C++ Engineer

The Stellar Development Foundation is seeking an experienced engineer to join their team and work on designing, building, and implementing changes to Stellar Core. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of software design patterns, be knowledgeable of best practices and development tools, and have a passion for performance debugging and benchmarking. Bonus points if the candidate has direct experience with designing and implementing distributed systems or a strong curiosity in blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies. The position offers competitive pay with a base salary range of $137,250 - $171,000 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

• Design and build key components of Stellar Core - the backbone software behind the Stellar Network.
• Design and develop robust, scalable, and extensible technologies that empower our developers and network participants.
• Collaborate on new architectures and subsystems, working alongside our CTO, our team of engineers, and our community of open source developers.
• Write clean, maintainable code with an emphasis on edge case analysis and future-proofing our work.
• Own core subsystems of Stellar Core, and help the team hit critical product milestones.
• Collaborate with the team on code review and design, and contribute to best practices for all of engineering at SDF.
• Investigate and refactor performance bottlenecks in order to continue scaling the system.
• Author detailed technical feature and protocol (RFC) specifications - we take design seriously, and we encourage everyone to be a part of our RFC processes.

• 2+ years of experience developing software on a team
• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent field
• Proficiency in writing code in C++ 11, especially in a production environment
• Strong communication skills for technical discussions, especially during the design and code review process
• Understanding of software design patterns and ability to build reusable, extensible, and modular components
• Knowledgeable of best practices and development tools and passionate about technological innovation
• Passion for performance debugging and benchmarking
• Enthusiasm for working on a small, growing team with autonomy
• Open, empathetic, and collaborative mindset
• Bonus points for direct experience with designing and implementing distributed systems, and curiosity in blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies.