Strategic Solutions Engineer
LaunchDarklySalary not specified
- Full Time
- Junior (1 to 2 years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Crypto & Web3, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
Position Overview
- Location Type: Remote
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Salary: Not specified
- Lightning Labs is seeking a Lightning Developer Evangelist to grow and connect with the global Lightning developer community. The ideal candidate will have experience organizing community events, a track record of building Lightning-related projects, and a drive to continually improve the developer experience.
Requirements
- Passion for bitcoin, Lightning, and the mission of bringing financial freedom to the world.
- Proactive and creative problem solver with a focus on solving real problems for real people.
- Excellent communicator, both externally regarding Lightning Labs’s developer tools, and internally regarding learnings from community discussions.
- Enthusiastic about trying new things and energized by creative challenges.
- Preferred: Track record of open source contributions or public application development.
- Preferred: Experience presenting developer-focused content at conferences or meetups.
Responsibilities
- Developer Community Engagement:
- Embed yourself in the global Lightning developer community, from application builders to routing node operators to protocol developers.
- Understand their priorities and how Lightning Labs can help.
- Attract new developers to the Lightning Network by creating projects exploring the possibilities of what can be built, highlighting community projects, and helping to organize opportunities for new developers to get involved.
- Organize developer and community calls to communicate the latest updates from Lightning Labs, and help the product and engineering teams incorporate external feedback.
- Business Development:
- Source new potential customers, from new Lightning-first developers to bitcoin technical teams that want to add Lightning support to existing companies that want to integrate Lightning into their products.
- Support existing customers as a point of contact for issues with their software and by explaining new features and the business-related impacts of upgrading.
- Understand developers’ business goals, and connect them with ecosystem participants that will help them succeed.
Application Instructions
- Not specified
Company Information
- Company: Lightning Labs
- Focus: Bringing bitcoin to the next billion people with the Lightning Network.
- Location: Global and remote. Proximity to US time zones would be ideal.
Skills
Lightning
Bitcoin
Community Engagement
Developer Relations
Communication
Problem Solving
Open Source
Lightning Labs
Develops software for Lightning Network transactions
About Lightning Labs
Lightning Labs develops software for the Lightning Network, which is a layer on the Bitcoin blockchain that allows for faster and cheaper transactions. Their main product, Lightning Terminal, is a web interface that helps users manage nodes in the Lightning Network, making it easier to handle many low-fee Bitcoin transactions quickly. This product is especially useful for businesses and individuals who need to conduct numerous transactions efficiently. Lightning Labs stands out by focusing on open-source software and offering premium tools that enhance the Lightning Network's functionality. Their goal is to improve the efficiency and accessibility of Bitcoin transactions for a wide range of clients, including developers and financial institutions.
San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2016Year Founded
$80.2MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Fintech, Crypto & Web3Industries
11-50Employees