At R3 you will be at the cutting edge of distributed ledger technology (DLT).
Corda is a DLT designed for running complex workflows between businesses, without any centralised points of control. You will work on a system trusted by banks, insurance companies, stock exchanges, payments companies, and others – highly demanding industries with the interesting technical challenges that come with them.
Your Team
You will join the newly formed Corda 5 Developer Experience team who’s remit is to make sure that when Developers and other technical consumers use Corda 5 …. they love it. Corda 5 is powerhouse of a piece of software which will offer next generation Distributed ledger capabilities to our customers, but any software is only as good as how it feels to use. The DevEx team’s job is to make it feel awesome.
As part of the Developer Experience team, you will:
Take the holistic view across all the touch points between our software and the Corda community to ensure each interaction is slick and satisfying.
Build tools and frameworks which enhance developer experience.
Create and maintain guidance and reference code in Kotlin and Java representing good practice CorDapp (Corda application) Development.
Influence the future direction of Corda, championing the needs of the developers who use it.
No team is an island – you will work with many others across the company, to help ensure we build the best possible products. You will have the opportunity to showcase your work and help influence your colleagues’ thinking.
About you
You are a highly motivated, self-sufficient software engineer with system design skills. You have a strong grasp of computer science fundamentals, either through formal study or via some other route. You are curious and quick to learn about new technologies, and keen to build on your skills by learning on the job. You may have built distributed systems previously or have a strong interest in the area.
You have experience or a deep interest in creating software which prioritises the developer experience and have a strong ability to empathise with the users of our product. You also have the ability to convey technical concepts in a clear and engaging way.
We believe the best Engineers can adapt to and learn any language, so whilst we are at heart a Kotlin shop, we welcome anyone with a strong software engineering background who wants to learn. If you have in-depth JVM knowledge, (garbage collection tuning, performance and memory profiling), and/or familiarity with the Java ecosystem that is a bonus.
We believe that quality, security, developer experience, and operational experience are everyone’s responsibility, so you will be driven by a passion to ensure excellence in all of these.
Depth of Expertise: Typically, 6+ years of commercial experience. A blended tactical and strategic level thinker who understands clients (internal/ external) needs. Will possibly have lead a small or medium sized team at some point in their career.
Level of Interaction: Proactively initiate ideas to help improve developer experience.
Ownership & Responsibility: Drive the delivery whilst maintaining a coherent technical direction
Responsibilities:
- Coding and design, and assisting other Engineers with coding and design.
- Utilise their subject matter expertise to take the lead over an area or component of an R3 core product
- Use comprehensive judgment to make decisions of high complexity and impact, utilising team opinion and senior leadership where needed but often use autonomy in decision making.
- Use business analysis skills to interact with product management team(s) to marry technical delivery and client requirements.
- Use customer focus skills to anticipate internal/ external customer requests.
- Contribute to the technical direction and strategic vision of engineering.
At R3, we encourage a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you don’t meet all of the above criteria, but you think you’d be a great addition to R3, send us your CV. We’re always interested in meeting collaborative people who are excited to work with us.
