Software Engineer

About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Software Engineer, you will be a principal implementor of our L1 blockchain. You will have foundational ownership over the core state machine, working at the lowest levels of the stack to design, build, and maintain the modules that define our network. This is a rare opportunity to solve hard technical problems in distributed systems and blockchain research and to build open-source infrastructure that will secure significant value.
In this role, you will:

• Participate in low to moderately complex initiatives and projects associated with the technology domain, including installation, upgrades, and deployment efforts
• Identify opportunities for service quality and availability improvements within the technology domain environment
• Design, code, test, debug, and document for low to moderately complex projects and programs associated with technology domain, including upgrades and deployments
• Review and analyze technical assignments or challenges that are related to low to medium risk deliverables and that require research, evaluation, and selection of alternative technology domains
• Present recommendations for resolving issues or may escalate issues as needed to meet established service level agreements
• Exercise some independent judgment while also developing understanding of given technology domain in reference to security and compliance requirements
• Provide information to technology colleagues, internal partners, and stakeholders

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of software engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Expert-level proficiency in Go.
• Demonstrable, hands-on experience developing and maintaining custom modules for the Cosmos SDK.
• Solid understanding of CometBFT consensus and the Application Blockchain Interface (ABCI/ABCI++).
• Experience launching or contributing to a Cosmos-based blockchain network.
• Deeply committed to writing clear, maintainable, and thoroughly tested code.
• Prior experience in development of enterprise scale banking applications will be a plus
• Implement, and maintain core blockchain modules in Go using the Cosmos SDK, including a sophisticated, role-based tokenfactory for native asset issuance.
• Design and implement custom logic within the ABCI++ interface (PrepareProposal/ProcessProposal) to enable advanced features and optimizations.
• Configure, launch, and maintain our blockchain network, including genesis configuration, validator setup, and consensus parameter tuning.
• Implement and manage cross-chain functionality using the Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol.
• Write exhaustive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to guarantee the security, correctness, and performance of the core protocol.
• Participate in architectural discussions, conduct rigorous code reviews, and contribute to our high standards for technical documentation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in our development, test, and production environments.

Posting End Date:
11 Aug 2025
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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