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Software Engineer P2P
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This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Software Engineer P2P based in United Kingdom.
This is an opportunity for a highly skilled software engineer to contribute to the development of next-generation decentralized technologies.
You will work on building resilient peer-to-peer systems that redefine how data discovery and communication can operate without centralized infrastructure.
The role focuses on advanced networking, distributed architectures, and high-performance systems designed for global-scale usage.
You will collaborate with talented engineers and researchers to transform complex technical concepts into production-ready solutions.
This position is ideal for someone passionate about decentralization, distributed computing, and pushing the boundaries of modern software engineering.
You will have the opportunity to influence core technologies that enable secure, private, and unstoppable digital experiences.
Accountabilities
The Software Engineer P2P will contribute to the design and implementation of decentralized search and networking technologies, focusing on building scalable, reliable, and high-performance peer-to-peer systems.
- Design, develop, and maintain next-generation peer-to-peer infrastructure supporting decentralized search capabilities.
- Build resilient distributed systems without reliance on centralized indexes or traditional server-based architectures.
- Develop high-performance and highly concurrent networking solutions using Node.js and modern distributed technologies.
- Work on distributed indexing systems and implement solutions based on advanced research concepts in decentralized search.
- Contribute to the development and optimization of peer-to-peer network protocols, including connection management, reliability, encryption, and NAT traversal.
- Design, test, evaluate, and improve network protocols to ensure scalability, performance, and reliability.
- Apply knowledge of distributed databases, CRDTs, and decentralized data structures to solve complex engineering challenges.
- Improve search technologies through expertise in information retrieval concepts, ranking algorithms, indexing strategies, and semantic search approaches.
- Collaborate with engineers and researchers to evaluate emerging technologies and translate ideas into robust software solutions.
- Contribute to the evolution of decentralized application infrastructure and peer-to-peer technology.
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Requirements
The ideal candidate is a technically curious and hands-on engineer with strong experience in distributed systems, networking, and building scalable software solutions.
- Professional experience developing software with Node.js and a strong understanding of backend engineering principles.
- Passion for peer-to-peer technologies, decentralized architectures, and distributed computing.
- Experience with or strong knowledge of Kademlia Distributed Hash Tables (DHTs).
- Understanding of distributed indexing concepts and relevant research areas, including skip graphs, prefix hash trees, locality-sensitive hashing, or similar approaches.
- Experience working with distributed databases, CRDTs, or decentralized data structures.
- Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, transport-layer reliability, multiplexing, NAT traversal, and encryption.
- Understanding of search engine architecture and information retrieval concepts, including ranking algorithms, inverted indexes, recall versus precision, and semantic search.
- Experience writing high-performance, concurrent, and reliable networking code.
- Ability to analyze, test, and optimize network protocols and distributed systems.
- Familiarity with decentralized technology stacks and peer-to-peer frameworks is a strong advantage.
- Strong problem-solving skills, research mindset, and ability to turn complex technical ideas into practical implementations.
- Excellent English communication skills for collaboration in a global engineering environment.
Benefits
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge decentralized and peer-to-peer technologies with global impact.
- Fully remote work environment with flexibility to work from anywhere.
- Collaboration with a highly skilled international team of engineers and researchers.
- Opportunity to contribute to innovative products shaping the future of digital communication and data sharing.
- Exposure to advanced distributed systems, blockchain technologies, and next-generation infrastructure.
- Competitive compensation package.
- Fast-paced environment with significant ownership and technical influence.
- Opportunities to grow professionally while solving complex engineering challenges.
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