Software Engineer

Role/ Key Responsibilities • Architect and lead the development of highly scalable systems that facilitate deposits, withdrawals, token issuance, and other functionality on blockchain networks • Champion the growth of stablecoins across diverse blockchain platforms, anticipating future trends and challenges • Drive initiatives to scale and optimize distributed systems • Design and implement robust communication protocols to seamlessly relay blockchain data to various internal systems, ensuring data integrity and timely access • Mentor junior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaborative problem-solving • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to align blockchain workflows with broader organizational goals, ensuring smooth end-to-end processes • Track and access emerging blockchain technologies and trends, proactively recommending and integrating innovative solutions • Apply engineering best-practices including unit and integration testing, source code version control, agile planning/estimation • Analyze complex requirements, transforming them into actionable tasks and milestones • Effectively navigate the trade-offs among MVP vs Enterprise-Grade, Time-to-market and in other relevant dimensions • Search for the truth in product development, ensuring designs and implementations align with the company mission and objectives Key Requirements • 6+ years of software development experience, including at least one of the following: Go, Kotlin, Rust, Java, C++, Python • Strong computer science and programming fundamentals (data structures, algorithms) • Proven track record of developing, deploying, and scaling complex applications and systems • Previous experience developing applications and systems on blockchain networks • Fundamental understanding of how different blockchains work • An insatiable curiosity to learn about the how blockchain technology will replatform the financial future of the world • Advanced mastery of core engineering concepts including data structures, design best practices, run-time optimizations, and algorithmic complexity • Solid understanding of concepts like load balancing, HA/failover, ingress, inter-service communications in a microservices style cluster, idempotence, ACID, guaranteed delivery, etc. • Technical expertise in at least one domain like Distributed Systems, Cryptography, Databases, or AWS • Ability to understand and articulate the architecture of an entire system, including the technical trade-offs between different design implementations • Comprehensive knowledge of modern web application architectures and infrastructures, including but not limited to clustering (Kubernetes), containerizing (Docker), message queuing (Kafka), and telemetry/instrumentation (Prometheus/Grafana) • Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a diverse multi-disciplinary team, fostering open collaboration and knowledge sharing • Proven expertise in bridging technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring product vision and engineering execution align • A relentless drive to learn new technologies, innovate and discover better ways to solve engineering challenges