Blockchain Developer Relations Specialist

Project Overview:

Litheum is at the forefront of blockchain innovation, creating a Layer 1 blockchain poised to revolutionize the industry. As a startup in its initial phases, we boast a small, dynamic and global team spanning across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. We are pioneering the next wave of Web3 applications, providing global-scale consensus in a straightforward, secure, and cost-effective manner.

Our groundbreaking Proof of Performance consensus model sets us apart, encouraging network nodes—referred to as Runners—to contribute vital infrastructure such as networking, CPU, and memory. Our vision is ambitious: to facilitate 1 trillion transactions per day at just 10% of the infrastructure costs associated with leading blockchains like Bitcoin or Ethereum.

We are proud to have some of the most advanced blockchain specialists in the world on our team, making Litheum a prime location for learning and professional growth.

We are building world-class tech and want to work with world-class people. This project is highly ambitious and you will be expected to grow along with this project. As an early team member you’ll be forming the foundation of the Litheum Team and helping define our team culture and best practices.

Compensation:

We offer a competitive, location-independent salary range commensurate with experience and regional standards: $3,000 – $5,000, including a significant performance-based token allocation. Our focus is on long-term value creation, we align our compensation to support you in building a career-defining project, rather than just filling a seat.

Role: Sysadmin/Devops/Technical Writing

Responsibilities:

As we approach mainnet we need to grow and support our dapp developer community. This role will focus on outward facing developer relations. It will include some technical work such as developing tooling, example dapps, and documentation. The main focus will be on communicating about these things via both social media and direct outreach. Excellent communication skills are a must, including both written and spoken. Native or fluent English is required.

Required Knowledge/Skills:

• Technical writing
• Solidity
• Linux systems administration
• software engineering best practices
• *nix suite: vim or emacs, bash/zsh, awk or python or similar, etc
• Git/Github
• HTML/CSS, Javascript
• Nice to have: Rust
• Nice to have: NixOS/Nix

Operational Standards & Collaboration 

As a distributed team building world-class infrastructure, we prioritize synchronous communication and high-impact output.

• Timezone Alignment: To ensure effective collaboration with our core engineering and operations teams, best if you can work with UTC+7 / UTC+8 time zones.
• Mission-Driven Focus: We are looking for builders, not just employees. We value autonomy, rapid iteration, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. If you are seeking a standard "9-to-5" role, this will not be the right fit.

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Application Requirements 

To ensure we connect with candidates who share our technical standard, please include the following in your application. Note: Applications missing these items will not be reviewed.

• Technical Portfolio: A link to your GitHub, Gitlab, or a repository showcasing your code and commit history ; OR
• Technical Sample: A link to a technical article, documentation, or a design document you have authored related to blockchain, distributed systems, or infrastructure.

Next Steps for Litheum:

We are on the cusp of exciting developments, including launching our testnet, mainnet, and an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) in the coming year.

Technical Products and Upcoming Milestones:

LitheumCore: Our biggest technical project is our reference implementation, LitheumCore, which is nearing feature completion. In addition we have various dapps for different purposes to support Litheum as well as a wallet.

The Litheum Team

Clayton Rabenda is the founder/CTO of Litheum. He is a former Senior Engineer at Google. He's focused on the state of the blockchain industry, the nature of decentralization, the origins of the scalability dilemma, and consensus design. He is interested in educating the blockchain community and raising the conversation to the next level. He believes that decentralization can change the world, that the industry is facing a dilemma, and that Proof of Performance is the solution.                                                                                             

The rest of the Litheum team includes some of the brightest minds in next-generation blockchain technology spread across the globe. We are found around the world in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the US, but mostly in Eastern and Central Asia.

At Litheum, we are a mission-driven team aiming to solve the hardest problems in blockchain and decentralization. We seek individuals who are passionate, curious, and ready to embrace the unknown with tenacity and resilience. We’re not just looking for developers; we’re seeking builders and thinkers who are ready to redefine what’s possible.

This isn’t just a job—it’s an opportunity to be part of a paradigm shift in blockchain. We’re a small team with massive aspirations, and every member here is expected to lead. You’ll be a key player from day one, setting high standards for code quality, design, and functionality. At Litheum, we don’t have ‘quiet contributors’; every voice shapes our direction and every contribution is essential.

Our Philosophy

We believe in pushing beyond what’s commonly accepted. At Litheum, we set ambitious goals and pursue them with relentless drive. Mediocrity has no place here; we expect commitment, rapid learning, and an unwavering pursuit of excellence. Our team members are relentless, resourceful, and mission-focused. We expect impactful results, sharp focus, and the ability to tackle high-impact work that could be career-defining.

If you’re looking for a 9-to-5, this isn’t it. We’re here to make history, not to meet quotas.

What Success Looks Like at Litheum

Success here means delivering projects that other companies would consider impossible. You will be measured by your contributions, speed, and impact on the team. We need individuals who thrive under pressure and are ready to take on extreme technical challenges. In return, you’ll receive a compensation package tailored to reflect the impact you make—including performance-based tokens that align your success with the long-term success of Litheum.

Are you ready to shape the future with us? If so, join us, and let’s build something the world has never seen.