Full-Stack Software Engineer

Blockstream was founded in 2014 by Dr. Adam Back and a group of fellow cryptographers and engineers passionate about Bitcoin and its potential to change the future of finance. Focusing on building fundamental Bitcoin infrastructure, Blockstream quickly grew into one of the leading technology powerhouses of the industry. Through our sidechain technology (the Liquid Network), wallets (Blockstream Green, Blockstream Jade, AQUA), mining colocation (Blockstream Mining), satellite network (Blockstream Satellite), and protocol contributions (Bitcoin research, c-lightning), we are proud to be making global peer-to-peer finance a reality.

Introduction

Blockstream, founded in 2014 by Dr. Adam Back and a group of cryptographers and engineers, is a leading technology powerhouse in the Bitcoin industry. We are dedicated to building fundamental Bitcoin infrastructure, including sidechain technology (Liquid Network), wallets (Blockstream Green, Blockstream Jade, AQUA), mining colocation (Blockstream Mining), satellite network (Blockstream Satellite), and protocol contributions (Bitcoin research, c-lightning). Our mission is to make global peer-to-peer finance a reality.

In this role, you will work with diverse programming languages and application stacks. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, testing, delivering, and supporting full-stack applications in a continuous integration and deployment environment.

Requirements

• 5+ years of working experience with extensive knowledge in any, or multiple, of the following:
  • Python/Asyncio/SQLAlchemy
  • Java, Scala, Go, JavaScript, NodeJS
  • C/C++, Rust
  • Test-driven development (unit tests, end-to-end, etc.)
  • Designing, implementing, and using APIs (RESTful, Websocket, RPC, etc.)
  • Web application frameworks (Django, RoR, Flask, etc.)
  • Web front-end development (React, Angular, Vue, CSS, HTML, pure JS)
  • User Experience Design (e.g., mockups, wireframes, CSS)
  • SQL RDBMS (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL)
  • NoSQL (e.g., Mongo, LevelDB)
  • Cache and Search (e.g., memcached, Redis, ElasticSearch)
  • Functional Programming
  • Development and operation of back-end infrastructure and sysadmin tools
  • Linux system administration
  • Design of scalable, distributed back-end architectures
  • Cloud development and deployment (AWS or GCE)
• Excellent communication, team player attitude, and collaboration skills
• High-motivated, life-long learner

Nice to Have

• Cryptography, Bitcoin experience
• Software architecture knowledge
• Kubernetes experience

About Company

Blockstream was founded in 2014 by Dr. Adam Back and a group of fellow cryptographers and engineers passionate about Bitcoin and its potential to change the future of finance. Focusing on building fundamental Bitcoin infrastructure, Blockstream quickly grew into one of the leading technology powerhouses of the industry. Through our sidechain technology (the Liquid Network), wallets (Blockstream Green, Blockstream Jade, AQUA), mining colocation (Blockstream Mining), satellite network (Blockstream Satellite), and protocol contributions (Bitcoin research, c-lightning), we are proud to be making global peer-to-peer finance a reality.