Open source contributor for new blockchain protocol

(5+ years exp)

$20k – $50k • No equity

Published: 1 month ago

Verified

Blockchain platform for payments, investments and financing

Zurich

11-50

PaymentsBlockchainsFin Tech

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Job Location

Remote •

Remote

Job Type

Contract

Visa Sponsorship

Not Available

Hires remotely

Everywhere

Relocation

Allowed

Skills

C++

Linux

Linux Kernel

The Role

We are looking for contributors for a project that implements a new consensus mechanism for a blockchain protocol. It involves implementation of a run time, a network/communications layer, and a storage engine. These are implemented in native C/C++ code.

Work on the run time engine requires knowledge of Linux internals, particularly cgroups and namespaces.

Anyone interested in this position needs to

provide links to open source projects where they have actively contributed
show that they are able to deploy and test a www-scale distributed application. We will provide a existing application to deploy and test.
be able to efficiently implement new protocols. Applicants will require to work 1-2 weeks on a sample assignment.

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU CAN NOT DO/PROVIDE ANY OF THE ABOVE.