Development Team Lead - Vancouver, Canada - Iris Energy

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor other peer engineers with workflow and complex software solution buildings with your skills and experience
• Working closely with senior stakeholders to understand business requirements and help translate these into technical requirements for the development team
• Writing testable, scalable, and efficient code and leading code reviews
• Planning and documenting technical specifications for features or system design
• Collaborating with other teams to ensure smooth operations and communicating with stakeholders to keep them informed of progress and any issues that arise
• Ensuring that the team is uptodate with the latest technologies and tools, and providing opportunities for training and development

Experience
Minimum 5 years of experience working in a Linux-based environment, with a strong background in leading development teams and working with cryptocurrency mining hardware


Additional experience required includes:

• Demonstrated experience in managing and mentoring development teams
• Indepth understanding of Bitmain S19 Antminer hardware architecture and components
• Experience working with Bitmain's proprietary firmware and control software
• Knowledge of power management, thermal management, and performance optimization techniques specific to S19 Antminer machines
• Familiarity with InfluxDB, Telegraf, Grafana, and other data visualization tools
• Understanding of IP networking, VPNs, DNS, load balancing, and firewalling
• Proficient with monitoring/data collection tools, configuration management, and automation tools, such as Ansible or Puppet
• Linux experience, with a focus on kernellevel programming and embedded systems

Desired Qualifications & Knowledge

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computing Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; equivalent schooling combined with experience will be considered
• Working knowledge of Source Code Management, Continuous Integration/Delivery solutions (GitLab, Jenkins, or other)
• Agile project management skills (sprints, standups, Kanban, Scrum)
• Expertise in Python, Rust, and C/C++ programming languages
• Knowledge of hardware architectures, such as ASIC, FPGA, and GPU
• Experience with cryptographic algorithms and security protocols
• Familiarity with common mining software, such as CGMiner, BFGMiner, or EasyMiner
• Experience with performance tuning and optimization for ASICbased mining hardware
• Understanding of the Bitcoin mining ecosystem, including mining pools, stratum protocols, and pool APIs

Key Attributes

• Integrity, openness, and honesty
• Ability to foster innovative and practical approaches to development/IT matters
• Personable and engaging, with exceptional relationship management skills
• Strong capacity to influence and drive team performance
• Strong organizational, planning, analytical, and problemsolving skills
• Ability to communicate professionally and personally at all levels
• Working, collaborating, and partnering across all levels of the organization
• Resultsoriented, with a focus on delivering highquality firmware solutions
• Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to code quality
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Adaptability and ability to learn new technologies quickly
• Proactive in identifying and addressing potential issues and roadblocks
• Ability to analyze and optimize firmware for maximum energy efficiency and hash rate
• Resourcefulness in overcoming hardware and software limitations of Bitmain S19 Antminer machines
• Ability to collaborate with other developers and stakeholders to adapt the firmware for custom mining solutions
• Curiosity and willingness to stay uptodate with the latest advancements in Bitcoin mining technology
• Strong problemsolving skills and the ability to troubleshoot issues arising from firmware and hardware interactions

Target Industries

• Experience working in the energy, large assetbased utilities, infrastructure or resources sectors.

Salary:
$110,000.00-$150,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Onsite gym
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Experience:

• Application development: 5 years (required)

Language:

• English (required)

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Vancouver, BC