Full-Time

Staff Rust Engineer

Updated on 1/13/2025

Stellar Development Foundation

Stellar Development Foundation

201-500 employees

Nonprofit providing open-source financial access

Fintech
Social Impact
Crypto & Web3

Compensation Overview

$240k - $280kAnnually

Senior, Expert

San Francisco, CA, USA

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Rust
C/C++
Requirements
  • 8+ years of experience developing software on a team.
  • BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent field.
  • Proficiency in writing code in modern C++ or Rust in a production environment.
  • Strong communication skills to advocate and lead technical discussions, especially during design and code review processes.
  • Solid understanding of software design patterns, and how to build components that are reusable, extensible, and modular.
  • Knowledge of best practices and development tools, with a passion for technological innovation.
  • Passion for performance debugging and benchmarking.
  • Enthusiasm for working on a small, growing team with a lot of autonomy.
  • Open, empathetic, and collaborative mindset.
Responsibilities
  • Design and build key components of Stellar Core - the backbone software behind the Stellar Network.
  • Design and develop robust, scalable, and extensible technologies that empower our developers and network participants.
  • Collaborate on new architectures and subsystems, working alongside our CTO, our team of engineers, and our community of open source developers.
  • Write clean, maintainable code with an emphasis on edge case analysis and future-proofing our work.
  • Own core subsystems of Stellar Core, and help the team hit critical product milestones.
  • Collaborate with the team on code review and design, and contribute to best practices for all of engineering at SDF.
  • Investigate and refactor performance bottlenecks in order to continue scaling the system.
  • Author detailed technical feature and protocol (RFC) specifications.
Stellar Development Foundation

Stellar Development Foundation

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Stellar Development Foundation focuses on creating an open financial platform that allows users to send, save, and receive money with low fees. The platform uses blockchain technology to ensure that transactions are secure and transparent. Unlike many traditional financial services, Stellar aims to make financial access available to everyone, including individuals and businesses, regardless of their location. The foundation generates revenue through transaction fees and partnerships with financial institutions, which helps support its mission of promoting financial inclusion and reducing barriers to accessing financial services.

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$2.9M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2014

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

-6%

2 year growth

-7%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Stellar's partnership with Félix and Bitso enhances cross-border remittances for Latino immigrants.
  • Akuna Wallet in Ghana showcases Stellar's commitment to financial inclusion in Africa.
  • Stellar's membership in Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust strengthens its decentralized tech position.

What critics are saying

  • Competition from new platforms like Lens by Avara could divert resources from Stellar.
  • Huma Finance's protocol on Solana threatens Stellar's on-chain payment solutions market share.
  • Emerging crypto projects like FXGuys may dilute Stellar's market and growth potential.

What makes Stellar Development Foundation unique

  • Stellar offers a decentralized, fast, and scalable network for financial services.
  • The Foundation supports equitable access to the global financial system via blockchain.
  • Stellar's open-source platform allows minimal fees and secure transactions globally.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

401(k) Company Match

401(k) Retirement Plan

Gym Membership

Family Planning Benefits

Fertility Treatment Support

Wellness Program

Professional Development Budget

Conference Attendance Budget

Commuter Benefits

Phone/Internet Stipend

Home Office Stipend