Software Engineer, Cosmos Hub New New York, New York, United States +- 3

Interchain GmbH; Village of Babylon (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company at the forefront of blockchain technology is seeking an Intermediate Software Engineer to join their team. This role involves building and enhancing the Cosmos ecosystem, focusing on protocol design and user experience. You will work collaboratively with talented engineers and product teams to develop new features, ensuring the Hub's stability and security. With a commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace, this organization offers a supportive environment for personal growth and career development in the exciting field of decentralization. Join a mission-driven team dedicated to shaping the future of the internet.

Benefits

18 days of paid leave

Competitive regional compensation

Token compensation

Office space for remote work

Paid work trials

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software engineering experience required.
• Experience in deploying and maintaining blockchain systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers and product teams to design new features.
• Improve the stability and security of the Cosmos Hub.

Skills

Software Engineering

Blockchain Protocol Design

Collaborative Development

Testing and Telemetry

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Cosmos SDK

Comet

Job description

Interchain Inc (formerly, Skip) leads development for the Cosmos Hub, ecosystem, and stack -- the leading platform for building sovereign, interoperable blockchains. We're dedicated to offering developers full-stack programmability, complete ownership of their economics, and best-in-class distribution to users everywhere.

Our mission is to build a more free, more fair internet with the Cosmos platform at the core. The best teams already build with Cosmos across every category: defi (dYdX, Osmosis, Injective), infrastructure (Babylon, Celestia, Initia), Depin/AI (Akash, Artificial Superintelligence Alliance, Allora), privacy (Nillion, Penumbra), and many more. We want to help these teams and many more help bring the values of sovereignty and decentralization to the rest of the internet by developing the Cosmos stack and hub.

We focus on hiring the core team and senior talent to work together in person in NYC to build a collaborative and supportive culture. But we’re still open to hiring best-in-class remote talent anywhere within 6 hours of the NYC timezone.

Core team member responsibilities

• Work to solve hard technical problems at the cutting edge of blockchain research alongside the founders.
• Be empowered to make bold technical and strategic decisions.
• Play a critical role in determining the people we hire, our culture, our engineering practices, and the products we ship.

How we work

• We value ambition, work ethic, and m (slope) over prestige, accomplishments, and y-intercept. - This means initiative, self development, and adaptability are non-negotiable, even for the most experienced candidates.
• We value thoughtful and contentious dialogue over siloed and unilateral decision-making.
• We value acknowledging uncertainty/weakness and seeking support over unabated confidence and solo performances.
• We’re obsessive about documenting everything, learning, and shipping as fast as possible with short feedback cycles.

Interchain Inc is committed to inclusion.

Interchain Inc. is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages individuals from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. We believe the purpose of crypto is to expand who has agency in society, which starts at home, by empowering people with diverse gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, and life experiences within our own organization. Interchain Inc. offers dedicated mentorship to support personal growth and a bright career in crypto.

️ 18 days of paid leave

Competitive regional compensation and token compensation

Office space and accommodations for remote work

We’re open to arranging paid work trials with potential hires because we think interviews give a very limited view of candidates and the company.

Description: We are looking for an Intermediate Software Engineer to help build the Hub of the Cosmos ecosystem.

Role

The ideal candidate is opinionated about protocol design, but also cares deeply about how the choices they make impact the developer and user experience at the application level. This person does not strictly see themselves as a protocol designer/engineer, and is comfortable building systems off-chain to support and operate on chain components. They are excited to work collaboratively with product, engineering, and customers in a fast-paced environment, and are not bothered when product requirements are iterated upon alongside development.

Role Capabilities

• Work collaboratively with engineers, product, and partners to design and implement new features on the Cosmos Hub.
• Participate in, and improve upon, the end-to-end well-being of the Hub from a stability, testing, security, and maintenance perspective.
• Develop testing and telemetry for existing and new Hub products. Propose and implement plans for removing bottlenecks at scale.
• Contribute to the success of the Cosmos Hub, the Cosmos community, and ecosystem builders.

Qualifications

Required

• 2+ years of software engineering experience
• Previous experience designing, delivering, and operating substantial features in an engineering capacity.
• Has been responsible for the successful deployment, operation, and maintenance of a production blockchain system at any level of the stack.

Bonus

• Interest in novel DeFi and blockchain protocols–you’re the type of person reading litepapers instead of Twitter threads.
• Experience with the Cosmos development stack (SDK/Comet).

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