About The Company

Status strives to be a secure communication tool that upholds human rights. Designed to enable the free flow of information, protect the right to private, secure conversations, and promote the sovereignty of individuals.

Job Short Description

Who we’re looking for:

• You’re focused on what matters most and ignore unimportant industry distractions.
• You take extreme ownership and deliver outstanding results.
• You have a growth mindset, seek out feedback and engage in constructive dialogue with others to help them grow.
• You move fast and evolve with rapidly advancing technologies.
• You want to be part of a team that excels and is committed to building the Chainlink Network and growing the Web3 ecosystem over the long term.
• You are welcoming toward a diverse network of participants joining an open, global standard.
• You’re excited about the future of Web3 and building a world powered by cryptographic truth.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field required
• At least 5 years of software engineering experience
• Extensive experience with core Java technologies
• Knowledge of WebSocket
• Working knowledge of relational and time series databases
• Experience with designing APIs, distributed systems, asynchronous workers and resilient messaging services
• An understanding of microservice architecture and cloud-based deployments
• Ability to build reliable software that can withstand unreliable environments
• Solid analytical, communication, and organizational skills
• An interest in and experience with cryptocurrencies and a passion for keeping up to date in the space.
• Have the drive and ability to deliver software with a high degree of automation
• Proficient with version control systems and can handle development for multiple releases in parallel
• Have the spirit and willingness to contribute to org level innovation
• Have a learning mindset and is able to demonstrate versatility in addition to your specialization
• Should have the ability to work effectively with both partners and project team members
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies or iterative development processes
• Knowledge of acceptance test-driven development a plus.
• Ability to take ownership
• Coach team members and take accountability for the deliverables
• Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills
• Great attitude, being a mentor, team player and effective contributor
• You have focus on productivity
• Nice to have background in developing low latency trading systems.
• Nice to have Experience in Capital markets or Crypto Currency specifically with exposure to Trading, Algo Trading
• Nice to have Experience in building matching engine, OMS/EMS or exchange-connectivity platform
• Nice to have Experience in ultra-low latency design patterns and optimizing trading systems
• Nice to have Experience with low latency messaging products, such as Aeron, Solace and 29West

As a Smart Contract/Solidity Engineer on the CCIP team, you will develop highly impactful smart contracts that further secure Chainlink CCIP networks to provide best-in-class off-chain data to the blockchain ecosystem. You will work closely with all functions at Chainlink, from engineering, operations, finance, marketing, and more to ensure the team releases easy to use and easy to manage smart contract driven products. Your core team will be composed of smart contract and software engineers and you will report to the engineering lead on the team.

Your Impact:

• Owning large components of the smart contract architecture that secures Chainlink CCIP
• Actively participate in leveling up yourself and your peers in Solidity and smart contract development
• Work closely with fellow engineers to build the end to end experience for your products
• Work closely with operations to ensure smooth deployment and management of your dApps
• Partner with the research team to build products that are practical and easy to use
• Collaborate with non-technical stakeholders to ensure you build products that deliver positive user experience and meet business constraints

Requirements:

• 3+ years of professional engineering experience working in a collaborative product-driven environment
• Deployed multiple smart contracts to Ethereum mainnet or an EVM compatible chain that secured substantial user funds
• Deep understanding of Solidity and the EVM
• Active participant in the blockchain ecosystem as a user
• Experience owning multi month long projects, including communication of progress, dependencies, and risk mitigation directly with stakeholders and partnersComputer science fundamentals and systems design
• Experience building dApps end to end