Senior Software Engineer, Wallets

Stellar is more than a blockchain. Powered by a decentralized, fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable network made for financial products and services and a thriving and passionate ecosystem that includes a non-profit organization driven by a mission, Stellar is paving the path to unlock the world’s economic potential through blockchain technology. Founded in 2014, the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) supports the continued development and growth of the Stellar network and also serves the ecosystem of NGOs, corporations, universities, small businesses, governments, and solo entrepreneurs building on the Stellar network through tooling, funding and strategic collaborations.

- Work on cutting-edge technology at the intersection of blockchain and finance. - Drive all aspects of the development process for wallet projects, from vision to implementation. - Design new functionality and developer-facing APIs that empower the ecosystem. - Build and maintain scalable web services that align with the foundation’s mission. - Identify developer needs and design standardized protocols to improve developer velocity across the ecosystem. - Engage with the open-source community on diverse projects, frameworks, and ideas. - Collaborate on code reviews, design discussions, and best practices for engineering at SDF. - Investigate and resolve performance bottlenecks to ensure our API services scale effectively. - Author detailed technical specifications (RFCs) to contribute to our robust design process.

- 5+ years of experience developing software as part of a collaborative team. - Strong computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and information retrieval. - Proficiency in writing server applications in languages such as Go, Python, Rust, C#, Java, or C++, and a willingness to work across languages when needed. - A solid grasp of software design patterns and the ability to build reusable, extensible, and modular components. - Experience supporting production web services at scale. - Excellent communication skills, with the ability to advocate for and lead technical discussions, especially during design and code reviews. - A strong product mindset that drives a passion for understanding and designing for current and anticipated user needs.

- Competitive health, dental & vision coverage with most plans covered at 100% for the employee + any dependents. - Flexible time off + 15 company holidays including a company-wide holiday break. - Generous paid parental leave for all parents, plus paid pregnancy disability leave for birthing parents. - Gym reimbursement ($80 per month). - Life & ADD (up to $50K). - Short & Long term disability. - 401K with 4% match. - Health & Dependent Care FSA Accounts. - Commuter benefits with $250/month employer contribution. - Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution. - Family building benefits through Kindbody. - Wellbeing benefits (One Medical, Rightway, Headspace). - L&D budget of $1,500/year. - Daily lunch and snacks in office. - Company retreats.

Stellar is a privately owned design, engineering, construction, and mechanical services firm that designs and builds projects for commercial and industrial clients in sectors like food and beverage, refrigeration, military, automotive, and healthcare. It provides services including planning, design, pre-construction, construction, refrigeration, mechanical, utility, building envelope, and operations maintenance for clients such as Starbucks, Nestlé, and Walt Disney World.