Who you are
Strong, current experience writing Go in production
Hands-on Kubernetes experience, including debugging real workloads, networking, and cluster issues
Expert knowledge of systems design concepts and distributed computing
Keen eye for modeling scenarios in reproducible test environments
Experience in key security concepts: cryptography, key/certificate management, identity, and access management
Experience with test-driven development and the use of testing frameworks
Experience developing backend APIs and complex services
Ability to write clear technical documentation for both engineers and provider operators
You take a pragmatic approach to developing clean solutions to complex problems
Proven ability to work in an open source Git workflow, since the team develops in the open
Ability to stay communicative while working remotely and asynchronously
Notable open source contributions on GitHub
Experience building or upgrading Proof-of-Stake blockchains and decentralized infrastructure
Familiarity with Cosmos SDK, CometBFT/Tendermint
Experience with gRPC, protobuf, and code generation
Some Rust experience
Passion for AI, with experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting open source models with vLLM and SGLang
What the job involves
As a Software Engineer on the core engineering team, you will build and ship the chain and provider software the marketplace runs on
This is hands-on work across the Akash node and provider: writing Go, testing network upgrades, resolving provider issues in Kubernetes, and helping shape the feature specs that define new protocol capabilities
Because the team develops in the open, clear technical documentation is part of the job, from feature specs to upgrade and provider guidance
The role also contributes to closed source Overclock Labs efforts such as AkashML and Akash Homenode
Build and maintain core features in Go across the Akash node and provider daemon
Design, test, and ship network upgrades, validating behavior on testnet before mainnet rollout
Diagnose and resolve provider-side issues in Kubernetes, from gateway and networking to workload orchestration across an independently operated provider fleet
Maintain the gRPC and protobuf API definitions and code generation shared by the node and provider
Cut, sign, and release provider and node software
Write feature specs and technical documentation that help providers, developers, and teammates understand and adopt new features
Contribute to closed source Overclock Labs products such as AkashML and Akash Homenode
Think creatively about attack vectors, failure handling, and other non-functional requirements
Continuously raise the standard of engineering excellence through best practices for coding, testing, and deployment