Principal Software Engineer

The Protocol Engineering team at Pagoda is responsible for the infrastructure of Layer 1 Blockchain, NEAR Protocol.

Overview

You will be working with complex concurrent systems, complicated state machines, and novel algorithms powering NEAR Protocol blockchain. As a Principal Software Engineer you will work in a highly ambiguous space, identify problems to tackle, research and come up with solutions, thoroughly plan milestones, and drive end to end execution while mentoring other engineers. As a technical leader for a large team of engineers, you will work in close collaboration with the Engineering Managers, oversee ongoing projects, create roadmaps, coordinate cross team collaboration, and provide technical support and guidance to the protocol engineers.

What you will do

• Provide technical strategic guidance to the Protocol team.
• Architect and oversee implementation of complex blockchain components in Rust.
• Design and propose blockchain protocol innovative changes ensuring end-to-end ownership of critical blockchain components.
• Do performance optimizations and scalability/reliability improvements of blockchain.
• Audit and resolve critical problems across blockchain infrastructure to provide the best user experience.
• Partner with Engineering Managers and drive the team’s technical roadmap, control budget and do technical resource planning.

Requirements

• Blockchain enthusiast with ability to navigate ambiguity, learn complex engineering concepts, and write efficient code.
• Fluency with algorithms and data structures.
• Experience with concurrency or parallelism.
• Experience debugging complex concurrent systems.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related fields is a must.
• Effective communication skills to convey your ideas and drive technical discussions with other engineers.

Nice to have

• Professional experience with Rust alternatively but less preferred C++ or Go.
• Familiarity with internals of other blockchains
• Experience in building a blockchain smart contract or running a node in a blockchain network.
• Knowledge of cryptography.
• Knowledge of compilers or virtual machines.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborate with a fully distributed team around the world.

Hiring process

• Recruiter Call
• Hiring Manager Call
• 1st Round: Large System Design Interview, Technical Presentation Q&A
• Final Round: Leadership Interview - Technical Leadership and Adaptability, Near Culture Interview