--- title: 'Lightning Developer Evangelist (Remote) at Lightning Labs' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/lightning-developer-evangelist-remote-lightning-labs-lightning-labs-zs6zx6681h84' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-12' --- # Lightning Developer Evangelist (Remote) at Lightning Labs - **Company:** Lightning Labs - **Location:** Lightning Labs - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2024-10-07 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lightning/2fd09821-5a7a-4644-861c-33a075467483 ## Job description Lightning Labs is looking for a Lightning Developer Evangelist who is passionate about bringing bitcoin to the next billion people with the Lightning Network. This role will be focused on growing and connecting with the global Lightning developer community. The ideal candidate would have experience organizing community events, a track record of building Lightning-related projects, and a drive to continually improve the developer experience of building with Lightning. Responsibilities: - Developer Community Engagement - Embed yourself in the global Lightning developer community, from application builders to routing node operators to protocol developers. Understand their priorities and how Lightning Labs can help. - Attract new developers to the Lightning Network by creating projects exploring the possibilities of what can be built, highlighting community projects, and helping to organize opportunities for new developers to get involved. - Organize developer and community calls to communicate the latest updates from Lightning Labs, and help the product and engineering teams incorporate external feedback. - Business Development - Source new potential customers, from new Lightning-first developers to bitcoin technical teams that want to add Lightning support to existing companies that want to integrate Lightning into their products. - Support existing customers as a point of contact for issues with their software and by explaining new features and the business-related impacts of upgrading. - Understand developers’ business goals, and connect them with ecosystem participants that will help them succeed. Location: Global and remote. Proximity to US time zones would be ideal. Requirements: - Passion for bitcoin, Lightning, and the mission of bringing financial freedom to the world. - Proactive and creative problem solver with a focus on solving real problems for real people. - Excellent communicator both externally regarding Lightning Labs’s developer tools, and internally regarding learnings from community discussions. - Enthusiastic about trying new things and energized by creative challenges. Preferred: - Track record of open source contributions or public application development. - Experience presenting developer-focused content at conferences or meetups. ## About Lightning Labs ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Lightning Labs develops open-source software for the Lightning Network, enabling faster, cheaper, and global layer-two bitcoin transactions. [[lightning.engineering]](https://lightning.engineering/) - **Entity Type**: Private (venture-backed) - **Headquarters**: Remote-first; specific headquarters not disclosed in available sources. [[lightning.engineering/join-us/]](https://lightning.engineering/join-us/) - **Founded**: Not publicly available from search results - **Founders**: Elizabeth Stark (CEO and Co-Founder) and Olaoluwa Osuntokun (CTO and Co-Founder). [[lightning.engineering/team/]](https://lightning.engineering/team/) ## Core Business - Primary industry: Bitcoin infrastructure / Lightning Network protocol development - Target customers: Node operators, developers, businesses (B2B), and the broader Bitcoin community - Mission: "Bring bitcoin to the next billion people" by building secure, scalable, and non-custodial layer-two financial services. [[lightning.engineering]](https://lightning.engineering/) ## Products & Services - **[Lightning Terminal](https://lightning.engineering/)**: A web-based UI for managing Lightning nodes – includes a dashboard, network explorer, and liquidity tools. - **[lnd](https://lightning.engineering/)**: The leading open-source implementation of the Lightning Network protocol (Lightning Network Daemon). - **[Taproot Assets Protocol](https://lightning.engineering/)**: A protocol for issuing and transferring assets on the Bitcoin blockchain using Taproot. - **Verifiable, Non-Custodial Financial Services**: A suite of Lightning-based services such as swaps and channel management. [[lightning.engineering]](https://lightning.engineering/) ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available - **Key Metric**: Funding details not disclosed in available sources; however, the team continues to expand with multiple open engineering positions. [[jobs.ashbyhq.com/lightning]](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lightning) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not listed in search results - **Growth Signals**: Active hiring across engineering, product, and business development roles; new focus areas include AI integration and Taproot Assets. [[lightning.engineering/join-us/]](https://lightning.engineering/join-us/) ## Competitive Advantages - Deep expertise in Bitcoin and Lightning Network (core contributors to the protocol and BOLT specifications). - Open-source, community-driven development with a strong focus on security, decentralization, and non-custodial design. - Comprehensive product suite covering node management, liquidity, and asset issuance. [[lightning.engineering]](https://lightning.engineering/) ## Strategic Focus - Scaling the Lightning Network through better tooling and developer experience (e.g., Lightning Terminal). - Advancing the Taproot Assets Protocol to enable new use cases on Bitcoin. - Integrating AI to accelerate development and automate workflows. [[lightning.engineering/join-us/]](https://lightning.engineering/join-us/) - Growing developer adoption via community outreach and evangelist roles. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Passionate, mission-driven team focused on bitcoin, cryptography, and open source. Emphasis on autonomy and impact. [[lightning.engineering/team/]](https://lightning.engineering/team/) - **Work Environment**: Remote-first with team members across multiple time zones. [[lightning.engineering/join-us/]](https://lightning.engineering/join-us/) - **Engineering Culture**: High technical bar; engineers work on core protocol development, distributed systems, applied cryptography, and shipping user-facing products. [[jobs.ashbyhq.com/lightning]](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lightning) - **Notable Perks**: Not specified in available sources, but the careers page highlights a focus on "security, privacy, and decentralization." ## Sources 1. [lightning.engineering](https://lightning.engineering/) 2. [lightning.engineering/team/](https://lightning.engineering/team/) 3. [lightning.engineering/join-us/](https://lightning.engineering/join-us/) 4. 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