Student Assistant - Software Developer
Perun is an off-chain state-channel framework for real-time payments, complex business logic, scalability, security, and interoperability between blockchains. It serves blockchain developers, businesses, IoT deployments, gaming applications, and use cases involving micropayments or cross-chain swaps.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
About Perun
Perun develops off-chain state-channel technology that enables fast, secure, scalable, and private blockchain transactions. Its offerings include the Perun SDK for custom integrations, Perun-X for decentralized cross-chain atomic swaps, and Perun Node for supporting multiple users or devices through one instance. The framework supports applications such as micropayment networks, blockchain gaming, decentralized identity payments, IoT transactions, and AI agent-to-agent payments.
Skills
About the Role
You will help build next-generation blockchain scaling technology by developing features for existing projects and building new components. You will implement and test code, participate in code reviews and CI, engage with the developer community, and collaborate on projects with industry partners and leading blockchain ecosystems. You will work part-time and can use flexible hours and home office options.
Requirements
- Programming experience
- Independent working attitude
- Good knowledge of English
- Practical skills in Ethereum (preferred)
- Confidence in cryptography (preferred)
- Strong interest in blockchain technologies
Responsibilities
- Build blockchain scaling technology
- Develop new features for go-perun
- Build components for Erdstall
- Implement tests and maintain continuous integration
- Perform code reviews and maintain high code quality
- Engage with the developer community
- Collaborate on projects with industry partners and blockchain ecosystems
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Home office possibility
- Part-time workload (10–20 hours per week)
- Involvement in open-source projects
- Strong contacts to leading figures in the cryptocurrency space