Senior Software Engineer, C++

About the Role

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience developing software on a team
• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent field
• Production experience writing modern C++ or Rust
• Strong communication and technical leadership in design and code review
• Solid understanding of software design patterns and modular architecture
• Knowledge of development best practices and tooling
• Passion for performance debugging and benchmarking
• Experience working autonomously on a small, growing team

Responsibilities

• Design and build key components of Stellar Core
• Develop robust, scalable, and extensible subsystems
• Investigate and refactor performance bottlenecks
• Author detailed technical feature and protocol (RFC) specifications
• Optimize peer-to-peer networking and multi-core performance
• Simulate consensus models and validate security and scalability
• Write clean, maintainable code with emphasis on edge case analysis
• Collaborate on architecture, code review, and engineering best practices
• Own and ship core subsystems to meet product milestones

Benefits

• Lumen-denominated grants
• Competitive health, dental & vision coverage
• Flexible time off and 15 company holidays including company-wide break
• Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave and up to 14 weeks paid pregnancy leave
• Gym reimbursement ($80 per month)
• Life and AD&D insurance (up to $50K)
• Short and long term disability
• 401K with 4% employer match
• Health and Dependent Care FSA accounts
• Commuter benefits with $250/month employer contribution
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution
• Family building benefits through Kindbody
• Wellbeing benefits (One Medical, Rightway, Headspace)
• Learning and development budget of $1,500/year
• Daily lunch and snacks in office
• Company retreats

Skills