(Remote Work) Senior Software Engineer – Swarm Foundation

Job Overview

• Job Title Senior Software Engineer
• Hiring Organization Swarm Foundation
• Company Website https://www.ethswarm.org/
• Remote Locations Worldwide
• Job Type  Remote, Full-Time

Swarm is a system of peer-to-peer networked nodes for a decentralized storage and communication service.

Swarm could shape the future towards a self-sovereign global society and permissionless open markets. On Swarm, applications run autonomously yet securely in a planetary-scale deployment and execution environment.

Bee is a Swarm client implemented in Go. It’s the basic building block for the Swarm Network. Bee provides low level constructs for file storage, feeds, key-value stores and untraceable communication, through solid, well-tested code delivered in an agile manner.

Key technologies are Go, libp2p, protobuf, leveldb, and go-ethereum, as well as various cryptographic libraries.

Job Responsibilities

• Take architectural decisions for our p2p distributed network
• Suggest improvements for our codebase and the testing process
• Development of the reference Swarm implementation in Go aka Bee
• Developing domain-specific knowledge and expertise in the Swarm incentive layer implementation
• Implement as per specifications delivered by the research team
• Delivering well-tested code
• Conducting thorough code reviews to your peers

Job Requirements

• You have 5+ years of experience in a similar position & at least 3 years with GoLang
• You have a solid grasp of blockchain principles and application design considerations
• You have experience in working on large-scale distributed systems
• Familiarity with infrastructure tools (we use k8s, helm)
• You like to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong sense of ownership and responsibility
• You manage your own time effectively and respect time constraints
• You are available around the CET timezone
• You like to work remotely side-projects or paid work.

We Appreciate:

• Experience with libp2p
• You are familiar with go-ethereum
• Acquaintance with cryptographic concepts
• Experience with observability tools (we use Grafana, Prometheus, Jaeger and OpenTracing)
• Knowledge of Solidity
• A passionate open-source contributor

Employee Benefits

• An open, flat and transparent work environment
• 100% remote friendly
• Flexible working hours
• We care about our swarm: Incentives through BZZ, our token

How To Apply

Should you be interested in the position, please send your CV to talent@ethswarm.org. IMPORTANT: Your email’s subject must include the title of the position you’re applying to and your full name.