Staff /Principal Engineer - Golang & Distributed Systems at Impossible Cloud

You could be a great fit for the role if you have

• PhD, Master's or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Substantial experience building applications using Go (or related, i.e. Rust)
• Ability to develop, run and maintain large-scale cloud infrastructure services
• Strong experience in designing and developing APIs and high-volume data streaming and processing systems 
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• You are a team player with a collaborative attitude

Bonus Points

• Understanding of cloud platform architecture, especially networking, security, storage, and resilient application topologies.
• You have experience designing and building peer-to-peer software systems and applications.
• Practical experience “how the internet works”, hole punching, STUN/TURN
• Previous experience writing advanced code in one of the following: Python, node.js, typescript, Javascript,
• Relevant experience in cryptography, cybersecurity or zk-proofs
• Solid understanding of web3 distributed systems and their technical building blocks: e.g. distributed hash tables, consensus algorithms, and p2p gossip protocols
• Understanding of network protocols and technologies, from DNS to IP routing, TCP and UDP connections, and modern high-level protocols (HTTP2, gRPC, Websockets)
• Passion for mentoring and educating junior people on the team

In this role you will

• Design, develop, and implement performant and resilient distributed systems (mainly in Go)
• Support a cross-functional setup of scalable data structures, distributed storage, and computing architecture
• Design, build and operate large-scale systems serving data with low latency to many countries worldwide with millions of users
• Run, scale, and maintain production software
• Write high-quality, well-tested code with frequent and fast deployments to production
• Have a crucial impact on the growth of our highly ambitious startup

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary coupled with direct engagement in your success through an enticing ESOP and token participation program.
• Ideal company stage with established initial revenue and a distinctive edge in the web3 industry.
• Collaboration with experienced, passionate, and supportive colleagues, leveraging cutting-edge technology.
• Fantastic office situated in a trendy location with access to complimentary healthy brain food and a subsidized premium gym membership. 
• Monthly collaborative meet-up week featuring team events in Hamburg

OUR CULTURE

We are committed to success. We embrace individuals from all backgrounds who share the goal of building a future European cloud champion.  We place great importance on in-person collaboration and open communication, and we value working together regularly at our Hamburg headquarters. If you are an innovative thinker with a passion for driving success in decentralised technology and the cloud industry, we invite you to apply.

Join a workplace that values your well-being, fosters a vibrant and collaborative atmosphere, and play a key role in shaping the future of the Cloud.