Senior Software Engineer - Consensus

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IOG, is a technology company focused on blockchain research and development. We are renowned for our scientific approach to blockchain development, emphasizing peer-reviewed research and formal methods to ensure security, scalability, and sustainability.Who are we?
IOG, is a technology company focused on blockchain research and development. We are renowned for our scientific approach to blockchain development, emphasizing peer-reviewed research and formal methods to ensure security, scalability, and sustainability.
Our projects include the Cardano blockchain, as well as other products in the areas of decentralized finance (DeFi), governance, and identity management, aiming to advance the capabilities and adoption of blockchain and Web3 technology globally.
What the role involves:
As a Senior Software Engineer, you are responsible for improving how IOG builds and maintains software, alongside actively contributing to product development. This includes the quality of engineering practices within a team and working across teams to identify cross-team improvements for IOG by (for example) sharing code, removing complexity or implementing new practices.
As a senior member of the team you are expected to mentor and grow other software engineers and act as a go-to person within the team and the wider organisation across multiple codebases and languages.
Advocates for and models great quality with proactive actions, and tackles difficult and subtle system issuesUses systematic debugging to diagnose all issues within a set of related domains and leads in fostering a culture of observability and monitoring across several teamsRegularly works across teams to build a culture for iterative, autonomous development and future scalingIs a technical and prioritisation leader across a set of related team''s domains, consistently pushing boundaries and exploring gaps in understandingIs a go-to within the team and the wider organisation across multiple codebases.Be proactive and require minimal supervision or mentoring to complete tasksReview specifications produced by architects and formal methods specialistsLead the design of components and their interactionsBe available for emergency fixing of severity 1 issues on deployed productsVerify and deploy programs and systemsWrite documentation for the codeWrite technical user manuals
Requirements
Who you are:
Degree in Computer Science is desirable but not essential10+ years of software engineering experience in HaskellExperience working with Git and Git workflowAbility to understand project needs, objectives and timescales to feed into planning and setting deadlines for a specific stream.Clearly articulates new issues, suggests changes to management for implementationWrite idiomatic code that satisfies the acceptance criteria of a given taskWrite tests (unit tests, property tests) that provide sufficient and non-superfluous efficient code coverageDocument code and APIs concisely and unambiguouslyProvide detailed guidance on the work to be done, assist with task assignments and deliver deep reviews and feedback on the workPragmatically adhere to software engineering principles (modularity, incremental development, no premature optimization, no feature creep, no speculative generality, ...)
Specialist Skills ( Consensus)
Experience maintaining large and complex codebasesAbility to understand scientific research and apply it to software design and implementationA deep understanding of distributed systems, ensuring a strong foundation for contributing to relevant projectsPrior experience with blockchain technology is advantageous but not requiredExperience debugging Haskell performance problems (CPU usage, and memory leaks)Demonstrated ability to navigate the typical developer workflow effectively, including code review, debugging, and thorough documentation of decisions and processes
Are you an IOGer?
Do you find yourself questioning the status quo? Do you tinker with ideas and long to turn those ideas into solutions? Are you able to spark thoughtful debates, bringing out the inquisitiveness in others? Does the promise of continuously growing excite you? Then get ready to reimagine everything you thought wasn''t possible because that''s what it means to be an IOGer - we don''t set limits, we break them.
Benefits
Remote workLaptop reimbursementNew starter package to buy hardware essentials (headphones, monitor, etc)Learning and Development opportunitiesCompetitive PTO
At IOG, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.Seniority level
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