systems software engineer

Ideal candidates should have a strong fundamental understanding of the core Bitcoin protocol, proposed updates to augment smart contracting functionality, and also widespread application standards such as PSBTs. In addition, and ideal candidate should have a strong passion for Bitcoin and a desire to make using Bitcoin cheap, fast, and simple for everyone.

Roles:

• 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

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