Protocol Dev

We are seeking a highly skilled and self-motivated Developer Engineer to join our Protocol Development Team. This role is pivotal in maintaining and advancing our core blockchain protocols on Substrate-based networks such as Astar and Shiden, as well as our L2 network, Astar zkEVM. The ideal candidate will possess deep knowledge of Rust as applied to the Polkadot SDK/Substrate and demonstrate a keen knowledge/interest in advancing the rapidly evolving field of L2 technology.

You will play a crucial role in a pivotal moment for blockchain history by participating in the creation of a decentralized network.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement features for Astar, Shiden, and other Substrate-based protocols. Ensuring their ongoing maintenance, including dependencies upgrades.
• Collaborate with the core development team to enhance or fix modules in the Polkadot SDK, Frontier, and other open-source libraries, as per project needs.
• Maintain and support operation of an L2 solution stack (e.g. Polygon zkEVM, OP Stack).
• Create tools to facilitate protocol development and testing.
• Assist the DevOps team with protocol expertise to establish robust infrastructure, monitoring, and alerting systems.
• Provide support to the SecOps and DevOps teams in incident management, including assessment of reports, debugging, and implementing fixes.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of up-to-date technical documentation and guides for Substrate-based networks.
• Take on additional development responsibilities as required by the projects

Qualification and Skills

• Minimum 1+ years of experience in Rust development related to polkadot-sdk framework.
• Expert knowledge of polkadot-sdk pallet development, storage migration, runtime upgrades, and cross-consensus message format.
• Deep understanding of blockchain architecture, particularly based on polkadot-sdk framework.
• An interest in decentralized technology and Web 3.
• Able to work with a fully remote distributed team.
• Understanding of cross-cultural communication in a highly diverse and distributed working environment.

Nice to haves

• Knowledge and/or hands-on experience in additional blockchain technologies with smart contract capabilities such as Ethereum, HyperLeger, Near etc.
• Knowledge and/or hands-on experience of working with EVM-based L2 stack(s)
• Knowledge of Solidity & experience of writing production grade smart contracts
• Scripting skills (ethers.js, polkadot.js, etc.)
• State of the art P2P networking research and technologies.
• Experience writing and performance-tuning databases.
• Rust performance optimization and tuning.
• Knowledge of LLVM

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Job Responsibilities

• Develop smart contracts according to business needs
• Responsible for compilation and deployment of smart contracts
• Optimization and improve architecture, security, performance, algorithms, etc. of the smart contracts
• Maintain relevant technical documentation
• Keep studying trends and direction of blockchain technology

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or above, over 5 years of software development working experience
• Proficiency in programming language solidity or go, and related project experience on Ethereum
• Familiar with Lido, SSV will be a plus
• Familiar with the code implementation of leading blue-chip DeFi protocols and LSD/LSDFi protocols will be a plus
• Good communication and teamwork skills, strong logical thinking ability
• Fluent in Chinese，in English will be a plus

About

Crypto Bot is one of the biggest products in Telegram for buying, selling, exchanging and transferring cryptocurrency serving tens of thousands of users each month.

Ever since the launch of Crypto Bot, our goal has been to create the most powerful crypto platform in Telegram.

We are now looking for a talented Lead QA Engineer and Software Tester who is aligned with our vision and can join us on the mission to revolutionize the financial industry.

Responsibilities

– Develop the infrastructure for automated testing.

— Identify, document, and analyze bugs, providing detailed reports to the development team.

— Write comprehensive test documentation and execute test cases effectively.

Requirements

— At least 2 years of experience in software testing and QA engineering.

— Proficiency in TypeScript, and Javascript.

— Familiarity with continuous integration (CI) practices, end-to-end (E2E) testing, and manual software testing.

— Basic understanding of cryptocurrency concepts

— Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively work with both technical and non-technical team members.

— Demonstrated ability to develop strategic test plans and influence engineering best practices within an organization.

Why it's a fantastic opportunity

— Engage in a variety of technical tasks, ranging from straightforward to complex.

— Join a vibrant team of young professionals; our average team member is 25 years old.

— Benefit from a quick time-to-market culture with minimal bureaucracy, allowing for rapid feature rollout.

— Learn from a highly qualified and experienced team that includes top university graduates, former IT giants’ employees, and international engineering contest winners.

— Make a significant impact on the cryptocurrency industry and help shape the future of Web3.

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• developing, scaling and maintaining some of our backend services including the API, reports and other infrastructure services that manage our product and logistics worldwide
• working with multiple teams day to day to bring more value to Toggl’s users, covering customer-facing web and native applications and public APIs
• designing, breaking down, and completing projects of a medium to large scope with high-level productivity
• looking for technical problems of existing system/product without guidance and offering solutions
• leading projects with a small group of people, such as hosting weekly meetings, communicating with other partners and stakeholders

• Strong backend engineering experience in Go
• Significant professional experience with distributed systems, PostgreSQL, and Google Cloud Infrastructure
• Experience with software engineering best practices (e.g. unit testing, code reviews, design documentation)
• Experience with performance and optimisation problems, particularly at large scale, and a demonstrated ability to both diagnose and prevent these problems
• Ability to work cross-teams and improve cross-functional relationships which will facilitate ongoing projects
• Effective communication skills, ensuring regular consensus with peers and clear status updates.
• Strong collaboration skills across the company to define, design, build, and improve the product.
• Experience with data warehouse, analytics systems, Kubernetes at scale, and system architecture at scale.
• Eagerness to contribute to the engineering team's growth, including interviewing and mentoring junior engineers, and providing precise, actionable feedback to peers.
• Proficiency in the English language, both written and verbal, is required for success in a remote and largely asynchronous work environment

• Freedom to choose when and how much you work - we only measure results
• 24 days of paid time off a year, plus your local holidays
• In-person meetups for team-building (expenses covered)
• 4-6 weeks paid sabbatical (depending on the tenure)
• Laptop budget up to €2,500 and it renews every 3 years
• €2,000 budget to set up your home office, and additional €300 every year after 3 years of tenure
• €250 per month for co-working space membership and/or internet service at home
• €4,000 per year contribution to use for training, workshops, and conferences
• €2,000 per year contribution for any equipment or services to improve and/or maintain your physical and mental health
• Support for buying tools you need for doing your best work (even eyeglasses if you need a new pair)

• A strong frontend engineer with experience in React
• A proponent of user-centric development with an eye for design and user experience.
• Someone who is able to put themselves in the user’s shoes and contribute to discussions around product development. In other words, your coding abilities are complemented by a solid understanding of business models, business goals, user journeys, value propositions, and the ability to discuss product features in detail.
• Someone with outstanding communication skills.
• A software engineer with solid debugging and testing skills.
• Strong work ethic and pride in the quality of your code. 
• Enjoy working closely with others in a cross-functional team.

• An independent and profitable business that is doubling in size. 
• More than 12 years experience in designing, building, and optimising high-growth online marketplaces.
• Technically complex projects that often present unique business challenges that need solving.
• A distributed company, headquartered in London, UK, with a strong documentation and iteration culture that supports remote team members based in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Caucasus region.
• We take full ownership of marketplace projects in close collaboration with our clients. We’re a close-knit in-house team who love working together. We don’t outsource core functions.

• Strong fundamentals in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, HTML, and CSS.
• Expert-level knowledge of and proven experience working with JS libraries such as  React, Redux for state management, React Query, etc.
• Expert-level knowledge of and proven experience working with component-based architecture (React components, Storybook, Design system, Lerna, NPM/Yarn).
• Previous experience working with Micro Frontend 
• Proficient with modern testing frameworks (e.g. Cypress)
• Strong debugging and testing skills.
• Strong communication skills in English.
• Experience in backend development with Node.js (Express or Nestjs) would be a great bonus.
• Experience in designing UX/UI journeys would be a great bonus.

• ReactJS and React Native
• NextJs 
• Bootstrap
• NestJS
• MongoDB, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch
• AWS
• Figma
• Storybook
• Lerna / Bit.dev
• Strapi Headless CMS

About us:

Avara is a group of software development companies that build open-source, blockchain-based software for the Web3 world. With a mission to reinvent our modern paradigms in the realm of finance, social media and beyond, we are focused on building revolutionary products and protocols that will reinvent the ways we communicate, our financial systems, and our cultural norms. United with one clear goal, Avara is determined to build a future for users that provide them with better control over their finances, data and social experiences.

Our culture:

Having cultivated a thriving, collaborative culture, our team is kind, welcoming and passionate about what we are building. We celebrate differences and seek to develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool from all over the world.

About the role:

The Backend Developer will enhance and maintain high-performance systems using Node.js and TypeScript, optimise database performance, and implement best coding practices. This role involves collaborating with various teams to develop efficient APIs and streamline deployments, focusing on scalability and rapid response to support the Family Wallet.

How you can make an impact:

• Develop, maintain, and enhance high-performance backend systems utilizing Node.js and TypeScript.
• Optimise database performance, scalability, and integrity, managing both PostgreSQL and MongoDB environments.
• Implement best practices in coding, including automated tests, comprehensive documentation, and conducting code reviews as necessary.
• Collaborate with the DevOps team to streamline automated deployments using CI/CD, enhancing production visibility and ensuring environment stability.
• Work closely with the iOS team to architect and develop efficient REST APIs that support the rapid response requirements of the Family wallet.
• Process and convert blockchain data from multiple chains into a format suitable for efficient querying.
• Design and implement sophisticated caching mechanisms to provide instantaneous API responses.
• Lead backend architecture discussions and planning for integrating new features seamlessly.

Let’s connect if:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in backend development, preferably with large-scale systems.
• Strong proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript, Redis, Git, and RESTful API design.
• Solid experience with both SQL and NoSQL database technologies.
• Familiarity with AWS and other cloud services.
• At least 1 year of experience in the web3 sector, developing backend solutions.
• In-depth knowledge of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and data extraction techniques from EVM-based blockchains.
• Excellent skills in communication, collaboration, and problem-solving.
• Capable of working both independently and as part of a diverse team.
• Passion for building products with a high degree of craft, polish and attention to detail.

Haven’t quite met all the criteria? Let’s not miss out on the chance to speak. Whilst you might not meet every single requirement, you might bring other, more exciting skills to the companies!

Equal opportunity statement:

Avara celebrates diversity and view each and every team member as a separate individual with their own unique identity. No matter your race, religion, gender, ethnicity, age, (dis)ability, sexual orientation or even the wallet you use, we welcome you at Avara.

As an equal opportunities employer, we take accountability and believe in everyone’s potential to build, create and inspire changes. With a mission to build a diverse workforce, we are proud to foster a working environment in which everyone can feel safe and valued for who they are.

About this role

• Independently manage projects from initial, rough designs to final implementation, including creating task lists in Linear, breaking down PRs into manageable, deployable code segments, testing in staging, deploying to production, and monitoring app performance post-deployment.
• Prioritize and handle timely dependency upgrades in our applications with the same enthusiasm as greenfield projects, recognizing their importance in maintaining app security and enhancing user experience.
• Assist our incredible support team with merchant questions in Slack and take pleasure in providing solutions.
• Effectively communicate your progress and collaborate on problem-solving using digital tools like Slack and GitHub PRs.
• Rapidly learn and adopt a product development mindset, considering automated tests essential for building confidence in your code.
• Support your team members and customers whenever needed. As a close-knit team, we thrive when we help each other.
• Adapt to changing priorities and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Stay calm under pressure, especially when faced with multiple Rollbar errors, a full Sidekiq queue, or app downtime alerts.
• Be comfortable working from home, using Slack as our main form of communication.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails
• Experience with React, including hooks and context APIs
• Experience with Shopify REST and GraphQL APIs is a plus
• Experience with Shopify CLI and Theme app extension development is a plus
• Familiarity with Rust is a plus

Our stack

• Ruby on Rails
• PostgreSQL
• React
• Shopify's Polaris design system
• Redis for caching and background queues
• Sidekiq for background processing
• Heroku for application hosting

Who you are

1. Resourcefulness: You are relentlessly resourceful, always finding a way to achieve the highest standards of quality. You know where to look and whom to consult when faced with challenges, understanding that we always support each other.
2. Ownership: You take complete ownership and pride in your work. This means deeply understanding our users' problems and how new features or updates affect them.
3. Communication: You effectively communicate your progress, challenges, checklists, and pull requests, detailing them in Linear or GitHub PR descriptions to keep the rest of the team informed. Effective communication is crucial in our fully remote and asynchronous team environment.

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About Status Network

Status Network is a forward-looking zkEVM L2 rollup on Ethereum tailored for social applications and seamless access to DeFi yield opportunities for everyone. Status Network is dedicated to providing an open playground for communities to build on and thrive, while also incentivising liquidity thanks to a native yield market. We are deeply committed to decentralisation, with a focus on minimising censorship risks and preserving the right to privacy.

Status Network is tightly integrated within the broader IFT ecosystem. The IFT is building the tools and infrastructure for the advancement of a secure, private, collaborative and open internet, which includes the Status app.

Status Network is set to become a settlement layer for these different protocols and social applications, offering the most seamless and open social infrastructure to build truly onchain organisations. Status Network will bring direct utility to the SNT token with upgraded tokenomics taking into account sequencer revenues.

The role

The L2 Lead Developer at Status Network will be responsible for the comprehensive deployment and ongoing operation of this new zkEVM L2 rollup. This role includes full oversight of the infrastructure setup in collaboration with a RaaS (Rollup as a Service) provider and other infrastructure partners. The Lead Developer will manage the integration of essential third-party partners required for the blockchain's operation, including but not limited to bridges, RPC endpoint providers, developers tooling, blockchain indexers and explorers, and fiat-to-crypto gateways, with a focus on delivering the smoothest developer experience.

This position offers a unique opportunity to lead the engineering efforts for the launch and subsequent growth of a groundbreaking zk L2 rollup. You will be at the forefront of developing a platform that not only supports decentralised applications but also integrates social and financial functionalities deeply within its architecture, paving the way for a new era of onchain social interaction and economic exchange.

If you are driven by innovation in blockchain technology, eager to lead a cutting-edge project, and passionate about decentralisation and privacy, this role will provide you with the perfect platform to make a significant impact.

Key responsibilities:

• Spearhead the implementation, launch, and ongoing development of a new zkEVM L2 rollup on Ethereum.
• Oversee the entire infrastructure for the L2 rollup, collaborating with our RaaS and infra providers to ensure high reliability and performance.
• Manage technical integrations with external third-party providers as well as internal teams, including adapting Nimbus client software for the rollup and working with the Status App client teams for application integration.
• Collaborate on the codebase of our L2 stack partner to innovate and enhance the security and performance of our zkEVM rollup stack.
• Drive the development process of Status Network by establishing rigorous testing protocols on testnets and mainnet, implementing best practices in coding, security, and system design, and coordinating deployment processes to ensure the rollup's integrity and availability at launch.
• Engage with the community and developers through outreach, documentation, and support to encourage adoption and feedback for continuous improvement.
• Lead, mentor, and expand our team of developers and engineers, promoting a culture of innovation and collaboration.

You will ideally have:

• Strong experience in the Ethereum ecosystem, particularly with L2 solutions like zkEVM rollups.
• Advanced knowledge of Solidity programming and a deep understanding of blockchain mechanics.
• Proven track record of leading software development teams, with experience successfully managing cross-functional teams.
• History of contributing to or leading open-source projects.
• Expertise in cloud infrastructure management, especially with AWS, including configuring and managing scalable and secure environments suitable for blockchain applications
• Proficient in setting up and maintaining continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to streamline development and deployment processes, especially in the context of open-source software.
• Experience with implementing and managing decentralised and distributed systems, demonstrating a robust understanding of the challenges and solutions specific to these environments.
  A hands-on approach and technical proficiency in troubleshooting, optimising, and innovating blockchain solutions under various constraint
  Experience with various blockchain infrastructures and applications, including node operation, blockchain explorer integration, DeFi and NFT lending protocols, and cross-chain bridge mechanisms.
• Understanding of other blockchain and cryptographic technologies, including consensus algorithms, DeFi smart contract security, and network protocols.
• A strong alignment to our principles: https://status.app/manifesto

Bonus points:

• Degen
• Comfort with remote and asynchronous work environments
• A passionate advocate for the Ethereum community and the broader ethos of open-source contribution
• Enthusiasm for decentralisation and a personal drive to promote censorship resistance within the crypto space

[Don’t worry if you don’t meet all of these criteria, we’d still love to hear from you anyway if you think you’d be a great fit for this role. Just explain to us why in your cover letter].

Hiring process:

• Interview with our People Ops team
• Interview with IFT Team Member
• Interview with IFT Team Member
• Interview with Program Lead

Compensation

The expected compensation range for this role is $140,000 - $180,000 (negotiable, dependent on how we assess your skills and experience throughout our interview process). We are happy to pay in any mix of fiat/crypto.

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Aragon is a small team of people that spans a broad range of backgrounds, interests, and geographies. We’re entrepreneurs and Ph.D.s, technologists and skeptics, troublemakers and problem solvers, who are building unstoppable tooling for the creation and management of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs).

Aragon has overseen the production of the leading smart contract framework for DAOs, with toolkits for developers to seamlessly integrate their own apps with DAO functionality.

As frontend engineer at Aragon, you will join our App Team. Aragon App is our application to interface with the Aragon OSx smart contract framework - which is used for creating and managing the next generation of digital organizations.

We will only consider candidates with both Next.js and web3 experience. You should be eager to help us prove the feasibility and value of decentralized governance.

💪 What do we expect from a Senior Frontend Engineer?

• You naturally translate user needs into production-ready code. You understand that there are DAO builders, voters, and degens on the other side, each with their own unique needs, and you are eager to seek feedback from them to better understand what they need to better participate in their DAO.
• You are comfortable taking ownership of a piece of our stack, establishing best practices, and becoming the “go-to” point of contact, while simultaneously mentoring more junior developers along the way.
• You are enthusiastic to coordinate with other domain specialists and departments, further deepening your knowledge of the ever-expanding technologies of web3.
• You are actively involved across the discovery and development pipeline, from collaborating with UX/UI designers and creating prototypes to implementation, documentation and guides, deployment, and live maintenance. At each stage of the pipeline, you are focused on high quality delivery.
• You are a natural collaborator. You use code reviews to better understand your team’s work, improve the quality of our commits, and learn something along the way. During daily standup, you know when you are needed and proactively solve your teammate’s problems.

⚠️ Minimum requirements

• Proven ability to deliver open source applications that deal with blockchain, cryptography, smart contracts, decentralized systems, or any related technology in the web3 ecosystem
• 4+ years experience in one or more general purpose programming languages such as JS/TS
• Knowledge about the internals of JavaScript engines, browsers, and how to work with React.js
• Experience with well-known JavaScript frameworks (particularly Next.js)
• Knowledge of basic design principles, including layouts, aesthetics, and how to work with a UX team and with a design system
• Able to advocate and enforce good development practices on the team, including testing (unit, integration, e2e), clean code principles, documentation, etc.
• Experience working in agile environment, git flows, and are comfortable in the tools (e.g. Jira, Github)
• Excellent English communication - both written and oral
• You are able to attend quarterly offsites - usually located in or around Europe - to work in person with your team
• Passionate about the possibilities of decentralized autonomous organizations and the impacts they may have on how humans work together to solve problems

💡 Bonus skills

• Some experience with the other skills needed to be successful with our tech stack (Ethereum/EVM, HardHat/TypeChain, GraphQL/Subgraph, Cypress, etc.)
• Experience working on a project with a module or plugin system

We value freedom and responsibility among our contributors. In practice, this means that we’re a remote distributed organization that’s flexible as to where you want to work and your schedule. We will trust you to accommodate and support your team, and communicate if you ever feel stretched thin.   You will get all of the resources needed to be effective, whether its for setting up your remote work environment or a personal development budget.

This role reports to Aragon X, a Swiss AG dedicated to advancing the Aragon Project. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer supporting a community of DAO creators, developers, and users experimenting with new forms of social coordination and governance.

• 5+ years of proven experience as a DevOps Engineer with a strong focus on AWS.
• In-depth knowledge of AWS services and architecture, including EC2, S3, Lambda, VPC, RDS, and more.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and automation tools.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and tools (CloudFormation, Terraform).
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and agile development methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer) are a plus.

• Design, implement, and manage scalable and highly available cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using tools such as AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) to automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration.
• Establish and optimize CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, AWS CodeBuild, and other relevant tools to automate software deployment.
• Implement and manage containerized applications using AWS services such as Amazon ECS or EKS, and orchestrate containers using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code principles to define and manage infrastructure resources.
• Set up monitoring and logging solutions using AWS CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, and other relevant tools to ensure the health and performance of AWS resources.
• Implement security measures and best practices for AWS resources, ensuring a secure and compliant infrastructure.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to understand requirements and implement effective cloud solutions.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans and ensure the resilience of cloud-based systems.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks, optimize AWS resources, and implement best practices for efficiency.
• Create and maintain technical documentation for AWS infrastructure, deployment processes, and best practices.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior DevOps engineers and team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

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• 5+ years of proven experience as a DevOps Engineer with a strong focus on Azure.
• In-depth knowledge of Azure services and architecture, including Azure VMs, Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and more.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Bash) and automation tools.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, AKS).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and tools (ARM templates, Terraform).
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and agile development methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

• Azure certifications (e.g., Azure DevOps Engineer Expert) are a plus.

• Design, implement, and manage scalable and highly available cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using tools such as Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, Terraform, and scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Bash) to automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration.
• Establish and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and other relevant tools to automate software deployment.
• Implement and manage containerized applications using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and orchestrate containers using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code principles to define and manage infrastructure resources.
• Set up monitoring and logging solutions using Azure Monitor, Azure Log Analytics, and other relevant tools to ensure the health and performance of Azure resources.
• Implement security measures and best practices for Azure resources, ensuring a secure and compliant infrastructure.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to understand requirements and implement effective cloud solutions.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans and ensure the resilience of Azure-based systems.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks, optimize Azure resources, and implement best practices for efficiency.
• Create and maintain technical documentation for Azure infrastructure, deployment processes, and best practices.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior DevOps engineers and team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

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• Problem-solving and critical thinking abilities
• High level of knowledge of Python and the Django framework
• Familiarity with event-driven programming as well as the MVC
• Good understanding of SQL databases
• Good understanding of REST APIs

• Time zone: CET (+/- 3 hours).

• Work with stakeholders and fellow developers
• Design and implement Python code using the Django framework
• Identify and fix bottlenecks that may arise from inefficient code
• Identify and fix software bugs
• Create a wide variety of unit tests to verify the functionality of a software
• Manage the security of the platform
• Write detailed documentation around the code
• Knowledge of front-end languages

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About the Company

Gemini is a global crypto and Web3 platform founded by Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss in 2014. Gemini offers a wide range of crypto products and services for individuals and institutions in over 70 countries.

Crypto is about giving you greater choice, independence, and opportunity. We are here to help you on your journey. We build crypto products that are simple, elegant, and secure. Whether you are an individual or an institution, we help you buy, sell, and store your bitcoin and cryptocurrency.

At Gemini, our mission is to unlock the next era of financial, creative, and personal freedom.

In the United States, we have a flexible hybrid work policy for employees who live within 30 miles of our office headquartered in New York City and our office in Seattle. Employees within the New York and Seattle metropolitan areas are expected to work from the designated office twice a week, unless there is a job-specific requirement to be in the office every workday. Employees outside of these areas are considered part of our remote-first workforce. We believe our hybrid approach for those near our NYC and Seattle offices increases productivity through more in-person collaboration where possible.

The Department: Security

In the emerging industry of digital assets, there is nothing more important than trust. The Gemini security team forms the backbone of trust. In fact, Gemini’s very first hires were security specialists and we continue to tackle unique challenges in the crypto space. Our team ensures that our customers, clients, and employees are safe, secure, and supported.

The Role: Software Developer

As an early member of the new Security Services team, you will help build, own, and operate critical infrastructure powering Gemini’s security capabilities. In this hands-on Engineer role, you will collaborate with other security and engineering teams to develop platforms, tools, systems, and reusable components that enable our defense. You will hone your skills establishing robust backend services. You will have the opportunity to shape best practices around secure software development, automation, and DevSecOps. Your mission is developing, operating, and supporting the tech that protects Gemini.

Responsibilities:

• Build, improve, and support security platforms and tools leveraging solid software engineering
• Work with security and engineering teams to gather requirements and deliver capabilities
• Adopt and promote secure coding patterns, security automation, and DevSecOps
• Receive mentoring and develop hands-on engineering skills as an early team member
• Assist in maintaining and extending existing security platforms and tools owned by the team
• Partner with engineering teams to balance features and operational excellence

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1-2 years of experience in backend software engineering and infrastructure roles
• Experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems
• Hands-on software development experience in modern languages
• Knowledge of Linux, networking, containers, and cloud infrastructure
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally to understand needs
• Strong communication and documentation skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in information security, security automation, and/or DevSecOps
• Knowledge of cryptographic concepts, secure coding, and threat modeling
• Familiarity with security technologies like SIEM, WAF, EDR, and SAST
• Experience building and/or operating access control, authentication, and/or authorization systems

• Competitive starting salary
• A discretionary annual bonus
• Long-term incentive in the form of a new hire equity grant
• Comprehensive health plans
• 401K with company matching
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible time off

Salary Range: The base salary range for this role is between $104,000 - $130,000 in the State of New York, the State of California and the State of Washington. This range is not inclusive of our discretionary bonus or equity package. When determining a candidate’s compensation, we consider a number of factors including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market data.

At Gemini, we strive to build diverse teams that reflect the people we want to empower through our products, and we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Equal Opportunity is the Law, and Gemini is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have a specific need that requires accommodation, please let a member of the People Team know.

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As our DevOps Engineer, you will be helping us build and maintain blockchain networks and protocols. You will work on improving our current infrastructure including security, automation, and monitoring among other things. You will also have the chance to dive deep into new blockchain protocols, run testnets, build secure and scalable infra and maintain it.

What will you do?

• Build secure and reliable infrastructure to monitor, detect and mitigate performance and security issues
• System administration activities for Linux servers, which includes routine, proactive daily management of the health, stability, and availability of system infrastructure
• Create and maintain system procedural and technical documentation
• Stay up to date and build on peer-to-peer networking security best practices
• Create, maintain and communicate threat models + risk assessments for all systems we operate

What excites us about you?

• You have experience as DevOps/SRE/Infrastructure engineer
• You have the ability to program in one or more languages like Python, GoLang, Bash or Javascript
• You have experience managing server infrastructures with high availability requirements
• You had designed secure networks, systems, and application architectures
• You had set up and maintained software in both data centers and cloud environments
• You have a deep understanding of sockets, full networking stack, and Linux security
• You possess the knowledge of building automation and CI/CD processes and tools
• You are experienced with Docker, Kubernetes, and other cloud deployment technologies
• You have flexibility, teamwork, and you are comfortable with ambiguity, able to take charge and get things done despite the unknowns

What will be great to have?

• You have an understanding of the blockchain space and blockchain technology
• You possess knowledge of cryptography and security best practices
• You have contributions to open source communities

If those describe you, this is the right opportunity for you!

Why are we awesome you ask?

We are truly at the forefront of the crypto ecosystem as maintainers of the infrastructure layer of blockchain networks! We practice the crypto team mentality by assembling a truly global and diverse team.

We collectively represent more than 12 different countries and are united in a single mission: building out the future of decentralization. Crypto is here to stay, having introduced novel ideas such as DeFi, NFTs and DAOs. At the core of all this are teams like us working relentlessly to build the necessary tools and applications that help run and secure blockchains.

Here are some other reasons you should join us:

• We have employees from over 10 countries across the globe, and you will be able to meet interesting people from different backgrounds and cultures. Distributed and remote work is baked into our culture.
• We are one of the top staking service providers with over $3B of assets staked across our validators. We actively explore and develop new products related to staking. You will work on high-impact engineering projects building exciting new products in a startup environment.
• We have a capable and passionate team. You will find teammates who are power DeFi users, intense NFT collectors, Bitcoin & Ethereum knowledge nerds, etc. You can learn and debate everything on crypto with our teammates.
• We are not backed by VC funding, and we are already profitable. Our financial independence means that we can make decisions independent of VCs, and we prioritize our ideals of decentralization, user sovereignty, and user privacy over simply making a profit. It also means that, unlike most other startups, stakefish can provide you with a stable low-risk employment opportunity without fundraising concerns.

Role focus:

We're looking for entrepreneurial thinkers that are interested in tackling new problems working across the entire codebase to:

• Understand the full system architecture end to end
• Prioritize and document technical debt and unnecessary complexity within the system
• Implement solutions and improvements for key stakeholders
• Refactor code, improving readability, documentation, maintainability and unit testing
• Influence and enhance current engineering bar
• Ensure we're using the most up-to-date tooling and development workflows for maximum developer efficiency

In particular, some of the tasks you could be working on include:

• Improving the developer experience of writing Noir through extending its LSP (among other tools).
• Improving the testing framework for Noir programs and performing exploratory work on testing smart contracts written in Noir.
• Implementing new language features
• Extending the Javascript tooling for working with Noir and identifying bottlenecks for proving in the browser.
• Implementing optimized cryptographic primitives in Noir

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related technical field
• 3+ years solid engineering experience (ideally in a web3/blockchain setting)
• Fluent in Rust/Typescript (3+ years experience)
• Previous compiler experience (very desirable but not required)
• Able to provide clear and constructive feedback on less senior engineers’ PR’s, mentoring where necessary

Nice-to-have experience:

• Located in the UK or can operate in Greenwich Mean Time Zone
• Familiarity with other ZK languages and associated tooling (for inspiration)
• Familiarity with current Ethereum tooling (for inspiration)
• Passion for the web3 space
• C++ experience

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Chronicle Protocol is a decentralized Oracle solution securing over $10 billion in collateral since 2017. We continue to secure MakerDAO while establishing a stand-alone brand and business proposition and building the world’s first fully verifiable, cost-efficient, scalable, and decentralized oracle.

The combination of Chronicle Protocol’s groundbreaking proprietary tech and impressive track record in Web3 represents an opportunity to establish a new leader in the oracle space, capable of servicing businesses across all blockchains, recognized for its gold standard of verifiability, scalability, transparency, accessibility, resilience, and security.

We are looking for a mid-level full-stack developer preferably based in located in the standard time zones between UTC+0 to UTC+2. We are a lean team, so this role is for someone who enjoys being hands-on and having full ownership and autonomy over their work.

What you will be doing:

• Delivering best in class dashboards that are bridging paradigms of WEB2 and WEB3 for our customers
• Perform technical analysis, design, testing, documentation, and construction tasks for development and maintenance work on back-end services, reusable building blocks, and front-end web applications
• brainstorming about new ideas to improve the customer’s experience
• working together with our UX/UI designer to create a beautiful website
• Documenting software specs and development processes and occasionally preparing project technical memos for our developers community

The Mission

• Chronicle strives to maintain technical leadership providing cost-efficient, verifiable, blockchain agnostic and decentralized Oracles for WEB3 ecosystem
• The product should be highly available, deployed on multiple nodes on a zero downtime approach. Also it should be traceable, allowing you to follow a request in multiple services.

What you bring to the table:

• At least 3 years of experience with Front-End and Back-End development.
• Expert-level JavaScript/TypeScript experience
• Proven experience with react and CSS
• Strong ability to define and summarize ambiguous problems
• Strong ability to understand business objectives, translate them into technical goals, then execute on them
• Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively interface with business development, marketing, engineering, and outside parties
• Ability to think in a security-oriented, adversarial mindset
• Self-driven motivation with ability to work independently and with a limited oversight

You will stand our if:

• Knowledge of WEB3 and a keen interest to learn more all things crypto and blockchain
• Familiarity with working in a startup environment
• Familiar with Next.js and Tailwind
• Familiarity with document-based data storage
• Applied Design Thinking for creating excellent UI, while translating complex ideas into simple interfaces

What we offer:

• Opportunity to enter the exciting world of WEB3 and learn from some of the best minds in the industry; Don’t worry, our blockchain onboarding will pave your way for an epic journey
• Remote first. You’ll be joining a team working from all over the world.
• Flexible working arrangements. Create your own journey with flexible working schedules and locations.
• Real Impact: We are working on some of the most exciting projects in WEB3 using the latest technologies. Your code won’t just run – it’ll reshape industries
• 6 weeks’ vacation, rewarding your commitment with us
• Flexible working hours
• Exciting and exhausting offsites to meet up with the team
• Merch and Gifts – we love our branded swag as we believe in showing our appreciation in style

Our recruitment process:

• Initial HR selection
• Manager discussion
• Two technical interviews
• Offer

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If you are still unsure, we are inviting you to come by anytime to our Discord channel without any commitment.

All applications are strictly confidential. We will not disclose any private information without having your approval.

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Join Our Pioneering Team at STON.fi

STON.fi stands at the forefront of decentralized finance, operating as an Automated Market Maker (AMM) DEX on the TON blockchain. Our platform sets itself apart with virtually zero fees, low to zero slippage, and a user-friendly interface, seamlessly integrated with TON wallets. In the future, we are proud to offer a suite of advanced features such as cross-chain swaps, gasless transactions, and a commitment to the DAO governance model, ensuring community-centric decision-making and continuous innovation.

STON.fi DEX serves as the backbone for many TON-based DeFi products, including Wallet in Telegram, the official built-in wallet available to hundreds of millions of Telegram users.

As we expand, we are searching for an experienced Delivery Manager to contribute to our mission of building sustainable, cutting-edge DeFi products. If you're passionate about blockchain technology and decentralized finance, STON.fi is your platform to make a significant impact.

Dive into the future of finance with STON.fi.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of projects within set timelines.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure project milestones and objectives are met.
• Use agile project management methodologies to facilitate adaptive planning, evolutionary development, early delivery, and continual improvement.
• Monitor project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Engage with stakeholders and partners to define project scopes, objectives, and ensure resource availability and allocation

Requirements:

• 2-3 years of experience.
• Ability to lead, inspire, and manage cross-functional teams.
• Ability to make decisions independently, add initiative, launch new projects.
• Experience in developing technical specifications and product requirements.
• Understanding of the web service development process and experience with technologies such as APIs.
• Ability to work with analytics systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Would be a plus:

• A track record of successfully managing projects from inception to completion within the Fintech industries.
• Experience in DeFi and Blockchain technologies.

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About the role

Timewave is looking for an Intermediate Rust Engineer to help build our flagship cross-chain products.

Responsibilities

• Write and deliver highly reusable and well documented CosmWasm code
• Implement testing strategies, including by writing unit tests and end to end tests
• Integrate Timewave’s products with our ecosystem partners’ codebases
• Create and maintain clear documentation
• Collaborate on product specifications with other members of the product and engineering team
• Contribute to engineering efforts across Timewave
• Support our users by helping troubleshoot technical issues

Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, storage, networking, and blockchains
• 3+ years of engineering experience in Rust
• Experience with software development best practices such as agile processes, version control, testing, and CI/CD
• Strong communication in English
• Ability to collaborate in a remote-first work environment
• Passionate about crypto and demonstrated interest in DeFi, digital institutions, and new forms of money

Bonus

• Experience with smart contract development in CosmWasm, EVM, or SVM
• Open source contributions to the Interchain Stack

We value curiosity and non-traditional career paths. If you don’t meet all the requirements perfectly but believe you would excel on the team, we would still love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

What we offer

• Above-market equity. We plan on raising our first venture capital round in 2024. There is still time to join us on the ground floor.
• Flexible work schedule
• Deeply self-motivated teammates who encourage you to run with your passion
• High-trust, high-agency team striving to be the world’s best collaborators
• Immaculate vibes

To Apply

Please email email with your resume and any additional information that might help us get to know you (e.g., github)

About us

At Timewave, our mission is to ensure that all who earnestly endeavor to grow the interchain are limited—not by capital—but only their imaginations and the laws of physics. To achieve this mission, we develop software that improves long-term incentive alignment within and among internet-native organizations such as blockchains, dApps, and protocols (i.e. DAOs). We hold ourselves to an exemplary level of engineering excellence and building products that can be trusted for centuries.

• Develops software solutions by studying information needs, conferring with users, studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes, investigating problem areas, and following the software development lifecycle
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge in deploying, managing, and scaling applications within Kubernetes environments. Proficient in utilizing k8s to orchestrate containers, manage service discovery, and ensure seamless CI/CD pipelines, contributing to the resilience and efficiency of microservices architectures.
• Demonstrates expertise in GitOps methodologies using tools such as ArgoCD and FluxCD for continuous deployment, coupled with a strong command of Helm Charts and Kustomize for efficient Kubernetes configuration management. 
• Skilled in integrating comprehensive monitoring and metrics solutions within Kubernetes and microservice architectures. Experienced in leveraging tools such as DataDog, or similar to ensure high availability, performance tuning, and real-time visibility into system health and resource utilization.
• Deep understanding of DevOps methodologies tailored to microservice architectures, including automated deployments, infrastructure as code (IaC), and continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) strategies. Capable of leveraging Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies to enhance the DevOps lifecycle.
• Well-versed in designing and implementing backend systems based on microservices architecture. Demonstrates a strong grasp of microservices-related patterns and practices, such as service discovery, circuit breakers, and API gateways, facilitating the development of independently scalable and deployable services.
• Conducts systems analysis and makes recommendations to improve the system to achieve an outcome
• Identifies opportunities for improving system reliability, security, and stability by working with product owners to prepare backlog items for the team
• Promotes internal best practices and coding conventions to write and execute tests for your own code, including creating comprehensive unit tests
• Contributes to technical documentation, process improvements and SOPs
• Implements best practices based on company wide policies and standards
• Requests constructive feedback for designs early in the process
• Performs peer code reviews to ensure the quality of the codebase.
• Updates job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participation in professional organizations and networking opportunities

• 5-7+ years of industry experience in programming web applications, mobile, and/or large-scale enterprise products, ideally with some experience leading a team of junior developers both in office and in a distributed environment
• Expertise in Kubernetes (k8s) Deployment and Management
• Solid Understanding of Microservices Design Patterns
• Familiar with Go programming language
• Extended experience with SQL and relational databases
• Familiar with SDLC and programming design patterns
• Familiar with Agile methodology
• Familiar with DevOps principles
• Skillful at reviewing new feature impact on an application and recognizing potential risks
• Skilled at analyzing performance in service
• Detailed-oriented, professional, and possesses a positive work attitude
• Communicate professionally both verbally and in writing, across technical and non-technical audiences to effectively collaborate and with all verticals of the organization

• Working understanding of the Staffing / Recruiting, PE and/or VC landscape
• Bias for action, ability to prioritize competing objectives, attention to detail and unparalleled critical thinking and organizational skills 

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We’re building Omni: a platform allowing developers to deploy applications across all rollups without fragmenting liquidity. We’re looking for early team members to help us bring this ambitious vision to life.

We’re a team who already built a platform that processed over $70M leading to our $18M fundraise from top investors including Pantera, Two Sigma Ventures, Coinbase Ventures alongside angel investors including Stani Kulechov (founder of Aave), Sandeep Nailwal (cofounder of Polygon) and more. In addition to this our most recent testnet onboarded over 300,000 users in less than two months. We are growing rapidly and we need ambitious and experienced team members to join us to help scale Ethereum’s future.

About the Role

Build beautiful frontend products across the Omni stack including our explorer, SDKs for interacting with Omni, applications built with the Omni protocol, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Implement pixel perfect web3 applications in Typescript and React
• Write performant SDKs and documentation enabling developers to seamlessly build applications with Omni
• Build user facing applications such as our explorer & testnet and mainnet apps that leverage the Omni protocol
• Contribute to our developer documentation and make Omni the smoothest developer experience in crypto
• Work with our product team to build applications that leverage and display the utility of the Omni protocol
• Contribute to open source projects, and play a part in building out the web3 ecosystem
• Ensure that components are functional, elegant, performant, and mobile-friendly

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a frontend engineering role, including Typescript and React
• 3+ years of experience in a web3 frontend engineering role, and significant experience with web3 libraries like ethers and viem
• Experience building SDKs, APIs, or otherwise building and maintaining a production system at scale
• Daily overlap with 9am-12pm EST

Competencies

• Customer centric orientation — actively thinks about how to improve the developer experience of building on Omni
• Detail oriented – every pixel matters. Ensure the user experience is perfect
• Autonomous — specifically seeks to take greater ownership and responsibility and thrives in their personal growth by doing so
• Action oriented — we are looking for people who take action by default, consistently driving forward progress without asking for permission
• Highly intelligent — learns quickly and can participate in abstract intellectually engaging conversations
• Effective communicator — clearly articulates ideas and engages in debates in a productive manner that leads us to making better decisions

Nice to Haves

• Prior experience creating a component library
• Previous frontend work with cross chain applications and an understanding of how to improve the developer experience

Webisoft is software development team focused on web3 & emerging technologies.

The team is looking for an experienced Go Developer (Cosmos SDK) to join our team. The ideal candidate has worked on and shipped web3 projects in DeFi and has written smart contracts from scratch.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build a scalable blockchain-based application
• Develop necessary code base in Go and/or other backend-oriented languages
• Participate in a research process about traits, solutions, trends and security measures required for proper use of blockchain technology
• Write and helping to maintain automated tests
• Identify security risks
• Provide accurate timing estimates on work
• Contribute to documentation (instructional and technical specification)
• Discuss technical solutions and providing innovative new ideas to established problems

What You Bring:

• Experience with Cosmos SDK
• Few years of professional experience with Go programming language
• Proficiency in other programming languages such as C++, Python, Java, or Rust
• Previous experience in building enterprise-grade solutions for specialized platforms (Blockchain, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence, etc.)
• Good knowledge of security best practices
• Comfortable setting up environment from scratch
• Comfortable working in Linux environment, MySQL and NoSQL
• Initiative, self-motivated and able to work as part of a team
• Work well under pressure and to deadlines
• Comfortable working in an agile environment

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience maintaining a large codebase with many components and keeping it well-designed, future-proofed, and modular
• Experience with distributed systems, peer-to-peer systems, network programming, or cryptography
• Bilingual English, French, and any other languages an asset

What We Offer:

• Sick days (we don’t really count)
• Health benefit
• Competitive salary
• Great benefits package including dental, vision, etc.
• Relaxed work atmosphere
• Flexible hours and schedule

We're hiring software engineers to help build the market data infrastructure for future decentralized finance applications. Your responsibilities will include developing on-chain solutions, creating developer SDKs, enhancing tools, and monitoring. You will also be expected to use your knowledge of the DeFi ecosystem to identify and leverage new opportunities.

About Our Team and Your Role:

• Our team includes tech and business professionals who communicate effectively to drive our network-based approach.
• Work remotely: Our team is global, with an optional office in Porto, Portugal. We primarily work remotely.
• English proficiency is required for team and external developer communication.
• We operate in a startup environment within the dynamic DeFi space. We need adaptable problem solvers who can adjust to market changes.
• Write open-source software
• User-centric development: We focus on creating user-friendly APIs and clear documentation to meet developers' needs.

Your Responsibilities

• You'll be responsible for ideating, creating, and maintaining both on-chain and off-chain Pyth-related projects, including smart contracts, SDKs, front-ends, and utility programs.
• You'll work with the business development and sales teams to shape our product's direction.
• You'll contribute to our team by mentoring junior engineers and maintaining high standards in software design and documentation.
• Engage with the developer community, understand their needs, and create SDKs, documentation, and tools tailored to them.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 4 years of software engineering expertise. Experience in large-scale, safety-critical systems is a plus.
• Blockchain knowledge is a bonus but not required; we support learning on the job.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like environment, and adapt to the ever-changing DeFi market.
• Interest or experience in Rust, Solidity, Python, and Typescript.
• Strong technical communication skills for diverse interactions.
• Ability to mentor engineers of varying skill levels.
• Willingness to handle periodic on-call duties.

We're eager to meet candidates who are up for the challenge!

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Gauntlet leads the field in quantitative research and optimization of DeFi economics. We manage market risk, optimize growth, and ensure economic safety for protocols facilitating the majority of spot trading, borrowing, and lending activity across all of DeFi, protecting and optimizing the largest protocols and networks in the industry. As of January 2024 Gauntlet manages risk and incentives covering over $13 billion in customer TVL.

Gauntlet continually publishes cutting-edge research that informs our risk models, alerts, and analysis, and is among the most cited institution — including academic institutions — in terms of peer-reviewed papers addressing DeFi as a subject. We’re a Series B company with around 60 employees, operating remote-first with a home base in New York City.

Gauntlet’s mission is to drive adoption and understanding in the financial systems of the future. Building with decentralized systems creates novel challenges for mechanism designers, smart contract developers, and end-users of financial products, which are not seen in traditional software development and investing contexts. Gauntlet is dedicated to enhancing our industry’s understanding of this new domain, and revealing how to safely navigate the true bleeding edge of 21st century financial innovation.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable systems for data from DeFi protocols, blockchain networks, and various other data sources
• Contribute to making our platform world-class
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their system requirements and provide the necessary support to help their productivity.
• Implement quality control measures to ensure system integrity and quality
• Actively participate in code and design reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and maintaining high coding standards
• Keep up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices to ensure the continuous improvement of the platform
• Contribute to the creation of technical documentation and user guides
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve software defects, ensuring optimal system performance and reliability

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of professional development experience. More is better, but we’re flexible.
• Experience developing production quality software in Python, Rust, Go or other high-performance languages
• Experience with distributed computation frameworks and related technologies such as Dagster, Kubeflow, Spark, TensorFlow, Flink, etc.
• Experience with building backend systems.
• Ability to quickly internalize abstract concepts in new domains, coupled with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and within a team, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a distributed team environment
• Passion for DeFi and the broader crypto ecosystem, with a willingness to immerse oneself in the space.

Bonus Points

• Experience working in the crypto industry is a big plus but not required.
• Enthusiasm for the space, especially DeFi, is very much desired.
• Background in smart contract development (e.g., Solidity) or contributions to the DeFi community through research or open-source projects.

Benefits and Perks

• Remote first - work from anywhere in the US & CAN!
• Competitive packages with the added opportunity for incentive based compensation
• Regular in-person company retreats and cross-country “office visit” perk
• 100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for employees
• Laptop, monitor, keyboard and mouse setup provided
• $1,000 WFH stipend upon joining
• $100 per month reimbursement for fitness-related expenses
• Monthly reimbursement for home internet, phone, and cellular data
• Unlimited vacation policy
• 100% paid parental leave of 12 weeks
• Fertility benefits

Please note at this time our hiring is reserved for potential employees who are able to work within the contiguous United States and Canada. Should you need alternative accommodations, please note that in your application.

The national pay range for this role is $150,000 - $200,000 plus additional On Target Earnings potential by level and equity in the company. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for a company of our size and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefits and other reward opportunities we provide. Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skill set, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company.

Gauntlet leads the field in quantitative research and optimization of DeFi economics. We manage market risk, optimize growth, and ensure economic safety for protocols facilitating the majority of spot trading, borrowing, and lending activity across all of DeFi, protecting and optimizing the largest protocols and networks in the industry. As of January 2024 Gauntlet manages risk and incentives covering over $13 billion in customer TVL.

Gauntlet continually publishes cutting-edge research that informs our risk models, alerts, and analysis, and is among the most cited institution — including academic institutions — in terms of peer-reviewed papers addressing DeFi as a subject. We’re a Series B company with around 60 employees, operating remote-first with a home base in New York City.

Gauntlet’s mission is to drive adoption and understanding in the financial systems of the future. Building with decentralized systems creates novel challenges for mechanism designers, smart contract developers, and end-users of financial products, which are not seen in traditional software development and investing contexts. Gauntlet is dedicated to enhancing our industry’s understanding of this new domain, and revealing how to safely navigate the true bleeding edge of 21st century financial innovation.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain high-quality and robust software solutions for Aera’s treasury management platform
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including researchers and product managers, to ensure seamless implementation of new features
• Actively participate in code and design reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and maintaining high coding standards
• Keep up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices to ensure the continuous improvement of Aera’s platform
• Contribute to the creation of technical documentation and user guides
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve software defects, ensuring optimal system performance and reliability

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in software development
• Proficient at writing code in Python
• Understanding of blockchain and DeFi protocols, concepts, and best practices (or a strong desire to learn)
• Strong communication skills (especially written) and the ability to work collaboratively in a distributed team environment
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Experience with version control systems (i.e., git)

Bonus Points

• Experience developing and shipping user-facing features using component-based UI frameworks

Benefits and Perks

• Remote first - work from anywhere!
• Competitive packages with the added opportunity for incentive based compensation
• Regular in-person company retreats and cross-country “office visit” perk
• 100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for employees
• Laptop, monitor, keyboard and mouse setup provided
• $1,000 WFH stipend upon joining
• $100 per month reimbursement for fitness-related expenses
• Monthly reimbursement for home internet, phone, and cellular data
• Unlimited vacation policy
• 100% paid parental leave of 12 weeks
• Fertility benefits

Please note at this time our hiring is reserved for potential employees who are able to work within the contiguous United States and Canada. Should you need alternative accommodations, please note that in your application.

The national pay range for this role is $150,000 - $200,000 plus additional On Target Earnings potential by level and equity in the company. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for a company of our size and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefits and other reward opportunities we provide. Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skill set, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company.

The job

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Who we are, what we do, and how it's going

Your Skills and Experience 

• Full-stack engineering/development experience, as well as technical support or sales support engineer experience (or a similar position)
• On the frontend, JavaScript, TypeScript + React + NextJs, on the backend, all TypeScript
• Great with customers and adept at explaining tech to non-technical folks
• Problem-solving, reasoning, prioritizing, and independent decision-making skills
• Spoken and written English to a high professional proficiency or native level

• Solving a mix of medium and high-priority bugs, ~50% directly by contributing the fix yourself, ~25% by triaging to the appropriate team, and ~25% by realizing it’s user error and explaining the solution to them.
• Join a customer call with our Senior Account Exec to provide technical guidance about how the implementation would go between our API and their CRM
• A couple of async conversations with our customers who are in mid-implementation of our API and could use some guidance
• Handle 10-15 technical support tickets, help users understand how to use our more complex functionality and how best to set up their teams
• Make improvements to the documentation for the support team on how to handle repeat scenarios so that your future workload is reduced.

• Daily stand-ups and fortnightly sprints. Expect ~one meeting per week. We’re not the right fit for you if you rely on regular meetings to keep on track
• Sacrificing quality. We have high standards and won’t rush to meet an arbitrary deadline
• Managing people. This will remain an individual contributor role, at least for now.
• Working with junior folks. You need to be okay with doing more low-level and administrative tasks.

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DOPP is seeking an experienced Senior Python & Front-End Developer to join our expanding team.

Who are we?

DOPP is the first fully on-chain derivatives exchange, from the matching engine to settlement, built on Starknet. As capital efficient as centralized exchanges, our goal is to serve as the foundational layer for options products within DeFi.

Your responsibilities include:

• Helping to design and implement functional requirements
• Building efficient back-end features in Python and Rust
• Integrating front-end components into applications using React
• Managing testing and bug fixes
• Preparing technical documentation
• Collaborating with UX/UI designers to implement design into the code
• Implementing software enhancements and suggesting improvements

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in software development within the web3 space
• Strong Python and React skills with experience in network and concurrent programming
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field
• Experience developing REST APIs, backend services, and automated pipelines
• Proficiency with SQL databases, GraphQL sources, and time series data
• Good knowledge of Unix shell scripting and command-line tools
• Familiarity with CEX/DEX trade lifecycle and common DeFi protocols
• Excellent attention to detail and appreciation for software correctness
• Capable of working independently with minimal guidance, demonstrating self-motivation and a proactive approach to tasks
• Ability to execute projects quickly and maintain a high-quality standard
• Positive attitude and mature interpersonal skills

Bonus Points:

• Smart contract programming experience in Cairo
• Located in European Time-zone

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