Senior Backend Engineer

Lightspark is building open payments for the Internetalways-on payment solutions powered by Bitcoin the only open neutral network for moving value. With enterprise tools like Connect UMA and Spark businesses can send and receive money instantly securely and at a fraction of the cost anytime anywhere. Lightspark is headquartered in Los Angeles California but serves the world.

Job duties:

Build software enterprise-ready infrastructure for an open payment protocol for the Internet.

Build new software financial systems services and processes accessible to everyone.

Design build scale and maintain production services.

Build a deep understanding of the business and collaborate with the community to make core protocol and implementation improvements.

Create a rich services layer to serve the next set of users and use cases bringing Lightning to mass adoption.

Build software frameworks to collect and deeply analyze internal data for the purposes of solution improvement.

Extend Lightning via advanced functionality that solves the next wave of complex problems and introduces the company to broader audiences.

Education and Experience required: Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field and 3 years as a Backend Engineer or related occupation. Alternatively in lieu of a Masters degree employer will accept 7 years of experience. Employer will accept any suitable combination of education training or experience.

Background:

3 years of experience in the following:

1) Infrastructure or back-end engineering;

2) Utilizing one of the following languages: Go Python Java or C/C;

3) Developing software solutions for Blockchain technologies;

4) Developing software applications for the Bitcoin Blockchain;

5) Writing high quality and well tested code;

6) Complex systems design and implementation;

7) Communicating and collaborating across technical and other cross functional teams;

8) Using data to influence decisions; and

9) Off-the-shelf coding and deployment solutions (e.g. Docker Kubernetes or AWS).

Location Culver City CA

How to apply Email with job reference #SBE in subject line.

Lightspark is on a mission to build an open payment protocol for the Internet at scale and therefore were committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse workplace to reflect the customers we serve. We welcome interest from individuals of all backgrounds and levels of experience who share our mission. We do not discriminate based on race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status disability status or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the State of California Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

Required Experience:

Senior IC