The Role
Due to a recent round of funding, we’re searching for a Lead Engineer who wants to work on stuff that matters. We think that providing an alternative to our current classist financial system falls into that category.
We don’t have any specific educational or technology requirements. We believe that a good, experienced engineer with a pragmatic approach can adapt and learn to get the job done.
You’ll be building the payment rails so people in emerging markets (and eventually developed countries) can sell their goods and services online and get paid quickly and cheaply. Think of it as a crypto version of Stripe. You’ll be tasked with:
- Working with our Founding team to design our developer platform
- Creating feature-rich APIs and SDK and documenting them.
- Writing smart contracts using Solidity.
- Using AWS and other cloud services to create scalable solutions.
- Assisting with the creation of our automated testing framework.
- Implementing CI/CD.
- Contributing to brainstorming sessions, researching technologies and bringing your ideas to the team.
What you’ll need:
- Extensive practical programming experience - Python or Javascript
- Experience building microservices, consuming and designing APIs, building and managing scalable big data systems, managing several types of databases and queuing systems, and automating in AWS or other cloud providers.
- Experience in DeFi and Blockchain technologies, and using Solidity to write smart contracts would be highly beneficial but are not essential.
- Familiar with cybersecurity best practices
- High level of comfort working autonomously and with fellow engineers.
- A collaborative, highly organised approach with effective communication skills.
We also expect you to care deeply about the developer experience and believe crypto is the future.
Strong compensation package, offering either fiat salary payment or $USDC, in combination with tokens, the specific proportion of which is negotiable with each individual. Other benefits include:
- Fully remote team (Founder based in Portugal).
- Unlimited vacation.
- $2K home office allowance
- Flexible work schedule.
- Regular all-hands meeting in Europe.
To be considered, apply now (including a short covering note to Rebecca) and I'll be in touch. We have a streamlined, straightforward interview process and make decisions swiftly.