DEVELOPER, Media Laboratory-Digital Currency Initiative (DCI), to join a group focused on cryptocurrency and its underlying technologies. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin enable open, trustless digital payments and contracts. 

DCI’s goal is to use the technology to fundamentally change the financial system so that it serves the needs its users.  To reach this goal, the technology needs to be developed further.  DCI has two projects aimed at that - digital fiat currency (DFC) and the Lightning Network. 

The DFC project addresses how existing national currencies can be traded on the blockchain, giving people a way into the digital currency ecosystem through a currency they are familiar with. Lightning involves increasing the volume of payments blockchain-based systems can support and how assets on different blockchains can be exchanged without a trusted intermediary.

 Responsibilities include working with existing CryptoKernal and Lit codebases (https://github.com/mit-dci/CryptoKernel, https://github.com/mit-dci/lit) to expand and improve their feature sets while working on bug fixes and unit tests to improve their resilience in an adversarial setting; and working with the designers of these systems to implement new features. May make design decisions when needed.Job Requirements 

REQUIRED:  at least two years’ software engineering experience working on back-end systems; experience working with open source projects; experience with at least one C++ or Go language; unit testing experience; interest in Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and blockchains as technology and a desire to learn more; and comfort with uncertainty. 

Should feel comfortable working with under-specified software and evolving protocols.  Experience with at least one of the following is desirable:  distributed systems, networking, performance programming, databases, semantics of programming languages, operating systems, security protocols.

Please include a pointer to Github with application material.  

This is a one year appointment with the possibility of extension based on funding and research priorities.

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8/31/17

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Mainz · Full Time

brainbot technologies is a blockchain development studio, creating the core building blocks to scale the technology towards broad adoption of public blockchain systems. Our projects have been key to the core of Ethereum and continue to be crucial to the adoption and the current development roadmap of Ethereum.

Full-Stack Developer (Mainz)The Blockchain ecosystem is growing rapidly, generating excitement within Fortune 500 companies as well as small, highly determined tech start-ups alike. At brainbot, you can be part of both worlds and help to solve some of our world’s most pressing issues, while working in a creatively stimulating, albeit relaxed atmosphere.What you’ll be doing• Work on innovative and mind challenging projects 

• Develop smart contracts & full stack decentralized applications 
• Work in one of the most exciting spaces of applied Computer ScienceWho we are looking for•A few years of industry experience before joining brainbot.

Preferably with experience in distributed systems or database engineering, especially experience with blockchain technology and the Ethereum stack is a plus. 

•Solid JS experience, other dialects and server-side JS experience (Node) is a plus 
•Adequate experience with: Python, git, Linux, networking, experience with a 
system programming language. Preferably you have some other open source 
contributions or pet projects you can point to 
•Work in small teams and iterate quickly to deliver creative solutions for our 
client’s problems 
•You take ownership of what you are working on, feel responsible for it and are 
able to deliver without constant supervision 
•You are a team player who can communicate fluently in spoken and written 
English. German language proficiency is a plus 
•You participate in code reviews and feel comfortable in an agile development process.

You are proactive and independent and have a optimistic, honest, 
passionate, contrarian personality.What we can offerWe are a fast-growing international company headquartered in Mainz, Germany. Our projects are based on new and challenging technology in an exciting ecosystem and aim to have a significant impact on society.

Join our team of experts to work on the revolutionary technology of turing complete blockchains while enjoying the startup flair, flat hierarchies and a flexible working schedule.If you are interested, please contact us here or at [email protected]

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