Senior Golang Developer

About Neon Labs

We come from diverse professional backgrounds and welcome individuals who are passionate about blockchains and defi protocols and eager to tackle challenging tasks on a daily basis. Fostering a diverse and inclusive environment is at the top of our minds. Our international team is 100% remote. We are working closely with the Solana core team.

Your Responsibilities

• Write quality code that can be used in the development and published;
• Propose solutions to fix code/architecture bottlenecks;
• Participate in the development and specification of the next versions of Neon Labs products.
• Implement proposed solutions using Golang programming language and low-level optimization techniques.
• Ensure quality, reliability, and performance of developed solutions using automated (unit, integration, performance) and manual and automation testing in collaboration with the QA team.
• Maintain and improve implemented modules according to business needs and feedback.

Skills and Experience

• 7+ years of commercial experience in software development.
• 2+ years of experience in development of high-performance/high-concurrency/low-latency systems.
• Deep knowledge of two or more programming languages. Extensive experience with Golang (3+ years).
• Good understanding of fundamental, creational, structural, behavioral, and concurrency design patterns and principles of work with them.
• Strong adherence to principles of effective software engineering and corresponding practices.
• Good understanding of computer systems and software architecture - multithreading, Linux OS, data structures, and algorithms.
• Debugging, profiling, and performance optimization skills.
• Understanding work principles with NoSQL, newSQL, key-value, and Graph storage.
• Strong communication skills in English (upper intermediate English or higher).
• Understanding Software Lifecycle, Teamwork, and the principles of Agile and Scrum, and the practical use of best practices from there.
• Degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent professional experience.

Nice to have

• Good understanding of CI/CD.
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes.
• Multi-platform development experience.
• Experience working with open-source projects.
• Experience with Python and JavaScript.
• Experience with Web3.js and the Ethereum ecosystem.
• Good understanding and experience with the development of the contract (Solidity).

Strong plus

• Experience with Rust or C/C++.
• Experience in developing basic blockchain protocols.
• Participation in the design and development of blockchain nodes.
• Experience in building distributed and scalable systems.
• Prior experience working as a software architect.
• Experience in Solana (Rust) contract development. Understanding of Solana architecture.

Benefits

• Competitive salary 💰
• Working in a disruptive and fast-growing industry where the possibilities are endless 🚀
• Fully remote: your life, your way of working 🌎
• Freedom, autonomy, and responsibility 💪

How to Apply

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