About the role:

We’re looking for an experienced Software Engineer to lead the development of world-class developer tools and SDKs. If you are passionate about crafting seamless developer experiences, enjoy solving complex problems, and thrive in highly technical environments, this is the role for you. You’ll work closely with internal teams and the external developer community to build tools that are intuitive, robust, and delightful to use.

You may find yourself doing all of the following:

• Design, build, and maintain Hiero’s Open Source SDKs and related tooling that enable developers to integrate easily with our platform
• Champion and implement best-in-class developer experience standards across all tooling
• Work hands-on across multiple programming languages, frameworks, and protocols
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, providing architectural vision and technical guidance
• Consume and produce high-quality RESTful, GraphQL, or gRPC APIs with a clean, consistent design
• Design, integrate, and enhance developer workflows across popular IDEs (e.g., VS Code, IntelliJ) and debugging tools to streamline the development experience
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, protocol engineers, and user-facing teams to align tools with real-world developer needs
• Serve as a technical voice and mission-driven leader, helping rally and inspire the team

Qualification Requirements:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Java, C++, JavaScript, Python, Go, Swift, and/or Rust
• Proven experience in designing, developing, and maintaining SDKs or developer platforms
• Experience in technologies like PBJ, Clpr, and/or Block Nodes
• Strong focus on delivering delightful developer experiences; empathy for API consumers
• Ability to technically lead and mentor engineers across functions and geographies
• Experience in consuming and producing APIs
• Strong understanding of modern IDE internals and debugging protocols (e.g., DAP, GDB, LLDB) with hands-on experience extending or customizing IDE/debugger functionality
• Customer-oriented mindset with a bias toward action and a track record of delivering results, even through ambiguity or setbacks
• Self-driven and curious learner, comfortable diving deep into new or complex systems
• Passionate about mission-driven work and capable of rallying teams around shared goals
• Strong Communication Skills
• Collaborative Mindset
• Adaptability
• Commitment to continuous learning and improvement

Other skills that are great to bring with you but that we can help you develop:

• Experience with Web3 Apps, Decentralized Ledger Technologies (DLTs) and/or Blockchains
• Background in writing smart contracts for Ethereum or other EVM-based chains
• Familiarity with gRPC and Protocol Buffers for high-performance API communication
• Contributions to open-source SDKs, devtools, or infrastructure libraries