Distributed Systems Dev Lead - London, United Kingdom - Nethermind

Nethermind

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

What are we all about?:

We are a team of builders and researchers on a mission to empower enterprises and developers worldwide to access and build on decentralized systems.

Our expertise covers several domains:

Ethereum and Starknet protocol engineering, layer-2, cryptography research, protocol research, decentralized finance (DeFi), security auditing, formal verification, real-time monitoring, smart contract development, and dapps and enterprise engineering.

Working to solve some of the most challenging problems in the blockchain space, we frequently collaborate with, such as Ethereum Foundation, Starknet Foundation, Gnosis Chain, Flashbots, Forta Protocol, Lido, EigenLayer, Open Zeppelin, RISCZero, Aleph Zero, and many more.

Today, there are nearly 200 of us working remotely from over 45+ countries.

Are you the one?

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with Product Owner and Project Manager to drive a vision of how products add value and evolve in alignment with company strategy and goals.
Drive the adoption of best practices in coding, testing, and maintenance to ensure quality and scalability.
Oversee the design, development, and implementation of new software programs and updates.
Foster a culture of creativity and innovation within the team.
Mentor and develop team members, identifying strengths and areas for growth.
Ensure the optimization of development processes for efficiency and effectiveness.
Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends to maintain a competitive edge.

Skills:

Track record of leading complex software projects with large transaction loads and/or large user bases
An understanding of good software architecture
Ability to implement efficient algorithms and design complex data structures
Excellent programming skills, Go or Rust preferred but will also consider
other tech stacks (e.g. Java, C++)
Ability to write clean, testable, and maintainable code without overengineering
An entrepreneurial nature, willing to take ownership and run toward problems
Pragmatic experience in various software development methodologies
Understanding of DevOps principles, experience working in CI/CDenabled environments
Strong computer science background
A fascination with the inner working of blockchains

Nice to have: