Who we are

P2P networks are at the heart of decentralized technologies and libp2p has quickly gained popularity as the goto p2p stack.

We, the Vac P2P R&D service unit, have successfully implemented and deployed a full fledged libp2p stack, which is now powering the Nimbus Ethereum 2 client as well as Waku.

Our implementation is written in Nim - an efficient, expressive and elegant programming language. Besides developing nim-libp2p, we conduct applied P2P research and take part in the libp2p specification process.

The role:

As the Lead P2P Engineer, you will spearhead a small team dedicated to advancing the nim-libp2p project and conducting libp2p-related research. Your role involves fostering a collaborative and innovative environment where knowledge sharing and skill development thrive. You will oversee the project lifecycle, ensuring the timely delivery of milestones while actively participating in the libp2p community through discussions and events. Your research will drive advancements in libp2p, leading to practical implementations that contribute to specifications, ensuring they are accessible and usable. You will engage with IFT project teams to gather requirements, aligning project goals with broader organizational objectives.

A deep understanding of the full codebase will enable you to address ad-hoc tasks effectively, acting as a resource for your team to focus on their primary responsibilities.

You will implement libp2p protocols according to existing specifications and further the architecture and development of the nim-libp2p implementation.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a small team of P2P engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and skill development among team members
• Oversee the nim-libp2p project lifecycle, ensuring timely delivery of project milestones.
• Actively participate in the libp2p community, contributing to discussions, and events.
• Conduct research to explore advancements in libp2p
• Create practical implementations of research outputs and contribute to libp2p specifications, ensuring they are accessible and usable.
• Engage with IFT project teams to gather requirements and ensure alignment on project goals.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the full codebase to effectively address and resolve ad-hoc tasks and issues.
• Act as a resource for the team, enabling them to focus on their primary responsibilities by handling urgent or unforeseen technical challenges
• Implement libp2p protocols according to existing specifications
• Further architecture and development of the nim-libp2p implementation

You ideally will have

• A passion for decentralization, P2P and privacy-preserving technology
• Strong leadership skills to mentor and guide a team, fostering collaboration and productivity
• Experience in managing projects, including planning, execution, and stakeholder communication
• Ability to handle team dynamics and resolve conflicts effectively
• Excellent communication skills to interact with team members, stakeholders, and the broader community
• Willingness to adapt to changing project requirements and priorities
• Strong engineering background
• In-depth knowledge of peer-to-peer networking protocols
• Experience with low level/strongly typed languages (C/C++/Go/Rust or Java/C#)
• Experience building networking-heavy applications and p2p networking specifically
• Experience implementing core networking protocols such as Websockets and/or Quic
• Familiar with p2p building blocks such as gossiping, routing and discovery (DHTs), and Nat traversal
• Knowledge of security protocols and practices for securing P2P networks and protecting data
• A strong alignment to our mission

Bonus points

• Experience working remotely
• Experience working for an open source organization
• Previous experience with libp2p - preferably as a direct contributor to the codebase or specifications
• Or, experience with other off-the-shelf networking stacks such as devp2p
• Experience with the Nim language

[Don’t worry if you don’t meet all of these criteria, we’d still love to hear from you anyway if you think you’d be a great fit for this role. Just explain to us why in your cover letter].

Interview Process

• Interview with our POps team
• Interview with a member of an IFT BU using nim-libp2p
• Pair programming interview with a member of an IFT BU using nim-libp2p
• Interview with Vac team lead

Compensation>

The expected compensation range for this role is negotiable, dependent on how we assess your skills and experience throughout our interview process. We are happy to pay in any mix of fiat/crypto.

Apply Now:

StripChain is looking for a Backend Engineer to join their team on a full time basis to lead the design and the protocol into production and maintain the distributed system and our architecture to welcome a new era of interoperability and architecture for building dapps.

This role is ideal for a proactive problem solver with a penchant for deep technical challenges, strong communication skills, and a builder mentality.

You’ll be helping contribute to a cutting-edge distributed system, navigating nuanced trade-offs between latency, fault tolerance, and incentives.

What You’ll Do:

• Contribute to the development and scaling of StripChain, specifically the StripVM, responsible for connecting different blockchains and for managing intents.
• Help launch and maintain our blockchain built on the arbitrum orbit chain.
• Develop and refine networking layers and P2P protocols to ensure high performance and reliability for our stripVM
• Maintain and enhance protocol services.
• Help build and integrate peripheral products in the ecosystem.
• Take charge of protocol documentation in the StripChain ecosystem.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code that meets production-grade standards.
• Help write APIs and SDKs as we need.
• Give hands with the smart contract development and extra tools creation etc.

Who You Are

• 4-10 years of hands-on experience in building production-grade distributed systems, skilled in Go.
• Proven track record in designing scalable, high-throughput architectures.
• Extensive experience in end-to-end testing of consensus or distributed system protocols.
• Deep understanding of fault-tolerant systems, including Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT) and other relevant models.
• Capable of independently leading projects and unifying cross-functional teams through exceptional communication and collaboration skills.
• Need to be loyal, dedicated, kind, patient.

Nice to have:

• Very strong blockchain fundamentals and can pick up new technologies and ecosystem fast
• Worked with Solidity or other smart contract languages.
• Experience in working with MPC libraries - do highlight in your application, if you do.

Details that matter

• Significantly above market rate equity compensation package
• Unlimited PTO with a high level of freedom and autonomy for your work
• $3000 Yearly budget for your individual learning and development goals
• Work alongside the brightest minds in the crypto space
• Remote working - work from anywhere in the world
• Paid travel - 2 x team on-site in different parts of the world per year plus periodic travel to events

At StripChain, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability status.

Bitfinex is a digital asset trading platform offering state-of-the-art services for digital currency traders and global liquidity providers.

Founded in 2012, Bitfinex was one of the first professional platforms set up to accommodate for the booming interest in cryptocurrency trading. Since then, our team has gained invaluable experience whilst cementing our spot as the go-to platform for digital asset traders and institutions.

Our Mission

Our aim is to create a free and accessible global digital economy by disrupting the current financial services industry.

Our team is entirely remote, composed of individuals with an ownership mentality; no one waits to be told what to do. Each member of the team is a highly motivated self-starter that is comfortable with autonomy and believes in lifelong learning. When we’re not working, we’re dreaming about it. We place our egos aside and thrive within a culture that fosters one another from the birth of a concept to launch of a product.

At Bitfinex you have the freedom to work as you please - all that matters is execution.

Join us and help lay the foundation for a decentralized future.

Currently looking for:

Key responsibilities

As a senior Backend Developer, you will be a part of the team that works on the development of the backend components of all Bitfinex Services (main trading application, Bitfinex Pay, Lightning Network support, Blockchain integrations, ….). This includes:

• New Products and Features - Bitfinex continuously strives to create innovative new features in order to provide the most professional trading experience for customers. These are developed and deployed using agile methodologies, to ensure the user experience remains the best in the industry.

• Scalability - all backend services that power Bitfinex platform must remain effortlessly smooth, responsive, and real-time for customers as the platform continues to scale to accommodate new user growth. A good example are the renown Bitfinex API, the most solid, low-latency and complete in our industry.

• Security - Bitfinex makes Security its most important feature. The Backend Development team is responsible for building all the API services and backend processes with the highest security principles and standard, in order to protect the safety of the entire user base.

• Exceptional Node/JavaScript skills

• Familiar with microservices architecture

• Have actively participated in the development of a complex platform

• Good experience in interacting with databases (MySQL, MongoDB)

• Ability to quickly learn new technologies

• Good understanding of security practices

Nice to have

• Experience with blockchain integration

• Comfortable with high-availability concepts

• Ruby, Rust or C++ skills are a plus

• Other technologies of interest: Message queues (Redis), Caches and Job Queues

Apply Now:

Bitfinex is a digital asset trading platform offering state-of-the-art services for digital currency traders and global liquidity providers.

Founded in 2012, Bitfinex was one of the first professional platforms set up to accommodate for the booming interest in cryptocurrency trading. Since then, our team has gained invaluable experience whilst cementing our spot as the go-to platform for digital asset traders and institutions.

Our Mission

Our aim is to create a free and accessible global digital economy by disrupting the current financial services industry.

Our team is entirely remote, composed of individuals with an ownership mentality; no one waits to be told what to do. Each member of the team is a highly motivated self-starter that is comfortable with autonomy and believes in lifelong learning. When we’re not working, we’re dreaming about it. We place our egos aside and thrive within a culture that fosters one another from the birth of a concept to launch of a product.

At Bitfinex you have the freedom to work as you please - all that matters is execution.

Join us and help lay the foundation for a decentralized future.

Currently looking for:

Key responsibilities

As a senior Backend Developer, you will be a part of the team that works on the development of the backend components of all Bitfinex Services (main trading application, Bitfinex Pay, Lightning Network support, Blockchain integrations, ….). This includes:

• New Products and Features - Bitfinex continuously strives to create innovative new features in order to provide the most professional trading experience for customers. These are developed and deployed using agile methodologies, to ensure the user experience remains the best in the industry.

• Scalability - all backend services that power Bitfinex platform must remain effortlessly smooth, responsive, and real-time for customers as the platform continues to scale to accommodate new user growth. A good example are the renown Bitfinex API, the most solid, low-latency and complete in our industry.

• Security - Bitfinex makes Security its most important feature. The Backend Development team is responsible for building all the API services and backend processes with the highest security principles and standard, in order to protect the safety of the entire user base.

• Exceptional Node/JavaScript skills

• Familiar with microservices architecture

• Have actively participated in the development of a complex platform

• Good experience in interacting with databases (MySQL, MongoDB)

• Ability to quickly learn new technologies

• Good understanding of security practices

Nice to have

• Experience with blockchain integration

• Comfortable with high-availability concepts

• Ruby, Rust or C++ skills are a plus

• Other technologies of interest: Message queues (Redis), Caches and Job Queues

Apply Now:

Bitfinex is a digital asset trading platform offering state-of-the-art services for digital currency traders and global liquidity providers.

Founded in 2012, Bitfinex was one of the first professional platforms set up to accommodate for the booming interest in cryptocurrency trading. Since then, our team has gained invaluable experience whilst cementing our spot as the go-to platform for digital asset traders and institutions.

Our Mission

Our aim is to create a free and accessible global digital economy by disrupting the current financial services industry.

Our team is entirely remote, composed of individuals with an ownership mentality; no one waits to be told what to do. Each member of the team is a highly motivated self-starter that is comfortable with autonomy and believes in lifelong learning. When we’re not working, we’re dreaming about it. We place our egos aside and thrive within a culture that fosters one another from the birth of a concept to launch of a product.

At Bitfinex you have the freedom to work as you please - all that matters is execution.

Join us and help lay the foundation for a decentralized future.

Currently looking for:

Key responsibilities

As a senior Backend Developer, you will be a part of the team that works on the development of the backend components of all Bitfinex Services (main trading application, Bitfinex Pay, Lightning Network support, Blockchain integrations, ….). This includes:

• New Products and Features - Bitfinex continuously strives to create innovative new features in order to provide the most professional trading experience for customers. These are developed and deployed using agile methodologies, to ensure the user experience remains the best in the industry.

• Scalability - all backend services that power Bitfinex platform must remain effortlessly smooth, responsive, and real-time for customers as the platform continues to scale to accommodate new user growth. A good example are the renown Bitfinex API, the most solid, low-latency and complete in our industry.

• Security - Bitfinex makes Security its most important feature. The Backend Development team is responsible for building all the API services and backend processes with the highest security principles and standard, in order to protect the safety of the entire user base.

• Exceptional Node/JavaScript skills

• Familiar with microservices architecture

• Have actively participated in the development of a complex platform

• Good experience in interacting with databases (MySQL, MongoDB)

• Ability to quickly learn new technologies

• Good understanding of security practices

Nice to have

• Experience with blockchain integration

• Comfortable with high-availability concepts

• Ruby, Rust or C++ skills are a plus

• Other technologies of interest: Message queues (Redis), Caches and Job Queues

Apply Now:

Bitfinex is a digital asset trading platform offering state-of-the-art services for digital currency traders and global liquidity providers.

Founded in 2012, Bitfinex was one of the first professional platforms set up to accommodate for the booming interest in cryptocurrency trading. Since then, our team has gained invaluable experience whilst cementing our spot as the go-to platform for digital asset traders and institutions.

Our Mission

Our aim is to create a free and accessible global digital economy by disrupting the current financial services industry.

Our team is entirely remote, composed of individuals with an ownership mentality; no one waits to be told what to do. Each member of the team is a highly motivated self-starter that is comfortable with autonomy and believes in lifelong learning. When we’re not working, we’re dreaming about it. We place our egos aside and thrive within a culture that fosters one another from the birth of a concept to launch of a product.

At Bitfinex you have the freedom to work as you please - all that matters is execution.

Join us and help lay the foundation for a decentralized future.

Currently looking for:

Key responsibilities

As a senior Backend Developer, you will be a part of the team that works on the development of the backend components of all Bitfinex Services (main trading application, Bitfinex Pay, Lightning Network support, Blockchain integrations, ….). This includes:

• New Products and Features - Bitfinex continuously strives to create innovative new features in order to provide the most professional trading experience for customers. These are developed and deployed using agile methodologies, to ensure the user experience remains the best in the industry.

• Scalability - all backend services that power Bitfinex platform must remain effortlessly smooth, responsive, and real-time for customers as the platform continues to scale to accommodate new user growth. A good example are the renown Bitfinex API, the most solid, low-latency and complete in our industry.

• Security - Bitfinex makes Security its most important feature. The Backend Development team is responsible for building all the API services and backend processes with the highest security principles and standard, in order to protect the safety of the entire user base.

• Exceptional Node/JavaScript skills

• Familiar with microservices architecture

• Have actively participated in the development of a complex platform

• Good experience in interacting with databases (MySQL, MongoDB)

• Ability to quickly learn new technologies

• Good understanding of security practices

Nice to have

• Experience with blockchain integration

• Comfortable with high-availability concepts

• Ruby, Rust or C++ skills are a plus

• Other technologies of interest: Message queues (Redis), Caches and Job Queues

Apply Now:

Bitfinex is a digital asset trading platform offering state-of-the-art services for digital currency traders and global liquidity providers.

Founded in 2012, Bitfinex was one of the first professional platforms set up to accommodate for the booming interest in cryptocurrency trading. Since then, our team has gained invaluable experience whilst cementing our spot as the go-to platform for digital asset traders and institutions.

Our Mission

Our aim is to create a free and accessible global digital economy by disrupting the current financial services industry.

Our team is entirely remote, composed of individuals with an ownership mentality; no one waits to be told what to do. Each member of the team is a highly motivated self-starter that is comfortable with autonomy and believes in lifelong learning. When we’re not working, we’re dreaming about it. We place our egos aside and thrive within a culture that fosters one another from the birth of a concept to launch of a product.

At Bitfinex you have the freedom to work as you please - all that matters is execution.

Join us and help lay the foundation for a decentralized future.

Currently looking for:

Key responsibilities

As a senior Backend Developer, you will be a part of the team that works on the development of the backend components of all Bitfinex Services (main trading application, Bitfinex Pay, Lightning Network support, Blockchain integrations, ….). This includes:

• New Products and Features - Bitfinex continuously strives to create innovative new features in order to provide the most professional trading experience for customers. These are developed and deployed using agile methodologies, to ensure the user experience remains the best in the industry.

• Scalability - all backend services that power Bitfinex platform must remain effortlessly smooth, responsive, and real-time for customers as the platform continues to scale to accommodate new user growth. A good example are the renown Bitfinex API, the most solid, low-latency and complete in our industry.

• Security - Bitfinex makes Security its most important feature. The Backend Development team is responsible for building all the API services and backend processes with the highest security principles and standard, in order to protect the safety of the entire user base.

• Exceptional Node/JavaScript skills

• Familiar with microservices architecture

• Have actively participated in the development of a complex platform

• Good experience in interacting with databases (MySQL, MongoDB)

• Ability to quickly learn new technologies

• Good understanding of security practices

Nice to have

• Experience with blockchain integration

• Comfortable with high-availability concepts

• Ruby, Rust or C++ skills are a plus

• Other technologies of interest: Message queues (Redis), Caches and Job Queues

Apply Now:

Bitfinex is a digital asset trading platform offering state-of-the-art services for digital currency traders and global liquidity providers.

Founded in 2012, Bitfinex was one of the first professional platforms set up to accommodate for the booming interest in cryptocurrency trading. Since then, our team has gained invaluable experience whilst cementing our spot as the go-to platform for digital asset traders and institutions.

Our Mission

Our aim is to create a free and accessible global digital economy by disrupting the current financial services industry.

Our team is entirely remote, composed of individuals with an ownership mentality; no one waits to be told what to do. Each member of the team is a highly motivated self-starter that is comfortable with autonomy and believes in lifelong learning. When we’re not working, we’re dreaming about it. We place our egos aside and thrive within a culture that fosters one another from the birth of a concept to launch of a product.

At Bitfinex you have the freedom to work as you please - all that matters is execution.

Join us and help lay the foundation for a decentralized future.

Currently looking for:

Key responsibilities

As a senior Backend Developer, you will be a part of the team that works on the development of the backend components of all Bitfinex Services (main trading application, Bitfinex Pay, Lightning Network support, Blockchain integrations, ….). This includes:

• New Products and Features - Bitfinex continuously strives to create innovative new features in order to provide the most professional trading experience for customers. These are developed and deployed using agile methodologies, to ensure the user experience remains the best in the industry.

• Scalability - all backend services that power Bitfinex platform must remain effortlessly smooth, responsive, and real-time for customers as the platform continues to scale to accommodate new user growth. A good example are the renown Bitfinex API, the most solid, low-latency and complete in our industry.

• Security - Bitfinex makes Security its most important feature. The Backend Development team is responsible for building all the API services and backend processes with the highest security principles and standard, in order to protect the safety of the entire user base.

• Exceptional Node/JavaScript skills

• Familiar with microservices architecture

• Have actively participated in the development of a complex platform

• Good experience in interacting with databases (MySQL, MongoDB)

• Ability to quickly learn new technologies

• Good understanding of security practices

Nice to have

• Experience with blockchain integration

• Comfortable with high-availability concepts

• Ruby, Rust or C++ skills are a plus

• Other technologies of interest: Message queues (Redis), Caches and Job Queues

Apply Now:

Bitfinex is a digital asset trading platform offering state-of-the-art services for digital currency traders and global liquidity providers.

Founded in 2012, Bitfinex was one of the first professional platforms set up to accommodate for the booming interest in cryptocurrency trading. Since then, our team has gained invaluable experience whilst cementing our spot as the go-to platform for digital asset traders and institutions.

Our Mission

Our aim is to create a free and accessible global digital economy by disrupting the current financial services industry.

Our team is entirely remote, composed of individuals with an ownership mentality; no one waits to be told what to do. Each member of the team is a highly motivated self-starter that is comfortable with autonomy and believes in lifelong learning. When we’re not working, we’re dreaming about it. We place our egos aside and thrive within a culture that fosters one another from the birth of a concept to launch of a product.

At Bitfinex you have the freedom to work as you please - all that matters is execution.

Join us and help lay the foundation for a decentralized future.

Currently looking for:

Key responsibilities

As a senior Backend Developer, you will be a part of the team that works on the development of the backend components of all Bitfinex Services (main trading application, Bitfinex Pay, Lightning Network support, Blockchain integrations, ….). This includes:

• New Products and Features - Bitfinex continuously strives to create innovative new features in order to provide the most professional trading experience for customers. These are developed and deployed using agile methodologies, to ensure the user experience remains the best in the industry.

• Scalability - all backend services that power Bitfinex platform must remain effortlessly smooth, responsive, and real-time for customers as the platform continues to scale to accommodate new user growth. A good example are the renown Bitfinex API, the most solid, low-latency and complete in our industry.

• Security - Bitfinex makes Security its most important feature. The Backend Development team is responsible for building all the API services and backend processes with the highest security principles and standard, in order to protect the safety of the entire user base.

• Exceptional Node/JavaScript skills

• Familiar with microservices architecture

• Have actively participated in the development of a complex platform

• Good experience in interacting with databases (MySQL, MongoDB)

• Ability to quickly learn new technologies

• Good understanding of security practices

Nice to have

• Experience with blockchain integration

• Comfortable with high-availability concepts

• Ruby, Rust or C++ skills are a plus

• Other technologies of interest: Message queues (Redis), Caches and Job Queues

Apply Now:

Bitfinex is a digital asset trading platform offering state-of-the-art services for digital currency traders and global liquidity providers.

Founded in 2012, Bitfinex was one of the first professional platforms set up to accommodate for the booming interest in cryptocurrency trading. Since then, our team has gained invaluable experience whilst cementing our spot as the go-to platform for digital asset traders and institutions.

Our Mission

Our aim is to create a free and accessible global digital economy by disrupting the current financial services industry.

Our team is entirely remote, composed of individuals with an ownership mentality; no one waits to be told what to do. Each member of the team is a highly motivated self-starter that is comfortable with autonomy and believes in lifelong learning. When we’re not working, we’re dreaming about it. We place our egos aside and thrive within a culture that fosters one another from the birth of a concept to launch of a product.

At Bitfinex you have the freedom to work as you please - all that matters is execution.

Join us and help lay the foundation for a decentralized future.

Currently looking for:

Key responsibilities

As a senior Backend Developer, you will be a part of the team that works on the development of the backend components of all Bitfinex Services (main trading application, Bitfinex Pay, Lightning Network support, Blockchain integrations, ….). This includes:

• New Products and Features - Bitfinex continuously strives to create innovative new features in order to provide the most professional trading experience for customers. These are developed and deployed using agile methodologies, to ensure the user experience remains the best in the industry.

• Scalability - all backend services that power Bitfinex platform must remain effortlessly smooth, responsive, and real-time for customers as the platform continues to scale to accommodate new user growth. A good example are the renown Bitfinex API, the most solid, low-latency and complete in our industry.

• Security - Bitfinex makes Security its most important feature. The Backend Development team is responsible for building all the API services and backend processes with the highest security principles and standard, in order to protect the safety of the entire user base.

• Exceptional Node/JavaScript skills

• Familiar with microservices architecture

• Have actively participated in the development of a complex platform

• Good experience in interacting with databases (MySQL, MongoDB)

• Ability to quickly learn new technologies

• Good understanding of security practices

Nice to have

• Experience with blockchain integration

• Comfortable with high-availability concepts

• Ruby, Rust or C++ skills are a plus

• Other technologies of interest: Message queues (Redis), Caches and Job Queues

Apply Now:

Bitfinex is a digital asset trading platform offering state-of-the-art services for digital currency traders and global liquidity providers.

Founded in 2012, Bitfinex was one of the first professional platforms set up to accommodate for the booming interest in cryptocurrency trading. Since then, our team has gained invaluable experience whilst cementing our spot as the go-to platform for digital asset traders and institutions.

Our Mission

Our aim is to create a free and accessible global digital economy by disrupting the current financial services industry.

Our team is entirely remote, composed of individuals with an ownership mentality; no one waits to be told what to do. Each member of the team is a highly motivated self-starter that is comfortable with autonomy and believes in lifelong learning. When we’re not working, we’re dreaming about it. We place our egos aside and thrive within a culture that fosters one another from the birth of a concept to launch of a product.

At Bitfinex you have the freedom to work as you please - all that matters is execution.

Join us and help lay the foundation for a decentralized future.

Currently looking for:

Key responsibilities

As a senior Backend Developer, you will be a part of the team that works on the development of the backend components of all Bitfinex Services (main trading application, Bitfinex Pay, Lightning Network support, Blockchain integrations, ….). This includes:

• New Products and Features - Bitfinex continuously strives to create innovative new features in order to provide the most professional trading experience for customers. These are developed and deployed using agile methodologies, to ensure the user experience remains the best in the industry.

• Scalability - all backend services that power Bitfinex platform must remain effortlessly smooth, responsive, and real-time for customers as the platform continues to scale to accommodate new user growth. A good example are the renown Bitfinex API, the most solid, low-latency and complete in our industry.

• Security - Bitfinex makes Security its most important feature. The Backend Development team is responsible for building all the API services and backend processes with the highest security principles and standard, in order to protect the safety of the entire user base.

• Exceptional Node/JavaScript skills

• Familiar with microservices architecture

• Have actively participated in the development of a complex platform

• Good experience in interacting with databases (MySQL, MongoDB)

• Ability to quickly learn new technologies

• Good understanding of security practices

Nice to have

• Experience with blockchain integration

• Comfortable with high-availability concepts

• Ruby, Rust or C++ skills are a plus

• Other technologies of interest: Message queues (Redis), Caches and Job Queues

Apply Now:

Bitfinex is a digital asset trading platform offering state-of-the-art services for digital currency traders and global liquidity providers.

Founded in 2012, Bitfinex was one of the first professional platforms set up to accommodate for the booming interest in cryptocurrency trading. Since then, our team has gained invaluable experience whilst cementing our spot as the go-to platform for digital asset traders and institutions.

Our Mission

Our aim is to create a free and accessible global digital economy by disrupting the current financial services industry.

Our team is entirely remote, composed of individuals with an ownership mentality; no one waits to be told what to do. Each member of the team is a highly motivated self-starter that is comfortable with autonomy and believes in lifelong learning. When we’re not working, we’re dreaming about it. We place our egos aside and thrive within a culture that fosters one another from the birth of a concept to launch of a product.

At Bitfinex you have the freedom to work as you please - all that matters is execution.

Join us and help lay the foundation for a decentralized future.

Currently looking for:

Key responsibilities

As a senior Backend Developer, you will be a part of the team that works on the development of the backend components of all Bitfinex Services (main trading application, Bitfinex Pay, Lightning Network support, Blockchain integrations, ….). This includes:

• New Products and Features - Bitfinex continuously strives to create innovative new features in order to provide the most professional trading experience for customers. These are developed and deployed using agile methodologies, to ensure the user experience remains the best in the industry.

• Scalability - all backend services that power Bitfinex platform must remain effortlessly smooth, responsive, and real-time for customers as the platform continues to scale to accommodate new user growth. A good example are the renown Bitfinex API, the most solid, low-latency and complete in our industry.

• Security - Bitfinex makes Security its most important feature. The Backend Development team is responsible for building all the API services and backend processes with the highest security principles and standard, in order to protect the safety of the entire user base.

• Exceptional Node/JavaScript skills

• Familiar with microservices architecture

• Have actively participated in the development of a complex platform

• Good experience in interacting with databases (MySQL, MongoDB)

• Ability to quickly learn new technologies

• Good understanding of security practices

Nice to have

• Experience with blockchain integration

• Comfortable with high-availability concepts

• Ruby, Rust or C++ skills are a plus

• Other technologies of interest: Message queues (Redis), Caches and Job Queues

Apply Now:

Who we are

Vac builds public good protocols for the decentralised web.

We do applied research based on which we build protocols, libraries and publications.

This role is within the Vac ACZ (Applied Cryptography & ZK) unit, which supports various Logos projects.

The role

We are seeking a skilled network engineer to implement and enhance our network components, with a strong emphasis on peer-to-peer (P2P) protocols and robust security measures.

You will analyse technical specifications to grasp requirements and constraints, offering constructive feedback to improve clarity and effectiveness.

Key responsibilities

• Implement network components with a focus on P2P protocols.
• Implement components beyond the network scope.
• Ensure network security and privacy measures are effectively integrated.
• Analyse technical specifications to understand requirements and constraints.
• Provide constructive feedback on specifications to enhance clarity and effectiveness.
• Deconstruct complex network issues to identify root causes.
• Prioritise problems and determine which can be deferred for future resolution.
• Monitor network performance metrics to assess component efficiency.
• Conduct troubleshooting and debugging to resolve issues promptly.
• Review pull requests from team members for quality and adherence to standards.
• Provide actionable feedback to foster team development and improve code quality.

You ideally will have

• Very strong engineering background
• Very strong Rust skills and willingness to learn and work with Nim
• Keen communicator
• Experience with implementing network components
• Experience in, and passion for, blockchain technology
• A strong alignment to our principles

Bonus points if

• Experience with Nim
• Experience with Solidity
• Experience in implementing components of zero-knowledge argument systems and related technologies (zk-SNARK, circom, Nova, Plonk/Halo2, zk-STARK)
• Understanding of zero-knowledge argument systems and related technologies (zk-SNARK, circom, Nova, Plonk/Halo2, zk-STARK), elliptic curve cryptography, and circuit design
• Experience with Open Source software

[Don’t worry if you don’t meet all of these criteria, we’d still love to hear from you anyway if you think you’d be a great fit for this role. Just explain to us why in your cover letter].

Hiring process

The hiring process for this role will be:

1. Interview with our POps team
2. Interview with team member from the Vac team
3. Pair programming task with the Vac team
4. Interview with Vac team lead

The steps may change along the way if we see it makes sense to adapt the interview stages, so please consider the above as a guideline.

Compensation

The expected compensation range for this role is negotiable, dependent on how we assess your skills and experience throughout our interview process. We are happy to pay in any mix of fiat/crypto.

Logos is a movement supporting the development of the decentralised web. Logos technologies lay the foundations for a freer internet upon which communities can evolve into network states. Each protocol in the Logos stack seeks to empower its users while upholding civil liberties and fundamental freedoms.

The project:

Nomos is a sovereign, modular, zk-encrypted network of blockchains. The trustless agreements layer of the Logos stack. The forthcoming Nomos network will provide a common infrastructure layer upon which communities and aspiring network states can build social, governance, and financial services that uphold their community members’ fundamental rights and values.

Key Responsibilities:

As an Engineer, you will contribute by implementing the design as specified by the Nomos research team. In addition, you will contribute to the design of new protocol solutions. You will design, specify and build distributed systems. You will build proof of concepts to explore implementation solutions, as well as develop production-ready code and optimizations.

It’s expected that you understand papers well enough to be able to take all necessary steps for their evaluation, adaptation and implementation. The project will expose you to the newest ideas and allow you to stay up-to-date with what is emerging in the space (blockchain, p2p networks, distributed systems, cryptography, Zero-Knowledge proofs, MPC, etc.). You might conduct preliminary theoretical and practical analysis of the performance of the systems and present the results.

Ideally, you will have:

• Coding experience in Rust - this is a MUST-have requirement for this role!
• Experience in complex Distributed Systems in production, preferably in byzantine settings (blockchain) or similar. Alternatively, experience in cloud computing systems, especially if developed at the systems level and complemented with advanced Rust knowledge.
• Strong background in Computer Science and Math, or a related area.
• Keen communicator, eager to share your work in a wide variety of contexts, like internal and public presentations.
• Strong interest in privacy, censorship-resistant technology, open protocols.

Bonus points:

• Research experience in Distributed Systems, ideally byzantine settings.
• Experience working for an open-source organization.
• Knowledge of cryptography.
• PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related area.
• Solid knowledge of mathematics (we employ probability and statistics often).

Hiring process:

• Interview with our People Ops team
• Interview with team member
• Interview with team member
• Interview with interview with Nomos Lead

Compensation:

We are happy to pay in any mix of fiat/crypto.