Blockchain Smart Contracts Engineer

LO3 Energy is building a platform to enable decentralized business models and innovative technologies related to energy, cleantech and utility systems. The LO3 team has deep expertise in design, architecture, development, prototyping and testing of cutting edge distributed energy, computing and peer-to-peer distributed consensus networks. The company builds tools and develops projects to support and accelerate proliferation of the distributed energy, utilities and computation sharing economy of the future.

Were looking for a Smart Contract Developer to help us build a platform that will lead the world in distributed energy data and trading systems. You will be working on a ERC-20 Compatible token contract, implementing real time marketplace logic and data management logic in smart contracts.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Develop Solidity smart contracts to run on the Ethereum public chain and private ethereum compatible blockchain.
• Understanding of cryptography, including asymmetric encryption (pub/priv key), symmetric encryption, and hash functions.
• Leading the development of smart contracts and the performance of blockchain integration with existing applications
• You will be required from time to time to work in other areas of the team (front-end development, back-end development, etc)
• Develop a custom ERC20 Smart contract, provide input and technical support to a token generation event.
• Develop frameworks and interfaces to support off-chain transactions and state channels

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• BS degree in an engineering or computer discipline or relevant certification
• 5+ years software engineering experience
• Demonstrated expertise with several of the following languages: Go, Javascript, Rust, Python, C/C++, Ruby.
• Experience developing Solidity Smart Contracts on Ethereum or Ethereum compatible platforms.
• Experience with Smart Contract development frameworks(e.g. Truffle)
• Proficient in Unix/Linux operating systems
• Excellent knowledge of software engineering best practices (e.g. Agile software development, test-driven development, unit testing, code reviews, design documentation, etc…)
• Experience with database infrastructure and access in a Distributed Cloud or containerized environments preferred
• Ability to work well with a distributed team
• Excellent written; presentation writing and verbal communication skills
• History of working in startups or other fast-paced environment.

BONUS POINTS

• Familiarity with git and the git rebase workflow.
• Previous experience working in the energy or utility sectors.
• Experience contributing meaningfully to one or more Open Source projects.

Please submit cover letter and resume to be considered for this position.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $90,000.00 to $120,000.00 /year

Experience:

• Ruby, Go or Python: 2 years (Required)
• Cassandra Database, or Mongo or Redux: 1 year (Required)
• Rest API Development: 2 years (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Job Location:

• Portland, OR 97209 (Preferred)