Senior Python Software Engineer - Blockchain
Clearmatics
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Posted:
August 30, 2023
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Remote
About the position
Clearmatics is seeking a Senior Python Software Engineer to join their team and contribute to the development and maintenance of tools, libraries, frameworks, and services. The role involves delivering CLIs, APIs, and SDKs for Layer 1 and DeFi systems, conducting research and development into new protocols, supporting community challenges, and providing data and analytics. Familiarity with Ethereum and a passion for the blockchain space are essential for this position. Clearmatics aims to build decentralised financial market infrastructures that are more open, efficient, and resilient, enabling market participants to address currently unaddressed problems in the real economy.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain tools, libraries, frameworks, and services for Layer 1 and DeFi systems
- Deliver CLIs, APIs, and SDKs for Layer 1 and DeFi systems
- Perform R&D into new protocols, including modeling and simulations
- Support the development of community challenges
- Supply data and analytics to drive decision-making
Requirements
- Familiarity with blockchain technology and Ethereum-like stack
- Strong Python programming skills
- Experience in developing tools, libraries, frameworks, and services
- Knowledge of Layer 1 and DeFi systems
- Ability to perform research and development into new protocols
- Experience in modeling and simulations
- Ability to support the development of community challenges
- Proficiency in data analysis and analytics
Benefits
- Competitive compensation based on skills and experience
- Development of tools, libraries, frameworks, and services for Layer 1 and DeFi systems
- R&D into new protocols, including modeling and simulations
- Support for community challenges
- Supplying data and analytics for research and front-end sites
- Maintenance of CI systems to ensure software and protocols are correct
- 5+ years of professional experience in software development
- 2+ years of professional experience in Python software development
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
- Strong Python skills with experience in network and concurrent programming
- Understanding of Eth1 protocols and proof of stake consensus
- Proficiency with SQL databases, GraphQL sources, and time series data
- Proficiency with the Python scientific computing stack (NumPy, Pandas, Jupyter)
- Smart contract programming experience in Solidity
- Experience developing REST APIs, backend services, and automation jobs
- Good knowledge of Unix shell scripting and commandline tools
- Bonus points for programming experience in a systems language like Go, Rust, or C++
- Bonus points for experience designing, researching, or implementing Web3 protocols
- Bonus points for contributing code to open source projects in the Web3 space
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Clearmatics
Designing protocols and build platforms for decentralised Financial Market Infrastructure (dFMI).
Company Overview
Designing protocols and build platforms for decentralised Financial Market Infrastructure (dFMI).
Benefits
- Experience running validator nodes for a proof-of-stake blockchain, commercially or as a tinkerer
- Ability to demonstrate a deep understanding of the implications of protocol changes, e.g. in the context of forks
- Experience managing and running high stake infrastructure
- Experience with cryptographic key management on production systems
- Familiarity with deploying and testing production software in various cloud environments
- A deep and detailed understanding of accountability, consensus algorithms, and real-world risks, with a particular focus on financial and reputational implications
- The ability to work closely and in detail with technical and research teams for the practical exploration of scenarios; testing; and continuous improvement
- Ability to reason about the economics and incentive structures of a blockchain system confidently
Nice to have:
- Experience managing validator nodes for a delegated-proof-of-stake Byzantine Fault Tolerant blockchain mainnet
- Familiarity with deploying and testing blockchain nodes in various cloud environments
- An entrepreneurial inclination
- Experience with redundant systems and distributed data storage solutions (e.g. CEPH)
- In-depth experience with cloud hosting platforms
- A keen interest in decentralised and traditional Financial Markets
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