Stellar is hiring a Full-Stack Engineer, Wallets in Engineering — New York. The overview below is synthesized from the employer posting on jobs.ashbyhq.com: factual requirements and scope are preserved, but prose is rewritten with editorial context. Verify details and apply via the employer link.
Interested in working on cutting-edge blockchain technology and creating equitable access to the global financial system? Since 2014, the mission-driven team at the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has helped fuel the tremendous growth of the Stellar blockchain network, an open-source platform that operates at high-scale today.
As a Software Engineer on the Wallets team, you will get to design, build, and deploy applications across our product suite and technical stack. This includes our flagship product, Freighter, as well as the open-source libraries and services that it depends on.
In this role, you will:
- Work on cutting-edge technology at the intersection of blockchain and finance.
- Drive all aspects of the development process for wallet projects, from vision to implementation.
- Design new features and interfaces that users will love.
- Build and maintain scalable backend services that empower the ecosystem.
- Engage with the open-source community on diverse projects, ideas, and integrations.
- Collaborate on code reviews, design discussions, and best practices for engineering at SDF.
You have:
- 2+ years of experience developing software as part of a collaborative team.
- Strong computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and information retrieval.
- Experience in writing server applications in languages such as Go, Python, or Java.
- Proficiency in writing client applications in languages such as TypeScript, Swift, or Dart.
- A solid grasp of software design patterns and the ability to build reusable, extensible, and modular components.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to advocate for ideas technical discussions, especially during design and code reviews.
- A strong product mindset that drives a passion for understanding and designing for current and anticipated user needs.
Bonus Points if
Additional experience noted as a plus:
- You have experience with blockchain technology.
- You have experience building wallets or financial applications.
- You have experience contributing to open-source projects.
- You have experience specifically with Go and TypeScript.
We offer competitive pay with a base salary range for this position of $140,000 - $190,000 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, we offer lumen-denominated grants along with the following perks and benefits:
USA Benefits/Perks:
- Competitive health, dental & vision coverage with most plans covered at 100% for the employee + any dependents
- Flexible time off + 15 company holidays including a company-wide holiday break
- Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for both non-birthing and birthing parents, as well as up to 14 weeks of paid pregnancy leave for birthing parents
- Gym reimbursement ($80 per month)
- Life & ADD (up to $50K)
- Short & Long term disability
- 401K with 4% match
- Health & Dependent Care FSA Accounts
- Commuter benefits with $250/month employer contribution
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution
- Family building benefits through Kindbody
- Wellbeing benefits (One Medical, Rightway, Headspace)
- L&D budget of $1,500/year
- Daily lunch and snacks in office
- Company retreats
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About Stellar
Company context from the listing:
Stellar is more than a blockchain. Powered by a decentralized, fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable network made for financial products and services and a thriving and passionate ecosystem that includes a non-profit organization driven by a mission, Stellar is paving the path to unlock the world’s economic potential through blockchain technology.
About the Stellar Development Foundation
Company context from the listing:
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization focused on working with and supporting change-makers to create equitable access to the global financial system through blockchain technology. SDF provides grants, investments, funding, and other awards to builders and organizations.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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