Software Engineer (Rust) - Partner Chains

IOHK • Full-time • Remote (United Kingdom) • 16m ago

Summary

IO Global, developer of the Cardano blockchain platform, is looking for a Rust developer to join its Sidechains team. You will be working with highly skilled people and be responsible for a recently started Cardano sidechain product for IOG.

Our team is developing a Rust-based blockchain application that will enable interoperability.

Our code base is open source, because IOG believes in transparency, security and peer review. Some of our implementations are based on academic research, so if you are keen on implementing formal requirements, you will be able to participate in those.

We are looking for the best people to join us, work with us and help us to change the world. If you are a problem-solver who is self-driven with a black belt in getting stuff done, we want to talk to you!

Your mission

Follow agile software development practices
Work with teams across multiple time zones
Work independently on software development tasks
Be proactive and require minimal supervision or mentoring to complete tasks
Review specifications produced by architects and formal methods specialists
Contribute to the design of algorithms
Write clean, straightforward, efficient code that satisfies previously agreed acceptance criteria and specifications
Commit often and submit small pull requests frequently
Cover your code with unit, property, and integration tests when applicable
Review the pull requests of your teammates
Fix bugs in your own code and in legacy code from others
Be available for emergency fixing of severity 1 issues on deployed products
Integrate software components and third-party libraries
Verify and deploy programs and systems
Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing software
Write documentation for the code
Write technical user manuals
Be knowledgeable about distributed and concurrent computation
Bonus: Be knowledgeable about the basics of cryptography.

Requirements

Your expertise

A degree in Computer Science is desirable but not essential
Minimum 3 years of Rust development experience, with mandatory expertise in the Substrate framework.
Software development experience (6+ years)
Blockchain experience is a plus but not critical
Experience working with Git and Git workflow
Practical experience with Agile software development methods
Knowledge of functional and object-oriented programming paradigms
Plus domain knowledge on low-level network communications protocol
Knowledge of distributed systems.

Benefits

Flexible schedule
Remote work
Laptop reimbursement
New starter package to buy hardware essentials (headphones, monitor, etc)
Learning & Development opportunities
Competitive PTO
Medical Benefits

At IOG, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.