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Staff Rust Engineer

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Stellar Development Foundation

Stellar Development Foundation

51-200 employees

Enables creation, sending, trading of digital currencies

Consulting
Hardware
Fintech
Crypto & Web3
Financial Services

Compensation Overview

$240k - $280kAnnually

+ Lumen-denominated grants

Senior, Expert

San Francisco, CA, USA

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Rust
Requirements
  • 8+ years of experience developing software on a team.
  • BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent field.
  • Excel in writing code in modern C++ or Rust in a production environment.
  • Great communicator that can advocate and lead technical discussions, especially during the design and code review process.
  • Solid understanding of software design patterns, and how to build components that are reusable, extensible, and modular.
  • Knowledgeable of best practices and development tools and are passionate about technological innovation.
  • Passion for performance debugging and benchmarking.
  • Enthusiastic about working on a small, growing team where you'll be given a lot of autonomy.
  • Open, empathetic, and care about putting the best ideas forward in a collaborative and helpful manner.
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 - we take design seriously, and we encourage everyone to be a part of our RFC processes.
Stellar Development Foundation

Stellar Development Foundation

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Stellar Development Foundation offers a distinctive workplace for those interested in digital finance innovation and blockchain technology. As a leader in providing solutions for borderless, low-cost, and efficient money transactions, the company empowers developers with robust APIs and SDKs to revolutionize global payment systems. Its focus on building a more inclusive economic infrastructure makes it an ideal environment for professionals looking to impact the financial tech landscape positively.

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$5M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2014

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

-3%

2 year growth

14%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The integration of Taurus' custody and issuance platforms on Stellar enhances the network's capabilities in asset tokenization, attracting more financial institutions to the ecosystem.
  • The launch of Soroban smart contracts on Stellar opens up new opportunities for developers to create innovative DeFi solutions, potentially increasing user adoption and network activity.
  • Stellar's focus on financial inclusion and low transaction fees makes it an attractive platform for projects targeting the unbanked and underbanked, potentially driving significant social impact and user growth.

What critics are saying

  • The competitive landscape of blockchain platforms is intense, with major players like Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain potentially overshadowing Stellar's advancements.
  • The success of new initiatives like Soroban smart contracts depends on developer adoption and the ability to attract projects that can drive meaningful network activity.

What makes Stellar Development Foundation unique

  • Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) focuses on financial inclusion by leveraging blockchain technology to provide low-cost, efficient financial services to the unbanked and underbanked, unlike many blockchain projects that primarily target developed markets.
  • The launch of the Soroban smart contract platform on Stellar, designed for scale and sensibility, sets it apart by enabling developers to build and deploy decentralized applications (dApps) for real-world users with low transaction fees.
  • Stellar's strategic partnerships with entities like Taurus and Chainlink enhance its ecosystem by integrating advanced digital asset infrastructure and stablecoin utility, making it a versatile platform for various financial applications.