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Lightning Infrastructure Engineer (Remote)

Lightning Labs

Remote

$110K - $144K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 13 days ago


Job description

Job Summary:
Lightning Labs is seeking a systems-oriented engineer to design and build key components for the Lightning Network ecosystem. The role involves creating advanced software tooling for channel management, implementing algorithms for capital management, and developing monitoring infrastructure for routing nodes.
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 of 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
Qualifications:
Required:
• Experience building and operating secure, scalable, highly-available systems
• Experience developing and supporting publicly available APIs
• 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:
• Familiarity contributing to open source projects
• A strong passion for Bitcoin and a desire to make using Bitcoin cheap, fast, and simple for everyone
Company:
Lightning Labs is building the next generation of decentralized, resilient financial infrastructure on top of the bitcoin blockchain. Founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, USA, with a team of 11-50 employees. The company is currently Early Stage.