Senior Software Engineer, Protocol Labs

• You are a senior level or above software engineer
• Ideally, you have worked on at least one project with users that involved large amounts of data storage and network traffic
• You have some interest in IPFS and Filecoin, or in the decentralized web/Web3 space
• You’re familiar with open source work and the Go programming language, or you are someone who is willing to pick the language up and you have the foundation to do so
• You have a keen awareness of teamwork and patterns of successful cross-functional collaboration
• You have a B.Sc. in Computer Science or similar experience. A degree is not required but a lot of what we do requires a computer science foundation
• Place high value in documentation, and sharing of knowledge through effective written and verbal communication with internal and external stakeholders

Desirable

• Work directly with large-scale Filecoin users to design, measure, and optimize their decentralized data systems
• Use this hands-on knowledge to contribute improvements to Filecoin’s core protocol and implementations
• Build great software, tooling, and systems that other companies and individuals will use to achieve their goals
• Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation, and evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and developer velocity
• Work alongside a cross-functional team including software design & development, product management, and ecosystem engineers. Provide technical leadership, support, and best-practices to stakeholders across the PL Network (inside/outside the org)
• Deeply understand the challenges in the Web3 ecosystem as they relate to Filecoin and IPFS