Senior Software Engineer (Rust) - Mithril, IO Global, GB

Who are we?

IOG, is a technology company focused on Blockchain research and development. We are renowned for our scientific approach to blockchain development, emphasizing peer-reviewed research and formal methods to ensure security, scalability, and sustainability. Our projects include decentralized finance (DeFi), governance, and identity management, aiming to advance the capabilities and adoption of blockchain technology globally.

We invest in the unknown, applying our curiosity and desire for positive change to everything we do. By fueling creativity, innovation, and progress within our teams, our products and services are designed for people to be fearless, to be changemakers.

About Mithril

Mithril is a protocol and network specifically designed for proof-of-stake blockchains. Its primary goal is to provide lightweight and secure access to blockchain data while ensuring a high level of security and decentralization. Mithril focuses on optimization, scalability, and interoperability, and has many applications. These include synchronizing data for both light and full-node wallets, as well as facilitating data exchanges with layer 2 solutions such as bridges, sidechains, rollups, and state channels. 

What the role involves:

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will provide deep engineering expertise and work across agile teams in Mithril to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You will leverage your knowledge to consistently challenge the status quo, innovate for business impact, and remain at the forefront of industry trends, best practices, and technological advances. As a senior member of the team you are expected to mentor and grow other software engineers and act as a go-to person within the team and the wider organisation across multiple codebases and languages.

• Promote best practices in software architecture, design, development, tests, documentation, delivery, deployment, and operations.
• Provide technical expertise in Rust programming for blockchain development.
• Crafting high-quality, efficient, and maintainable code for blockchain solutions.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Actively participating in strategic technical decision-making, with a focus on designing core components for our platform, prioritizing security, scalability, and performance.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including blockchain researchers, product owners and managers, and DevOps engineers, to deliver high-impact blockchain solutions.
• Review specifications produced by architects and our product specialists.
• Be knowledgeable of distributed and concurrent computation.
• Be knowledgeable of the basics of cryptography.