The driving, a decentralized Tendermint-based Layer-1 blockchain powering an ecosystem of DeFi applications focused on unlocking the liquidity of staked assets. On a mission to become a true liquid staking hub offering a seamless and capital-efficient staking and DeFi experience for Proof-of-Stake (PoS) users, by empowering developers to build innovative applications around liquid staked assets.
Looking for an experienced Golang engineer who knows what it takes to ship high-quality software in production. The ideal candidate takes pride in writing clean, Efficient, and maintainable code and is an advocate for best practices, continually looking to learn and to improve. We are looking for an engineer who can thrive in a remote, fast-paced, innovative start-up environment and who isn’t deterred by unknowns or unfamiliar concepts. We expect clear communication, both written and verbal, as well as comfort with challenging and mentoring other engineers to help them achieve their greatest potential.
· Design, build, ship, and maintain production-grade blockchain software
· Produce and review technical designs and reference documentation
· Contribute to team planning, estimation, and road mapping
· Promote and implement software engineering best practices
· Coach junior developers
· Lead code reviews and demonstrations
· A Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related technical field
· 3+ years experience as a full-time software developer
· Strong knowledge of modern software development and testing practices
· Strong expertise in Golang with prior experience of building applications in Golang
· Necessary experience in Javascript/typescript
· Well versed with Github practices and Github CI
· Strong knowledge about blockchains and proof of stake
· Excellent troubleshooting skills
· Experience with cloud native application development (k8s, Docker, GH actions, CI/CD)
· Previous experience of working with either Rust or Python
· Frontend development and integration experience
· Knowledge of RPC/websockets, web3js, cosmjs/cosmos-sdk
· Experience in DeFi (decentralized finance) or derivatives trading
· Contributions to open source projects and especially in blockchain
· Moderate experience with any one of these Postgres, Graphql, and leveldb
· BONUS: Experience with Liquid Staking
· BONUS: Experience with Cosmos-SDK / Cosmos IBC tech-stack
· BONUS: Open-Source Contributions, especially within the blockchain space
· Competitive Salary & Leave policy
· Fully-remote working, or from major hubs
· Flexible Working Hours
· Continuous in-house training & mentoring
· Sponsored travel to international industry conferences
· Active support of healthy lifestyle
· Family friendly: paid paternity / maternity leave
· Annual team off-site
· Access to professional subscriptions (Messari, Nansen, etc)
