Principal Software Engineer - Core Blockchain

Shardeum is building a layer 1, EVM-based, linearly scalable smart contract platform. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to provide technical leadership on complex blockchain projects, manage individual project deliverables, and mentor team members while contributing to the architecture and implementation of software components.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical structure to teams and work closely with management and stakeholders to define strategic road maps for complex, Layer-1 blockchain projects
• Manage individual projects, priorities, deadlines and deliverables with your technical expertise
• Mentor and train other team members on design techniques, coding standards and best blockchain basics
• Contribute to the architecture and implementation of complex software components on the blockchain
• Take on end-to-end ownership of critical software components related to our L1
• Design and develop innovative new consensus and protocol software
• Ensure performance optimization, and making scalability / reliability improvements to the software
• Resolve issues, debugging errors and fixing code to improve the reliability and security of Shardeum software components

Requirements:

• Extensive experience designing, implementing and maintaining complex blockchain components
• You know what high quality code looks like and know how to foster an environment that creates it
• Fluency with algorithms and data structures
• The ability to quickly learn new languages and technologies
• The ability to write clean yet efficient code
• The Creativity to come up with proof of concept from high level design, even in an often ambiguous environment
• Hands-on knowledge and experience with AI tools (Cursor, Github Copilot, Windsurf, Cline, etc...), and the ability to demonstrate how you utilize them in your day to day
• Self motivated to set priorities and methodically make progress toward goals
• The ability to communicate effectively and convey your ideas when discussing technical topics with team members
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Experience working on all levels of a Layer 1 blockchain
• Experience with concurrency, parallelism and distributed systems
• Experience with consensus protocols and other blockchains
• Experience with Node.js and TypeScript, or languages like C, C++, Rust or GO
• Experience writing a smart contract on a blockchain
• Experience running a node in a blockchain network
• Read the Bitcoin and Ethereum white papers