Software Engineer (Prototype) - Innovation R&D

Input Output (IOHK); United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Laptop reimbursement

Learning & Development opportunities

Competitive PTO

Job summary

A blockchain technology firm in London is seeking a Software Engineer to develop innovative solutions in a distributed environment. The role involves writing efficient code, troubleshooting software, and working independently within Agile teams. Ideal candidates will have 3+ years of experience in software development and knowledge of programming languages like Rust and C++. The position offers the flexibility of remote work and various benefits including a laptop reimbursement and learning opportunities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software development experience required.
• Knowledge of programming paradigms is essential.
• Experience with Git and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop software following Agile practices.
• Contribute to the design of algorithms.
• Write efficient code with tests.

Skills

Agile software development

Git workflow

Functional programming

Object-oriented programming

System programming (Rust, C++)

Blockchain technology

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Job description

Software Engineer (Prototype) - Innovation R&D

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Who are we?

IOG is a technology company focused on Blockchain research and development. We are renowned for our scientific approach to blockchain development, emphasizing peer-reviewed research and formal methods to ensure security, scalability, and sustainability. Our projects include decentralized finance (DeFi), governance, and identity management, aiming to advance the capabilities and adoption of blockchain technology globally.

We invest in the unknown, applying our curiosity and desire for positive change to everything we do. By fueling creativity, innovation, and progress within our teams, our products and services are designed for people to be fearless, to be changemakers.

What the role involves

• Follow Agile software development practices
• Work with teams across multiple time zones
• Work independently on software development tasks
• Be proactive and require minimal supervision or mentoring to complete tasks
• Review specifications produced by architects and formal methods specialists
• Contribute to the design of algorithms
• Write clean, straightforward, efficient code that satisfies previously agreed acceptance criteria and specifications
• Commit often and submit small pull requests frequently
• Cover your code with unit, property and integration tests when applicable
• Review the pull requests of your team mates
• Fix bugs in your own code and in legacy code from others
• Be available for emergency fixing of severity 1 issues on deployed products
• Integrate software components and third-party libraries
• Verify and deploy programs and systems
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing software
• Write documentation for the code
• Write technical user manuals

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science is desirable but not essential
• A minimum of 3+ years of software development experience
• Experience working with Git and Git workflow
• Practical experience with Agile software development methods
• Knowledge of functional and object-oriented programming paradigms
• Proficiency in various programming languages and functional paradigms
• Knowledge of system programming languages (e.g. Rust, C++)
• Knowledge of some functional languages (e.g. Haskell, OCaml, F#)
• Optional knowledge of formal specification language (e.g. Lean)
• Deep understanding of computer science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, and concurrency
• Knowledge of blockchain technology and its core concepts, such as consensus mechanisms, cryptography, and smart contracts
• Be knowledgeable of distributed and concurrent computation
• Be knowledgeable of the basics of cryptography
• Self motivating and self learner, willing to learn new ways of doing things
• Write high-level design documents
• Capable to read scientific papers
• Write small prototype to demonstrate a feature or a protocol
• Write idiomatic code that satisfies the acceptance criteria of a given task
• Write tests (unit tests, property tests) that provide sufficient and non-superfluous efficient code coverage
• Document code and APIs concisely and unambiguously
• Break down tasks into sub-tasks that are completable in a short amount of time and report completion as required by managers
• Pragmatically adhere to software engineering principles (modularity, incremental development, no premature optimization, no feature creep, no speculative generality)

Benefits

• Remote work
• Laptop reimbursement
• New starter package to buy hardware essentials (headphones, monitor, etc)
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Competitive PTO

At IOG, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Location: London, England, United Kingdom