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. Developers and companies around the world build on it, and the SDF team is expanding to support the rapidly growing and changing Stellar ecosystem.

As a part of the Wallet team, you will work on products that power the ecosystem of applications that connect end-users to the Stellar network. Our team builds one of these applications, Freighter, as well as the open-source libraries and services that they depend on. Your work will be at the intersection of scale and usability: designing opinionated backend systems and interfaces that accelerate downstream application development and deploying and scaling those systems as Stellar’s transaction throughput and user base grows.

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 functionality and developer-facing APIs that enhance the ecosystem. Build and maintain scalable web services that align with the foundation’s mission. Identify developer needs and design standardized protocols to improve developer velocity across the ecosystem. Engage with the open-source community on diverse projects, frameworks, and ideas. Collaborate on code reviews, design discussions, and best practices for engineering at SDF. Investigate and resolve performance bottlenecks to ensure our API services scale effectively. Author detailed technical specifications (RFCs) to contribute to our robust design process.

You have:

5+ years of experience developing software as part of a collaborative team. Strong computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and information retrieval. Proficiency in writing server applications in languages such as Go, Python, Rust, C#, Java, or C++, and a willingness to work across languages when needed. A solid grasp of software design patterns and the ability to build reusable, extensible, and modular components. Experience supporting production web services at scale. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to advocate for and lead 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 (optional):

You have experience with blockchain technology. You have experience building data pipelines. You have experience contributing to open-source projects. You have experience specifically with Go and NodeJS

We offer competitive pay with a base salary range for this position of $170,000 - $260,000 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