Senior Backend Engineer

Lightspark • Culver City, CA

6h • $200,000 - $230,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Lightspark is building the open payment protocol for the Internet making money move like data: instantly, globally, and without friction. With enterprise tools like Grid, Node, and Spark, businesses can send and receive money instantly, securely, and at a fraction of the cost, anytime, anywhere. Lightspark is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, but serves the world.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and 3 years as a Backend Engineer or related occupation. Alternatively, in lieu of a Master’s degree, employer will accept 7 years of experience. Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training, or experience.
• 3 years of experience in the following:
• Infrastructure or back-end engineering
• Utilizing one of the following languages: Go, Python, Java, or C/C++
• Developing software solutions for Blockchain technologies
• Developing software applications for the Bitcoin Blockchain
• Writing high quality and well tested code
• Complex systems design and implementation
• Communicating and collaborating across technical and other cross functional teams
• Using data to influence decisions
• Off-the-shelf coding and deployment solutions (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, or AWS).

Responsibilities

• Build software enterprise-ready infrastructure for an open payment protocol for the Internet.
• Build new software financial systems, services, and processes accessible to everyone.
• Design, build, scale, and maintain production services.
• Build a deep understanding of the business and collaborate with the community to make core protocol and implementation improvements.
• Create a rich services layer to serve the next set of users and use cases bringing Lightning to mass adoption.
• Build software frameworks to collect and deeply analyze internal data for the purposes of solution improvement.
• Extend Lightning via advanced functionality that solves the next wave of complex problems and introduces the company to broader audiences.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level