Job Position: Application Engineer
Location: Dallas, TX
About Company
InfStones is an advanced, enterprise-grade Platform as a Service (PaaS) blockchain infrastructure provider trusted by the top blockchain companies in the world. InfStones’ AI-based infrastructure provides developers worldwide with a rugged, powerful node management platform alongside an easy-to-use API. With over 20,000 nodes supported on over 80 blockchains, InfStones gives developers all the control they need - reliability, speed, efficiency, security, and scalability - for cross-chain DeFi, NFT, GameFi, and decentralized application development. InfStones is trusted by the biggest blockchain companies in the world including Binance, CoinList, BitGo, OKX, Chainlink, Polygon, Harmony, and KuCoin, among a hundred other customers. InfStones is dedicated to developing the next evolution of a better world through limitless Web3 innovation.
To date, InfStones has raised over $110 million in capital and is backed by Softbank, GGV Capital, Susquehanna International Group (SIG), Dragonfly Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, Plug and Play, and many renowned institutional investors. InfStones is proud to offer medical, vision, dental, short-term and long-term disability insurance, 401(k) plan with company matching, FSA, and other benefits to all full-time employees, along with flexible paid time off, sick days, and holidays.
If you enjoy being on the cutting edge of technology, we encourage you to apply!
Job Description
As an Application Engineer, you will develop, test, and maintain high-quality software applications and systems, collaborating with open-source communities to incorporate the latest blockchain infrastructure developments. You’ll work on complex technical challenges, partnering with product managers and ecosystem solution architects to translate unique requirements into actionable products. In this role, you’ll write clean, scalable, and efficient code, following best practices, and ensure all technical documentation is clear and comprehensive.
Key Responsibilities
1. Understand and integrate the latest blockchain protocols into InfStones’s platform.
2. Work with open-source communities to understand and implement the latest development for blockchain infrastructures.
3. Be the expert on blockchain protocols and enable customers to use InfStones’s platform for multi-chain interoperability.
4. Work on complex challenges and collaborate closely with solution architects to turn unique and customized solutions into actionable products.
Qualifications
1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
2. Expertise with at least one mainstream programming language such as Golang, Python, Javascript, Rust, etc., and have good programming skills and programming habits.
3. Good technical documentation writing skills.
Prefers (Nice to have)
1. Relevant work experience in blockchain protocol foundations.
2. Familiar with the design details of mainstream open-source blockchains.
3. Familiar with the details of one of the consensus protocols such as BFT, Paxos, Raft, etc.
4. Familiar with Solidity, smart contracts, web3 RPC, and consensus algorithms are preferred.
