Assets Protocol Engineer (Remote)
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.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Design and implement core Taproot Assets Protocol (TAP) features 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 the Taproot Assets Protocol
- 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 & Requirements
- 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
Skills
Go, Bitcoin, Distributed Systems, Peer-To-Peer Networking, Cryptography, C, C++, Taproot Assets Protocol, Psbts, Open Source Software
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