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Shardeum · 5 months ago

Principal Software Engineer - Core Blockchain

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

Shardeum is building a scalable smart contract platform aimed at democratizing access to decentralization. The Principal Software Engineer will provide technical leadership for complex blockchain projects, manage project deliverables, mentor team members, and contribute to the architecture of the Shardeum Mainnet.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinTechInformation TechnologySmart Contracts

Responsibilities

Provide technical structure to teams and work closely with management and stakeholders to define strategic road maps for complex, Layer-1 blockchain projects

Manage individual projects, priorities, deadlines and deliverables with your technical expertise

Mentor and train other team members on design techniques, coding standards and best blockchain basics

Contribute to the architecture and implementation of complex software components on the blockchain

Take on end-to-end ownership of critical software components related to our L1

Design and develop innovative new consensus and protocol software

Ensure performance optimization, and making scalability / reliability improvements to the software

Resolve issues, debugging errors and fixing code to improve the reliability and security of Shardeum software components

Qualification

Blockchain developmentConsensus protocolsNode.jsTypeScriptDistributed systemsSmart contract developmentAlgorithmsData structuresAWSDockerLinuxGitSQLitePostgresReactVue.jsAI toolsEffective communicationCreativity

Required

Extensive experience designing, implementing and maintaining complex blockchain components

You know what high quality code looks like and know how to foster an environment that creates it

Fluency with algorithms and data structures

The ability to quickly learn new languages and technologies

The ability to write clean yet efficient code

The Creativity to come up with proof of concept from high level design, even in an often ambiguous environment

Hands-on knowledge and experience with AI tools (Cursor, Github Copilot, Windsurf, Cline, etc...), and the ability to demonstrate how you utilize them in your day to day

Self motivated to set priorities and methodically make progress toward goals

The ability to communicate effectively and convey your ideas when discussing technical topics with team members

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field