Protocol Engineer
atStatus
Nov 28
About Status
Status is the gateway to the decentralised web. We’re building the tools and infrastructure for the advancement of a secure, private, and open web3. With the high level goals of preserving the right to privacy, mitigating the risk of censorship, and promoting economic trade in a transparent, open manner, Status is building a community where anyone is welcome to join and contribute.
As an organization, Status seeks to push the web3 ecosystem forward through research, creation of developer tools, and support of the open source community. Our core application, currently in beta on Mobile and Desktop, is an open source, Ethereum-based app that gives users the power to chat, make payments and browse the decentralized web.
Who are we?
We're a remote team of made up of 60+ core-contributors and growing community of members scattered around the globe. We care deeply about open source software, and our organizational structure has minimal hierarchy and fixed work hours. We believe in working with a high degree of autonomy while supporting the organization's priorities.
The role:
You’ll work within a small team to contribute to the design and implementation of the next generation of distributed storage solutions. This effort aligns well with the storage requirements for both the Status chat client as well as the Ethereum ecosystem at large. Familiarity with message propagation in loosely connected networks, DHTs, gossiping and routing mechanisms is highly desirable. Experience with massively distributed systems is a plus. Familiarity with of the shelf networking stacks such as libp2p or devp2p is also desirable.
Responsibilities:
- Write and maintain Nim code.
- Research and design core functionality.
- Provide feedback on overall design decisions and participate in code reviews.
- Use libp2p to build application level protocols.
- Strong understanding of p2p building blocks such as gossiping, routing and discovery (DHTs), Nat traversal.
- Strong understanding of TCP and UDP protocols.
- Strong understanding of encryption and key exchange mechanisms.
- Ability to interpret and implement solutions based on academic research.
You must have:
- Strong passion for blockchain technology and decentralisation.
- Strong academic or engineering background.
- Experience with low level/strongly typed languages (C/C++/Go/Rust or Java/C#).
- Experience with Open Source software.
- Experience building networking heavy applications and p2p networking specifically.
Bonus points if you have:
- Contributed to an blockchain-related, open source project.
- Experience with Nim.
- Experience with libp2p / devp2p, networking, cryptography.
- Worked on storage and file systems.
The anticipated salary range for this role is $80,000 - $95,000 USD (paid in local currency, or crypto, and dependent on experience & location). Please note: we’re in the process of benchmarking salaries for this role, so the range may shift. If it does, it’ll be updated here.
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