Staff Engineer, Distributed Systems
LaunchDarklySalary not specified
- Full Time
- Senior (5 to 8 years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Quantitative Finance, Crypto & Web3Industries
Position Overview
- Location Type: Remote
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Salary: Not provided
The Lightning Network ecosystem extends beyond the core software and applications, encompassing supporting systems such as watchtowers, peer availability/network monitoring, advanced liquidity provisioning tools, automated channel management, and other services. This role focuses on designing and building key components to support the initial bootstrapping and growth of the network, lowering the barrier to entry for operating routing nodes and enabling existing operators to manage their infrastructure effectively.
Requirements
- Strong passion for Bitcoin and a desire to make using Bitcoin cheap, fast, and simple.
- Experience building and operating secure, scalable, highly-available systems.
- Experience developing and supporting publicly available APIs.
- Familiarity contributing to open source projects (preferred).
- Experience in systems programming languages such as Go, C, or C++.
- Security and adversarially-oriented mindset.
- Knowledge of Bitcoin and applied cryptography; understanding of the Lightning Network protocol (preferred).
Responsibilities
- Write advanced software tooling for automated channel management and initial client channel selection (autopilot).
- Implement algorithms for ongoing capital management and optimization (fee maximization and capital efficiency).
- Design and maintain a suite of monitoring and alert infrastructure for routing nodes.
- Develop and collect metrics to passively analyze the health of the network based on graph and node-level signals.
- Design and build novel systems designed to help nodes/users acquire and manage liquidity on the Lightning Network.
Application Instructions
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Company Information
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Related Github Repositories
Further Reading
Skills
Go
C
C++
Systems Programming
API Development
Security
Cryptography
Bitcoin
Lightning Network
Monitoring
Alerting
Capital Management
Channel Management
Graph Analysis
Node-Level Signals
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