Stellar is an open-source blockchain network focused on improving global financial access by enabling fast, secure, and low-cost cross-border transactions. It connects financial institutions, payment systems, and individuals to transfer digital and fiat assets. With a mission to promote financial inclusion, Stellar is designed to serve both developed and underserved markets, offering interoperability between traditional and blockchain-based financial systems.

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Skills

Developer Tooling

Candidate Availability

Hybrid · United States · Required

Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.

About the Role

You will lead development of the Stellar CLI and related developer tools, shipping practical improvements that make onboarding and building on the network easier. You will design, implement, and maintain production-grade Rust code and backend systems, and extend smart contract tooling to support secure scalable decentralized applications. You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with product and developer-relations stakeholders, and engage with the developer community to gather feedback and iterate on tooling.

Requirements

6+ years of professional software engineering experience focused on developer tools or infrastructure
Proficiency in Rust with production-grade development experience
Experience building and maintaining client applications or libraries
Backend development skills and experience with at least one server-side language such as Go Python or Node.js
Exposure to smart contract ecosystems tools frameworks and security best practices
Familiarity with blockchain technology and cryptography concepts
Strong problem-solving and collaborative communication skills
Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership

Responsibilities

Lead design development and maintenance of the Stellar CLI
Collaborate with Product and Developer Relations to enhance developer experience
Innovate and improve existing developer tools across DevX projects
Develop and enhance smart contract tooling to support secure scalable decentralized applications
Drive improvements to developer tooling quality and usability
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership
Coordinate with Platform DevRel and Ecosystem engineering to ship pragmatic solutions
Engage with the developer community to collect feedback and implement improvements

Benefits

Lumen-denominated grants
Competitive health dental and vision coverage (most plans covered for employee and dependents)
Flexible time off plus 15 company holidays and company-wide holiday break
Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave and up to 14 weeks paid pregnancy leave
Gym reimbursement
Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance up to $50,000
Short and long term disability
401(k) with 4% employer match
Health and Dependent Care FSA accounts
Commuter benefits with $250/month employer contribution
Health Savings Account with monthly employer contribution
Family building benefits through Kindbody
Wellbeing benefits (One Medical Rightway Headspace)
Learning and development budget of $1,500/year
Daily lunch and snacks in office
Company retreats