Brave Wallet - Blockchain Engineer (Rust, C++)

Brave is looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer with a focus on blockchain to work on cryptocurrency integrations with Brave. You'll work on our Brave Wallet. This is a high profile and impactful, hands-on position. Work together with our product designers, developers and privacy/security experts to help us take our wallet to the next level.

Your responsibilities:

• Work closely with the front-end team to understand intricacies and help iterate on components used to build our interfaces within our Wallet.
• Integrate new features from brave-core and connect prototypes to live data.
• Be up-to-date with upcoming protocol upgrades, BIPs, EIPs, etc.
• Be involved in investigating bugs around blockchain edge cases.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience with application development.
• Strong JavaScript / TypeScript development skills. React / Redux experience is a plus.
• Some C++ development skills, a plus but not required.
• History of open source contributions.
• Good understanding of blockchain protocols (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, etc.) and the DeFi ecosystem.
• Familiarity with cryptocurrency wallet stack (mechanics, UX, etc.).
• Experience with software development via distributed development teams.
• Comfortable working in an open source setting.
• A passion for helping protect users' privacy and security.
• Written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Proven record of getting things done.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Paid parental leave
• Unlimited PTO (in most regions)
• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life and Disability insurance coverage
• Generous 401k plan
• Stock option grant
• Travel and conference budgets
• Remote-friendly