Senior Blockchain Engineer (Ethereum)
At R3, we are revolutionizing the world. If you are passionate about cutting-edge blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) and want to be a part of transforming the future of business, then joining our team is the right move for you.
Corda is a DLT platform specifically designed for conducting complex workflows between businesses without the need for centralized control. Trusted by top financial institutions, including banks, insurance companies, stock exchanges, and payment providers, Corda delivers reliable, scalable, and high-performing decentralized systems.
Role Summary
As a member of the Corda Platform's Interoperability engineering team, you will be responsible for developing the bridging technology between Corda and public blockchains like Ethereum. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a greenfield project by providing architectural designs, code reviews, and managing your own time efficiently. Your dedication to building and shipping exceptional software will play a crucial role in the team's success.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the team to develop software, review designs and code, and ensure the quality of our products.
- Resolve issues identified through QA or Support tickets.
- Maintain a culture of collaboration and craftsmanship, appreciating the contributions of your peers and striving to meet commitments.
- Work closely with teammates to ensure the cohesive delivery of our product.
- Embrace an ownership mentality, making design choices, learning from experiences, and constantly improving the capabilities of our software.
Other Responsibilities
- Represent the team in cross-team alignments, retrospectives, and technical discussions.
- Present the work of the team to stakeholders within R3.
- Contribute to blogs and internal tech-talks.
Essential Skills
- Strong programming skills and a solid technical background.
- Understanding that Software Engineering is a discipline and Programming is a craft, with the desire to continuously improve both.
- Proficiency in working with Ethereum or Enterprise Ethereum.
- Experience in developing and deploying software on the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).
- Familiarity with enterprise-level software development, including Java, Kotlin, and cloud technologies like AWS (though not mandatory).
- Knowledge of standard building and delivery automation tools, with experience in Gradle preferred.
- Previous experience in domains where high availability and performance are crucial.
- Commitment to delivering high-quality products and agility in engineering, always striving for the best for our customers.
R3 is at the forefront of digital finance, driving multi-party solutions that enable digital trust and unlock immense potential for regulated businesses worldwide. At R3, we embrace diversity and inclusivity, supporting individuals of all ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, origins, disabilities, veteran statuses, and cultures. Our core values – Collaborative, Ownership, Bold, and Customer First – drive our success, and our flagship DLT platform, Corda, is trusted by leading financial market infrastructures, central banks, commercial banks, and exchanges.
Corda empowers regulated institutions with an open and permissioned distributed application platform, revolutionizing direct digital collaboration for solving complex multi-party workflows.
R3 is proud to provide equal opportunities in the workplace. If you believe you can contribute to our mission, please share your CV/resume with us. We value fearless and collaborative individuals who are excited to join our team.
