Founded in 2015, IOHK is one of the world’s pre-eminent blockchain research and engineering companies, best known for the Cardano blockchain platform
We are a fully decentralized, remote-working organization committed to the highest principles of academic rigour and evidence-based software development. The company builds high-assurance blockchain products for public and private sector clients.
Our goal is simple – to fuel our drive to be best in class by giving you the opportunity, resources and support to deliver your finest work to date. You’ll work with some exceptionally talented and friendly individuals who are always open to new ideas and ways of working.
IOHK is an advocate of decentralized remote working, with over 300 people working in more than 50 countries. Everyone has a different skill set, a different culture, and is at a different stage in their life. We aim to make collaboration between diverse people fun, exciting, and always rewarding. Many companies say they ‘think outside the box’ – for IOHK it’s more, ‘we think outside the geography’.

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Backend Engineer

Develop and maintain the Rust implementation of a blockchain protocol.

•As a Principal Software Engineer in the Partner Chains team, you will be a key contributor in developing and maintaining the Rust implementation of the Partner Chains Substrate node.
•Your primary focus will be on designing and implementing an innovative cross-chain protocol that leverages advanced cryptographic techniques like Threshold Signature Schemes (TSS).
•This role needs deep expertise in Rust, distributed systems, smart contracts, and blockchain protocols.
•Lead the design and development of the Partner Chains Substrate node in Rust, ensuring it meets high standards of performance, security, and scalability.
•Architect and implement a novel cross-chain protocol, integrating cryptographic techniques such as TSS to enable secure and efficient cross-chain interactions.
•Collaborate with engineers, cryptographers, and researchers to design and implement protocol improvements and new features.
•Optimize and maintain the existing codebase, ensuring robust and efficient performance of the blockchain node.
•Mentor and guide other engineers in best practices for Rust development and blockchain protocol design.
•Conduct thorough code reviews, ensuring code quality, security, and be a technical bar raiser.
•Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in the blockchain protocol, particularly those related to cross-chain interactions and cryptographic implementations.
•Contribute to the broader architectural vision of the Partner Chains Tribe, ensuring the protocol aligns with strategic goals.

Principal Software Engineer - Rust

Program Manager

• Lead the planning and implementation of projects
• Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables
• Define project tasks and resource requirements
• Develop full scale project plans
• Assemble and coordinate project staff
• Manage project budget
• Assist/Lead cross functional team members to plan and schedule project timelines and resourcing
• Track project deliverables using appropriate tools
• Define, implement and track quality assurance across the project
• Working closely with key project stakeholders and coordinate cross functional activity within IOG to ensure projects are delivered according to defined scope and on time
• Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders
• Collate and present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions
• This is a very varied role requiring significant amount of hands on report collation and chasing down issues and actions across all levels in the organization
• Schedule, Chair and minute all weekly operational and stakeholder meetings
• Manage the RAID Log (Risks, Actions, Issues and Dependencies (we use Decisions here), update with all project actions coordinate with individuals and teams on status of all items.

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