Storj Overview

Storj is a leader in Web3 with the world's first decentralized cloud object storage network with enterprise SLAs. We make object storage more secure, private, and resilient than leading cloud storage providers. Our mission is to enable the decentralized future, and our vision is to be the storage layer for the decentralized internet.

Storj is looking for a software engineer to join our team. As part of the team, you will contribute to fundamental features of the Storj distributed network to build a better alternative to the traditional cloud in all of security, performance, and cost-efficiency.

While we don’t expect you to be already an expert in every technology we list, we are looking for people who have a demonstrated ability to learn, grow, understand requirements, and get stuff done.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain fundamental features for the Storj network:
  • Reliable storage, audit, and repair of data
  • Erasure coding and end to end encryption
  • Efficient communication between network peers
• Design, implement, and maintain client libraries and tools for the Storj network
• Analyze and improve performance throughout the technology stack
• Analyze and improve the consistency model of the Storj network
• Work with Git, including branching and merging strategies
• Work with build pipelines and tools such as Jenkins
• Work directly with the QA, Support, and DevOps teams to resolve issues

Qualifications:

• Professional coding experience in Go or other programming languages
• Working knowledge or deep interest in distributed systems
• Security-first mindset
• Experience with building highly concurrent applications
• ​Ability to learn new software, frameworks, and APIs quickly
• Eagerness to be collaborative, quality conscious, highly self-motivated, and use excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion:

At Storj Labs, we celebrate diversity and strive for an inclusive work culture. More than a statement on our careers page, these concepts are ingrained in our core values:

Secure - We believe security and privacy in product, process, and habit is key to everything we do.

Together - We inspire, execute, and celebrate as one team, with a commitment to trust, inclusion, collaboration, and accountability.

Open - We’re committed to the free and open sharing of software, information, knowledge, and ideas.

Resolute - We have the courage to do the right thing, even if it is not the easy thing. We resolve always to treat others ethically, with empathy, understanding, and trust.

Empowered - We empower our users to control their data, our teammates to do great work, and our community to build economic value.

Different - We think differently, act differently, and always strive to make a difference.

We don’t make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal law. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance and similar local laws.