Software Engineer, Pagoda

• Knowledge and experience using Rust, C, or C++ in a production environment. We can teach you Rust if you are already a C or C++ expert
• Familiarity with low-level programming (compilers, operating systems, hypervisors, etc)
• Experience designing, maintaining, and debugging distributed systems built with open source tools
• Solid foundation with Algorithms and Data Structures and their real world use cases
• Demonstrated success working on a globally distributed team
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related fields is a must

Desirable

• The Protocol Engineering team at Pagoda is responsible for the infrastructure of the Layer 1 Blockchain, NEAR Protocol
• The team focuses on building a scalable, performant, and reliable infrastructure
• The team works to actualize visions of NEAR Protocol, including the Blockchain Operating System (BOS)
• The core component of NEAR is a WebAssembly virtual machine that runs in a completely trustless and fully deterministic mode
• The virtual machine executes contracts implemented in WebAssembly-friendly languages (e.g. Rust and Javascript) using a fast compiler
• NEAR contributes a lot of effort into performance and safety optimizations of WebAssembly VMs/compilers
• This work helps not only the NEAR protocol but the entire WebAssembly ecosystem
• In this role, the engineer will be solving cutting-edge compiler and VM problems related to safe, deterministic, and high-performance compilation and execution
• The engineer will interface with many open-source projects where they might be asked to represent the NEAR organization
• In the future, the engineer's work might also extend beyond WebAssembly VMs into other types of VMs that NEAR chooses to support
• The engineer will work on a collaborative and globally distributed team of world class experienced engineers, providing an opportunity to learn and grow their technical skill set

• Here’s What Our Interview Process Looks Like
• Depending on calendar availability, from the first stage to the final stage, we do our best to keep the entire process to under three weeks. Our interviews take place via Zoom and typically consists of the following stages:
• Internal Recruiter Call (30 to 45 minutes)
• Meet with the Hiring Manager (30-45 minutes)
• Technical Interviews (4 x 60 minutes)
• Pagoda Values Interview (30 to 45 minutes)
• Please let us know if you require any special requirements for your interview and we’ll do our best to accommodate