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

Does this role sound like a good fit? Email us at zk@neonlabs.org.

• Include the role’s title in your subject line.


• Send along links that best showcase the relevant experience.


• Send a cover letter explaining to us why you are the best fit.