product marketing for developer tools and protocols at Lightning Labs, owning strategy, positioning, content creation, and community growth to drive adoption. Requires 5+ years in developer/product marketing, technical fluency, exceptional writing, and AI-native workflows.
Builds demos, automates workflows, and ships features across Lightning products using AI tools and full-stack skills. Works autonomously on high-leverage projects, showcasing agentic AI and Bitcoin protocols to developers.
Build and ship full-stack features for Terminal Web, a TypeScript app for Lightning node operators to manage liquidity, channels, and operations. Requires strong React/Next.js skills, Lightning protocol integrations, testing, and AI development tools.
Engages global Lightning Network community including developers and users, organizes events and calls, attracts new developers, and drives business development by sourcing and supporting customers integrating Lightning technology.
Identifies and engages businesses to expand Lightning Network adoption, builds strategic relationships, communicates business value, and creates content to drive awareness. Requires 3-5 years in BD/strategy/finance and Bitcoin/Lightning knowledge.
Engages with the global Lightning developer community to attract new developers, organize events, incorporate feedback, and support business development for Lightning Network adoption. Requires passion for Bitcoin/Lightning and strong communication skills.
Designs and implements core features of the Taproot Assets Protocol on Bitcoin, contributes to Go-based cryptocurrency daemons, and collaborates on protocol evolution. Requires strong Bitcoin protocol knowledge, distributed systems expertise, and Go programming experience.
Designs and deploys security testing infrastructure, performs audits on Bitcoin/Lightning systems, creates security policies, and mentors teammates. Requires 5+ years in systems security, expertise in Go/Rust/C++, cryptography, and Bitcoin/Lightning.
Builds and maintains internal platform infrastructure including Kubernetes clusters, stateful services like databases and Bitcoin/LN nodes, and observability tools. Advises dev teams on integrations; requires strong Linux, networking, cloud, and systems programming expertise.
Designs and implements core Lightning Network protocols and algorithms for Bitcoin's layer-2 scaling. Contributes to Go-based peer-to-peer cryptocurrency daemons, conducts research, and engages with open source community. Requires strong systems engineering with distributed systems and crypto expertise.
Leads and scales remote engineering teams, focusing on hiring, mentoring, resource allocation, and cross-functional collaboration. Requires 3+ years engineering management, 5+ years systems software experience, Bitcoin knowledge, and open source contributions.
Designs and builds infrastructure tools for Lightning Network including automated channel management, liquidity optimization algorithms, monitoring systems, and network health metrics. Requires systems programming expertise in Go/C/C++, Bitcoin knowledge, and secure scalable systems experience.
Defines product vision, strategy, and roadmaps for Bitcoin/Lightning infrastructure products. Collaborates cross-functionally to launch products and engages partners, requiring strong technical communication and 5+ years PM experience with Bitcoin passion.