SORAMITSU is hiring a

Web3 Rust Developer (Senior) (Remote) - SE Asia

SORAMITSU Co., Ltd. is a Japanese/Swiss technology company with expertise in developing blockchain-based solutions for digital asset and identity management. Our mission is to use blockchain technology to promote innovation and solve pressing societal challenges.

SORAMITSU is the original developer of the open-source blockchain platform Hyperledger Iroha, which is tailored for enterprise and public-sector use. The Iroha blockchain’s flexible permissions system and scalable, performant architecture suit it for digital asset and identity management in high-traffic, multi-stakeholder environments.

Together with the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), SORAMITSU developed Bakong, the world’s first blockchain-based retail payments system launched by a central bank. We have also developed a digital asset custody solution for European CSDs, a closed-loop payment system for the University of Aizu in Japan, and an identity verification system prototype for Bank Central Asia in Indonesia, among other projects.

On the strength of our work with the NBC, we won a 2020 Global FinTech & RegTech Award and a 2021 Japan Financial Innovation Award. His Excellency Chea Chanto of the NBC was furthermore named 2021 Central Banker of the Year Asia-Pacific for his work on Bakong and other innovations. More recently, SORAMITSU was selected as a finalist in the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Global CBDC Challenge.

Additionally, SORAMITSU is an ongoing contributor to the open-source SORA decentralized economic system and blockchain network, providing much of the core open-source code used by the ecosystem. SORAMITSU also contributes to numerous, open-source cryptocurrency wallets, such as the Fearless Wallet and SORA Wallet.

SORAMITSU’s guiding aim is to deploy cutting-edge technology on a global level in order to expedite financial inclusion and health, as well as mitigate economic inefficiencies.

As a Senior Rust Dev at SORAMITSU, you'll be working on some of our most exciting projects, including:
IROHA 2 -- a ground-up rebuild of the enterprise permissioned blockchain tech we use in most of our work, and
Polkaswap -- the eagerly anticipated AMM DEX (decentralized exchange) we're releasing into the Polkadot ecosystem.

This is a unique opportunity, as youwon't just be working with blockchain technology, you'll be building critical new digital-asset and value-exchange infrastructure with a team of industry pros.

Responsibilities include:

• Design, implement and support software production.
• Write teststhat guarantee high quality of functional and non-functional characteristics of produced code.
• Perform code review for other developers.
• Take part in making architectural decisions.
• Transfer your knowledge to other team members and mentor junior developers.
• Interview people that will perform the development of the blockchain systems.
• Select and integrate frameworks and libraries which will be the part of software systems(and prove your selections)
• As a senior developer,you should understand the business goals of the system, planyour work upfront, provide correct estimations to each task and be able to foresee possible problems to eliminate them before they appear.

The ideal candidate has:

• 2-4 years of experience.
• Proficiency in Rust, with a fair knowledge of the language specification.
• Thorough knowledge of the standard library, and algorithms.
• Knowledge of networking protocols, p2p and distributed systems.
• Understanding cryptography algorithms, blockchain concepts.
• Understanding of blockchain consensus algorithms work.
• Knowledge of one or more blockchain protocols is a plus: Hyperledger Iroha, Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric, Quorum, MultiChain, R3 Corda, Polkadot, Cosmos or other.
• Knowledge in C++ language is a plus.
• Understanding of basics in DevOps engineering.
• Knowledge of principles and practices in Agile development.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning and git-flow.

Soft skills:

• Impeccable communication, presentation and organizational skills.
• Significant attention to details.
• Maintain a positive attitude while giving and receiving constructive criticism
• Use feedback to make improvements and take appropriate corrective actions.
• High degree of honesty and ethics.
• Be open to changes and to considerable variety in the workplace.
• Willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.

Working Conditions

• Flexible 40-hour work week.
• Permanent, full-time position.
• The international team of professionals.
• Possibility to work from offices around the globe.
• Possibility to visit global meetups and conferences for education and/or for giving a speech.
• An absence of a strict dress code.
• Relaxed work environment.

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