Software Engineer

Summary

Join Akash Network, a company building the world's first decentralized cloud computing marketplace, and contribute to the development of its core components. As a Software Engineer, you will work on the Akash blockchain and its ecosystem, designing, implementing, and delivering new features. This hands-on role requires strong backend development and infrastructure experience, combining systems thinking with a willingness to learn and grow. You will collaborate with a team of experienced developers and contribute to a remote-first, distributed environment. The ideal candidate possesses a strong foundation in backend development, experience with distributed systems and container orchestration, and a passion for building scalable and reliable systems. This position offers unparalleled growth opportunities at the intersection of blockchain, cloud, and Web 3.0 technologies.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional software development
• 3-6 years working in Golang and JavaScript/ Node.js (Python optional)
• BSc or higher in Computer Science (or BSc with relevant experience) in software engineering
• Knowledge of systems design concepts and distributed computing
• Keen eye for modeling scenarios in reproducible test environments
• Experience with distributed systems and/or container orchestration
• Experience in key security concepts: cryptography, key/certificate management, identity, and access management
• Experience with test-driven development and the use of testing frameworks
• Experience developing complex web applications/services and backend APIs
• You possess an innate curiosity, are a strong advocate for the best engineering practices, and thrive on learning new technologies
• You take a pragmatic approach to developing clean solutions to complex problems
• Strong communication skills, specifically giving/receiving constructive feedback in a collaborative setting
• While open source contributions themselves are a strong nice-to-have, the team develops in open source and uses Git workflows, so you must have proven ability to develop and understand git workflows and the full SDLC in this type of environment
• Ability to stay communicative while working remotely and asynchronously

Responsibilities

• Work with the VP of Core Engineering and the Core Engineering team to create and manage the architectural vision for the cloud roadmap at Akash
• Be responsible for the technical design and collaborative teamwork towards the delivery of new features in the cloud and chain portions of the product roadmap
• Implement resilient and scalable systems to achieve extremely high reliability for the Akash blockchain
• Work with community contributors on support issues in the Node and Provider repos
• Continuously raise our standard of engineering excellence by implementing and driving best practices for coding, testing, and deployment

Preferred Qualifications

• Past experience with C and C++ is preferred
• Notable open-source contributions in GitHub
• Experience in building decentralized Web 3.0 and blockchain technologies
• Familiarity with Cosmos SDK, Tendermint, and Kubernetes

Benefits

$90,000 - $150,000 a year