Senior Backend Engineer – Identity Solutions Full Time

Your opportunity:

Make a real difference in the blockchain industry! Build the change you want to see.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join the Decentralized Trust and Identity Solutions team. We are seeking an individual with experience in building distributed systems that are designed with security and fault-tolerance in mind.

You would be working with emerging decentralized identity protocols such as Key Event Receipt Infrastructure and Authentic Chained Data Containers. The ideal candidate should show a keen interest in learning the inner workings of such technologies and how they can be applied to solve business needs, in a secure and reliable way.

• Design, develop and maintain scalable decentralized identity solutions in collaboration with architects and other engineers.
• Be a key player in transforming business requirements to solutions in collaboration with the team and external stakeholders.
• Ensure world-class security best practices are first class citizens in design.
• Build reliable systems that can handle unpredictable circumstances, out-of-order messaging delivery, etc.
• Ensure delivered code is robust, well tested and has high maintainability to minimize risks from security bugs.
• Engage and collaborate with the open source community to mature our identity ecosystem, and review innovations in the space.

We work in an open source environment that is prone to rapid change and innovation across various tech stacks. You would be developing our Veridian Wallet as well as contributing to the wider open source community repositories, such as keripy, KERIA, Signify-TS and Signify-Java.

Your story:

• A strong foundation in Computer Science, or a related field, by way of a Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar security sensitive domain, such as IoT or Telecommunications.
• Experience in implementing protocols for reliable device-to-device communication, with a focus on embedded systems or low-level network stacks.
• Experience in working in a fast paced open source environment.
• Expertise in typed programming languages such as Java or TypeScript.
• Solid understanding in cryptography and key management, with bonus points for industry experience in this area.
• Ability to deliver high-quality and maintainable software that can stand the test of time.
• Excellent communication, documentation and collaboration skills, preferably with an interest in applying asynchronous communication patterns.

Your impact:

• Build the Foundation of Decentralized Trust: Directly contribute to the design and development of world-class, fault-tolerant, and secure backend systems for emerging decentralized identity protocols, establishing a bedrock of trust for the Cardano ecosystem.
• Drive Innovation Through Collaboration: Play a pivotal role in translating complex business requirements into robust technical solutions, collaborating closely with architects, external stakeholders, and the open-source community to mature our identity ecosystem.
• Ensure Long-term Reliability & Security: Implement best practices for security, maintainability, and testing, delivering highly robust code that underpins reliable systems crucial for handling unpredictable circumstances and minimizing risks in our decentralized identity solutions.

About us

The Cardano Foundation is an independent, Swiss-based not-for-profit organization. The Foundation is tasked with advancing the public digital infrastructure Cardano and works to anchor it as a utility for financial and social systems, thus empowering the digital architects of the future.

The Foundation facilitates the worldwide advancement of Cardano in enterprise applications. It develops infrastructure tooling—including where there may not be an immediate commercial use case—plus strengthens operational resilience, and drives diversity of on-infrastructure use cases as well as the development of sound and representative governance.

Another significant part of the Cardano Foundation’s mission is to engage with and support the Cardano community. The Foundation assists the development of tools the community can use to leverage Cardano to solve problems in new ways.

The Cardano Foundation has incredible employees from over 24 nationalities, across 3 continents, working together to grow the Foundation.
Here at the Cardano Foundation we are transparent, inclusive, passionate and innovative. We aim to have a positive impact on global change and breed a harmonious working environment for our employees to flourish.

Benefits: 

• Embrace Flexibility & Freedom: Enjoy the benefits of remote work with the flexibility to tailor your hours that best supports your productivity, while staying aligned with the team.
• Collaborative Culture: We foster a collaborative remote environment where ideas flow freely and everyone feels empowered to contribute.
• Thrive in a Learning Culture: We believe in continuous growth and development. Every employee receives an annual learning budget to invest in their professional journey.
• Shape Your Career: We provide opportunities for growth and encourage you to continuously evolve your skills and expertise within a supportive environment.
• Make a Real Impact: Your work will directly contribute to the development and adoption of Cardano, shaping the future of blockchain technology and its real-world applications.
• Team Building & Fun: Connect with your colleagues and strengthen team bonds through a dedicated annual team building event, as well as a departmental team-building day. Enjoy an extra day off for your birthday and additional days off to celebrate milestone work anniversaries.
• Work with Passionate People: Surround yourself with a team of dedicated individuals who are driven by a shared passion for blockchain technology and its potential to change the world.

Equal opportunities employer:

The Cardano Foundation strives to provide a diverse, inclusive and welcoming working environment. We are committed to being a discrimination free organization – including discrimination free space with regards to age, religion, race, nationality/ethnic origin, disability, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Cardano Foundation does not accept any applications from recruitment agencies for this position. We refuse any responsibility for unsolicited applications as well as any associated fees. Unsolicited applications will be treated as direct applications regardless of the channel through which we receive them.