Software Engineer

Summary

Join the Polkadot SDK-Node team as a Rust Core Developer and contribute to the development and maintenance of the Polkadot node software. Work with a global team of experts on challenging problems, designing, implementing, and testing key network components. This role requires at least 3 years of software engineering experience, significant backend experience, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively. The position offers a competitive compensation package, remote work flexibility, and professional development opportunities. Bonus experience in Rust and blockchain is preferred but not required. Additional benefits include paid vacation days, a learning and development budget, and company retreats.

Requirements

• Have at least 3 years of experience as a software engineer
• Have significant backend experience
• Ability to work on a problem end-to-end, from problem analysis to implementation and testing
• Communicate clearly and be a team player
• Have experience with distributed systems
• Ability to grasp and learn new concepts quickly
• Take ownership and feel responsible for your area of expertise
• Be able to work autonomously, finding out what needs to be done next
• Know how to identify performance bottlenecks and be able to remove them

Responsibilities

• Work with a highly motivated team of rust and backend experts from all over the world
• Discuss new features, designs and issues with your team and the community on GitHub
• Think about bleeding edge problems that require innovative solutions
• Debug complex problems that require detailed analysis and understanding of many moving parts at once
• Create integration- and unit tests that ensure node functionality works as expected

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience in writing rust
• Have blockchain experience

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration packages, including tokens (where legally possible), based on iterative market research
• Remote-first, global working environment with flexible hours
• Collaborative, fast-paced, and self-initiating culture
• Energising and collaborative team and company retreats
• Opportunity to learn more about Web3 while on the job, with access to some of the brightest minds in this space; we provide excellent educational initiatives such as internal sessions, all-hands, AMAs, hackathons, etc
• Teammates who are genuinely excited about their job, impact, and Parity’s mission
• Opportunity to relocate to Germany or Portugal
• 28 paid vacation days per year
• Work laptop (macOS or Linux-based) and equipment to enable you to work successfully
• ��2,500 yearly learning and development budget for conferences or courses of your choice