Lightning Infrastructure Engineer
Lightning Labs is a software company that builds tools for faster and cheaper Bitcoin payments over the Lightning Network.
Maintainer signals as of 8/23/2026
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About Lightning Labs
Lightning Labs is a software company focused on improving Bitcoin payment scalability. Users can send and receive Bitcoin instantly, manage liquidity across payment channels, and integrate Lightning functionality into their apps. The platform supports developers and infrastructure providers by offering open-source tools that enable faster, low-cost Bitcoin transactions through the Lightning Network.
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About the Role
Design and build key systems supporting the bootstrapping and growth of the Lightning Network, including automated channel management, capital optimization, routing-node monitoring, network health metrics, and liquidity management tools.
Requirements
- Experience building and operating secure, scalable, highly available systems.
- Experience developing and supporting publicly available APIs.
- Familiarity contributing to open source projects preferred.
- Experience with systems programming languages such as Go, C, or C++.
- Security and adversarially oriented mindset.
- Knowledge of Bitcoin and applied cryptography; understanding of the Lightning Network protocol preferred.
Responsibilities
- Write advanced software tooling for automated channel management and initial client channel selection.
- Implement algorithms for ongoing capital management and optimization, including fee maximization and capital efficiency.
- Design and maintain monitoring and alert infrastructure for routing nodes.
- Develop and collect metrics to analyze network health using graph- and node-level signals.
- Design and build systems that help nodes and users acquire and manage liquidity on the Lightning Network.