Senior Software Engineer, DevX

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: $170,000 - $260,000 (depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location)

As a part of the Developer Experience Team, you will work on the products that help developers onboard and create applications on the Stellar Network. Our team builds a few applications, some of them being Stellar Laboratory, Stellar CLI and the Stellar Javascript SDK. You will play a pivotal role as a visionary technical leader, shaping and innovating the SDKs that serve as the backbone of our customers' experiences. This role has a direct impact in making the Stellar tooling the best in industry and will be working very closely with our Product and Developer Relations teams. In this role, you will join our Developer Experience team, focusing on Javascript SDK development for the Stellar Network. As a key member of this team, you’ll be responsible for designing and owning the Stellar Javascript SDK, a critical tool that enables developers to build applications on the Stellar Network.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of the Stellar Javascript SDK.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Developer Relations teams to enhance developer experience.
• Innovate and improve existing tools for all projects under the DevX umbrella.
• Contribute to making Stellar tooling the best in the industry.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership.
• Engage with the developer community to gather feedback and implement improvements.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• JavaScript experience, including API design.
• Experience with SDK development, bundlers, and Babel.
• Experience building and maintaining client applications or libraries.
• Expertise in Backend Development: Strong proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript/JavaScript best practices, along with experience in at least one other server-side language.
• Familiarity with blockchain technology and cryptography concepts.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Bonus Points (Optional)

• Experience with open-source project management.
• Knowledge of the Stellar Network and its ecosystem.
• Familiarity with other programming languages (e.g., Python, Rust).
• Understanding of financial technology and decentralized systems.

Company Information

We offer competitive pay with a base salary range for this position of $170,000 - $260,000 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, we offer lumen-denominated grants along with the following perks and benefits:

USA Benefits/Perks:

• Competitive health, dental & vision coverage with most plans covered at 100% for the employee + any dependents.
• Flexible time off + 15 company holidays including a company-wide holiday break.
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for both non-birthing and birthing parents, as well as up to 14 weeks of paid pregnancy leave for birthing parents.
• Gym reimbursement ($80 per month).
• Life & ADD (up to $50K).
• Short & Long term disability.
• 401K with 4% match.
• Health & Dependent Care FSA Account.