Junior Software Engineer, Cosmos SDK

We are joining the Interchain Foundation, and are rebranding Skip to Interchain Inc., as we become the ICF’s main development, product, and growth subsidiary! Read the announcement to learn more.

Who we are

📌 Interchain Inc (formerly, Skip) leads development for the Cosmos Hub, ecosystem, and stack -- the leading platform for building sovereign, interoperable blockchains. We're dedicated to offering developers full-stack programmability, complete ownership of their economics, and best-in-class distribution to users everywhere.

Our mission is to build a more free, more fair internet with the Cosmos platform at the core. The best teams already build with Cosmos across every category: defi (dYdX, Osmosis, Injective), infrastructure (Babylon, Celestia, Initia),  Depin/AI (Akash, Artificial Superintelligence Alliance, Allora), privacy (Nillion, Penumbra), and many more. We want to help these teams and many more help bring the values of sovereignty and decentralization to the rest of the internet by developing the Cosmos stack and hub. 

We focus on hiring the core team and senior talent to work together in person in NYC to build a collaborative and supportive culture. But we’re still open to hiring best-in-class remote talent anywhere within 6 hours of the NYC timezone.

Core team member responsibilities

1. Work to solve hard technical problems at the cutting edge of blockchain research alongside the founders.
2. Be empowered to make bold technical and strategic decisions.
3. Play a critical role in determining the people we hire, our culture, our engineering practices, and the products we ship.

How we work

1. We value ambition, work ethic, and m (slope) over prestige, accomplishments, and y-intercept. - This means initiative, self development, and adaptability are non-negotiable, even for the most experienced candidates.
2. We value thoughtful and contentious dialogue over siloed and unilateral decision-making.
3. We value acknowledging uncertainty/weakness and seeking support over unabated confidence and solo performances.
4. We’re obsessive about documenting everything, learning, and shipping as fast as possible with short feedback cycles. 

Interchain Inc is committed to inclusion.

Interchain Inc. is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages individuals from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. We believe the purpose of crypto is to expand who has agency in society, which starts at home, by empowering people with diverse gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, and life experiences within our own organization. Interchain Inc. offers dedicated mentorship to support personal growth and a bright career in crypto.

Benefits

✈️ 18 days of paid leave

🧑‍⚕️ Premium health insurance

🏦 Competitive regional compensation and token compensation

📁 Office space and accommodations for remote work

👉 We’re open to arranging paid work trials with potential hires because we think interviews give a very limited view of candidates and the company.

Description: We are looking for a Junior Software Engineer to help build the Cosmos ecosystem. This is a New York City based role.

Role

We’re looking for a Junior Software Engineer to support the development and maintenance of the Cosmos SDK, the leading framework for building application-specific blockchains. 

The ideal candidate is curious, excited about open-source software, and passionate about the future of decentralized technology. They take pride in writing clean, maintainable code and are eager to learn from more experienced engineers. They value thoughtful design, testing, and collaboration, and are excited to grow their skills by working on real-world systems used in production by a wide variety of blockchains.

This is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience contributing to critical infrastructure in the Cosmos ecosystem while learning from a seasoned and supportive team.

Role Capabilities

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of core components in the Cosmos SDK
• Collaborate with senior engineers to design and implement new features and improvements
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and debugging to ensure quality and reliability
• Help support users and developers by investigating bugs or questions related to the SDK
• Learn to navigate a large open-source codebase and contribute effectively over time

Qualifications

Required

• 1+ years of software engineering experience (including internships, open-source contributions, or personal projects)
• Familiarity with Go or a similar systems programming language
• Interest in blockchain or decentralized technologies
• Willingness to learn and collaborate in a team setting
• Strong problem-solving mindset

Bonus

• Experience contributing to open-source projects
• Familiarity with the Cosmos SDK or other blockchain frameworks
• Comfort interacting with external developers or users
• You’re a winner