About the company
Solana is a high performance blockchain that can enable growing decentralized applications and systems to scale without sacrificing security. Solana Labs is the team that built the original protocol, and is building both the validator client and applications on top of the Solana blockchain; therefore the team is highly specialized, and we’re looking for talented people who are willing to jump right in and use their expertise to help us build the Solana ecosystem. If you’re looking to join a fast-paced, problem solving environment in the center of blockchain infrastructure, cryptocurrency, and decentralized applications, then read on.
Job Summary
You will:
📍Understand the protocol improvement proposals and help facilitate the discussions around implementation and prioritization 📍Cross cut multiple projects across multiple organizations to understand up and downstream dependencies, accurately communicating updates and their ramifications 📍Review delivery practices of contributing entities 📍Communicate through to the ecosystem and validators back down to the contributing organizations 📍Create documentation and materials to address knowledge gaps and accelerate projects’ understanding and collaboration around the Solana ecosystem
You ideally have:
📍Familiarity with Solana’s architecture and design principles, as well as its potential use cases and applications 📍Bachelor of Science degree in a technical field such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant field and 2+ years of experience as a TPM 📍Advanced knowledge of full life-cyle software development 📍Experience with a wide array of technical expertises and software development processes 📍Some programming and low level language understanding 📍Executed on timelines, diverse task priorities and aligning teams with different perspectives to cohesive goals 📍Knowledge and passion for blockchain protocol development 📍Experience contributing to, and engaging with, open source software communities 📍Enjoyment in technical advocacy, facilitating new ideas and desire to contribute to a future where people build together 📍Strong communications skills both written and verbal
