Software Engineer (Electron/JS) - Open Source Secure Messaging

Oxen is an open source, fully funded project with over 20 staff, based in Melbourne, Australia. We've developed a censorship resistant onion routing network with an end-to-end encrypted messaging service built on top of a privacy centric cryptocurrency.

Our main focus has been building Session, our decentralised secure messaging client based on an existing Electron, iOS and Android application https://getsession.org

Other products we are working on include a novel onion routing technology, https://github.com/oxen-io/loki-network/, and instant private transactions on a Monero based blockchain https://oxen.io

COVID-19 has been an interesting time for the company, but we're ready to grow the team again with the right engineer. We believe that the best engineers are language and framework agnostic, so the requirements for this role are pretty fluid.

What we're looking for

Our stack deals in the following frameworks and languages, it is not necessary to have experience with all of these frameworks/languages but any crossover experience is useful :

• C and C++ (Backend infrastructure & blockchain stack)
• Android, Kotlin and Java (Session android, Oxen android wallet, and Lokinet's android port)
• iOS, Swift and Obj C (Session iOS, Oxen iOS wallet)
• Electron, React, Node (Session Desktop, and other peripheral web services)

Specifically for this role we are looking for someone with the following qualities:

• Significant experience using with the Electron javascript framework
• User Interface/Front End Design Experience
• Passionate about building software which preserves user privacy
• Experience working on your own or existing open source projects

This role is for a mid-level/senior engineer with a minimum of 2 years working experience. Startup or OSS experience is a plus. Fresh graduates should gain some real engineering experience before applying.

Your role

You'll join the team and be assigned to work on Session Desktop, however it is likely that you will work on other projects, like the Oxen blockchain wallets and websites. This will help us free up more developer time to be deployed where necessary.

The process

Apply within, send through any questions
If we're interested, you'll be required to conduct a 1 on 1 code interview online with one of our developers in the language of your choice
Based on your performance, we will decide if we want to offer you an interview with the founders
If that goes well, you're in. Simple as that.
The team & location

Developers on this project will work in a team of driven and youthful engineers and professionals who share a passion for privacy technologies. We have a great private office in central Melbourne, and some remote developers in the US, but applicants should only apply if they already live in Melbourne or are planning on relocating to Melbourne.

Candidates will enjoy a lively culture and a challenging, wide breadth of tasks and projects to work on, and an opportunity to be more flexible and self-directed whilst working on a project with potential real-world impact.

Developers working on this project must gain proficiency in participating in open source development, including chipping in to design discussions and documenting progress.

Salaries and rewards are dependent on your experience and skill level, between the ranges of $80,000AUD and $120,000AUD plus super.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $80,000.00 to $120,000.00 /year