P2P Node.js Engineer, Holepunch at Tether

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Improve Node.js peer-to-peer networking and storage primitives, protocols and low-latency performance for Holepunch.

Tether

Location: Remote — Switzerland / Sweden / Sri Lanka / Spain / South Korea / South Africa
Employment: fulltime_permanent
Work arrangement: remote
Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js

Role overview

The Holepunch team seeks an engineer to expand its core peer-to-peer networking and storage components. Work involves protocol performance, reliable communication and high-concurrency Node.js systems. The source lists remote locations across several named countries.

Responsibilities

Develop P2P networking and storage primitives in Node.js.
Improve protocol latency and throughput on real networks.
Implement or refine binary protocols, serialisation and secure peer communication.
Profile and test systems that must operate over unreliable connections.

Qualifications

P2P protocols such as Kademlia, BitTorrent, libp2p or Hypercore and advanced JavaScript networking code.
Strong UDP, TCP/IP and NAT traversal knowledge, including performance profiling.
Experience with cryptographic primitives and custom binary formats.
Five or more years in production P2P or distributed systems, V8, libuv, native add-ons and open-source networking work are preferred.

About Tether

Tether develops digital-token products, including USDT, alongside projects in peer-to-peer communications and AI. The employer describes a globally distributed remote team.

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Source checked: 2026-09-29

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