✨ About The Role
- Responsible for designing, building, and deploying a self-custody Lightning solution for the wallet to enable instant cross-border payments
- Collaborate with experts at Block to improve Bitcoin Development Kit and Lightning Development Kit for the broader bitcoin ecosystem
- Influence and define future blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies used in the wallet, Block, and the industry
- Work with mobile and firmware engineers, product managers, and infrastructure teams to make key architecture and platform choices
- Own testing, observability, and maintenance for the solutions created by the team
âš¡ Requirements
- Experienced backend engineer with a strong background in Bitcoin/Lightning or a strong desire to learn and work in this area
- Ability to work collaboratively across teams and disciplines to design, build, and troubleshoot Bitcoin platform features
- Demonstrated technical initiative and leadership on previous projects, with a focus on delivery and excellence in software design
- Comfortable making key architecture and platform choices, leveraging existing infrastructure and best practices while also forging new paths when necessary
- Willingness to contribute to the growth of team members and share knowledge to help others succeed