Software Engineer (SDK-Node)

The Polkadot ecosystem is laying the foundation for a better web which respects the freedom and data of individuals and empowers developers to create better services through decentralised technology. The internet is too important to billions of people for it to be at the mercy of a few powerful companies.

Polkadot was built on a foundation of being decentralised and open which trickles down to how we work. We’re a distributed organisation and have been from the beginning. Being distributed isn’t just a way of doing business—it’s a mentality that is at the core of our culture. We have a flat structure that pushes power to the edges and empowers our people to take ownership of their role authority coupled with responsibilities.

About the team

The SDK-Node team plays a crucial role in laying the foundation for the Polkadot network. Our primary focus is on developing and maintaining the node software that powers the network. The team's responsibilities include the design testing implementation and maintenance of key components such as networking databases runtime execution consensus mechanisms synchronisation logic and other core functionalities. The surface area covered by the team is huge which allows us to gain insight into all the moving parts and how they come together. Our work is transparent and we are committed to the principles of open source development. You can find our repository here: https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk

About the position

As Rust Core Developer you will

• Work with a highly motivated team of rust and backend experts from all over the world

• Discuss new features designs and issues with your team and the community on GitHub

• Think about bleeding-edge problems that require innovative solutions

• Debug complex problems that require detailed analysis and understanding of many moving parts at once

• Create integration- and unit tests that ensure node functionality works as expected

About you

• You have at least 3 years of experience as a software engineer

• You have significant backend experience

• Ability to work on a problem end-to-end from problem analysis to implementation and testing

• You communicate clearly and are a team player

• You have experience with distributed systems

• Ability to grasp and learn new concepts quickly

• You take ownership and feel responsible for your area of expertise

• You are able to work autonomously finding out what needs to be done next. You know how to identify performance bottlenecks and are able to remove them

  Nice to have

• You have experience in writing rust

• You have blockchain experience

About working for us

• Competitive remuneration packages including tokens (where legally possible) based on iterative market research

• Remote-first global working environment with flexible hours

• Collaborative fast-paced and self-initiating culture

• Energising and collaborative team and company retreats

• Opportunity to learn more about Web3 while on the job with access to some of the brightest minds in this space; we provide excellent educational initiatives such as internal sessions all-hands AMAs hackathons etc.

• Teammates who are genuinely excited about their job impact and Parity’s mission

• Opportunity to relocate to Germany or Portugal

Those joining our collective as an employee in Germany Portugal Switzerland and the U.K. also enjoy benefits such as health care parental leave PTO (28 days per year) local team events yearly L&D budget and language classes.

Parity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome diversity in our global team and care about everyone in our collective feeling included and welcome.

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