Senior Software Engineer, Wallets

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 that align with the foundation’s mission.
• Identify developer needs and design standardized protocols to improve developer velocity across the ecosystem.
• Engage with the open-source community on diverse projects, frameworks, and ideas.
• Collaborate on code reviews, design discussions, and best practices for engineering at SDF.
• Investigate and resolve performance bottlenecks to ensure our API services scale effectively.
• Author detailed technical specifications (RFCs) to contribute to our robust 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 writing server applications in languages such as Go, Python, Rust, C#, Java, or C++, and a willingness to work across languages when needed.
• A solid grasp of software design patterns and the ability to build reusable, extensible, and modular components.
• Experience supporting production web services at scale.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to advocate for and lead technical discussions, especially during design and code reviews.
• A strong product mindset that drives a passion for understanding and designing for current and anticipated user needs.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with blockchain technology.
• Experience building data pipelines.
• Experience contributing to open-source projects.
• Experience specifically with Go and NodeJS.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $185,000 - $275,000 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
• Lumen-denominated grants.
• Competitive health, dental & vision coverage with most plans covered at 100% for the employee + any dependents.
• Flexible time off + 15 company holidays including a company-wide holiday break.
• Generous paid parental leave for all parents, plus paid pregnancy disability leave for birthing parents.
• Gym reimbursement ($80 per month).
• Life & ADD (up to $50K).
• Short & Long term disability.
• 401K with 4% match.
• Health & Dependent Care FSA Accounts.
• Commuter benefits with $250/month employer contribution.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution.
• Family building benefits through Kindbody.
• Wellbeing benefits (One Medical, Rightway, Headspace).
• L&D budget of $1,500/year.
• Daily lunch and snacks in office.
• Company retreats.