Summary
Senior Software Engineers are responsible for improving how IOHK builds and maintains software, alongside actively contributing to product development. Senior Software Engineer is responsible for the quality of engineering practices within a team. Senior Software Engineers work across teams to identify cross-team improvements for IOHK by (for example) sharing code, removing complexity, or implementing new practices. 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 organization across multiple codebases and languages.
Duties
Requirements
Key Competencies
Education / Experience
Specialist Skills
* Skills relevant to SSI the domain knowledge
W3C DID specification (DID peer, key, etc.)
W3C Verifiable Credential and Verifiable Presentation standards
Issuer/Holder/Verifier trust triangle
Skills relevant for a software engineer specialized in Scala, TypeScript, Rust
Advanced knowledge of the Scala type system
Familiarity with frameworks such as Shapeless, Scalacheck & Scalatest
Practical experience in the use of profilers, VM, and GC tuning
Skills relevant for an engineer with Cryptography expertise
Familiarity with cryptographic signing systems, Zero Knowledge protocols, Multi-Party Computation (MPC)
Familiarity with blockchain cryptography and construction
Practical experience with the implementation of cryptographic primitives
Security sensibility related to cryptographic implementation
Skills relevant for a software engineer specialized in Tools
Experience writing or working (cross) compilers, object formats, linkers, build systems, IDEs, and IDE integrations
Experience and enthusiasm for working with large legacy code bases, across multiple languages
Reaching agreements with upstream developers
Skills relevant for a software engineer specialized in Rust
Software development methods such as agile programming and test-driven development
HTTP API understanding as well as accessibility and security compliance
Experience in developing cryptography protocols would be a bonus as would Blockchain experience
Benefits
At IOG, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.