Lightning Labs

Assets Protocol Engineer

Lightning Labs

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Tech Stack

Distributed SystemsGoOpen Source

About the role

  • Design and implement core Taproot Assets Protocol (TAP) features and algorithms
  • Contribute to mission critical peer-to-peer cryptocurrency daemons written in Go
  • Collaborate with the greater team on the research and design of future iterations of the Taproot Assets Protocol
  • Participate in issue triage and code review of open source contributions to our various repos
  • Communicate with the wider community and industry about our software and technology

Requirements

  • Strong engineering background with solid programming skills
  • Experience in Go desired, C or C++ relevant as well
  • Thorough understanding of the principles of distributed systems and peer-to-peer networking
  • Solid engineering practices and processes, such as testing methodology and documentation
  • Experience with Bitcoin, cryptography, and/or financial software
  • Prior contributions to crypto protocols and open source software collaboration preferred
  • Quick learner, geared towards implementation
  • Eager to develop new skills and willing to take ownership of projects
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
GoCC++distributed systemspeer-to-peer networkingtesting methodologydocumentationcryptographyBitcoinopen source software
Soft Skills
strong engineering backgroundquick learnerownership of projectscollaborationcommunication