Parity is hiring a
Software Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Software Engineer in the Parachains Core team at Parity, responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining protocols that are foundational to the security, scalability, and adoption of Polkadot. The position requires 3+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, hands-on experience with implementing and maintaining distributed systems, performance engineering, and optimizations.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
• Hands on experience with implementing and maintaining distributed systems
• Knowledge of software engineering best practices

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain protocols that are foundational to the security, scalability, and adoption of Polkadot
• Debug and root cause complex issues in distributed systems (scalability, performance regressions and generally bugs that only surface at scale)
• Build test suites that ensure the functionality and performance of multiple components working together in a ‘microservice like’ architecture
• Contribute to the performance and stability of the Polkadot node
• Contribute to the design and implementation of new protocols like Offchain XCMP and Approval Voting Rewards

Preferred Qualifications

• Collaborate with others in an open-source culture, open to feedback with a critical mindset
• Ability to solve complex problems over longer periods of time
• Ownership and accountability for your work in the long term

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration packages based on iterative market research, including tokens (where legally possible)
• Future of work' environment that’s remote-first and self-initiating with flexible hours
• Team mates that are genuinely excited about their impact and projects
• Access to the brightest minds in this space to learn about Web3 and develop your skills and knowledge while on the job
• Becoming part of the wider ecosystem (career and networking opportunities)
• Team and company-wide retreats
• Work laptop
• Opportunity to relocate to Germany or Portugal (with visa sponsorship)
• For employees in Germany, Portugal, and the UK: healthcare, parental leave, PTO (28 days per year) and local team events