Senior NodeJS Engineer - remote

Bitfinex
Posted 3 years ago

Founded in 2012, Bitfinex is a digital asset trading platform offering state-of-the-art services for digital currency traders and global liquidity providers. We're on a mission to create the most innovative cryptocurrencies exchange. This is a unique opportunity, a rare window of time at the tipping point of the financial evolution. Much like the early days of the internet, blockchain technology faces complex new challenges and having the best team plays a pivotal role in success.

Our team is fully remote and globally distributed to capture the best talent from around the world. So far our company has grown fast and stayed lean to secure its place as a leader in the space.

If you get excited about being in an industry that is breaking new ground and have confidence you can conquer the most challenging feats we'll encounter, we want to talk to you. Join us, and help lay the foundation for a decentralized future.

Job description

We’re currently looking for a Senior NodeJS Engineer to join our team. The Bitfinex backends are mainly using Node.js. The position requires expert JS/Node.js experience and is available to anyone self-driven, and with the experience, motivation and capacity to contribute to our vision. You will work remotely. Self-motivation is essential for all our team members. No one on the team will micro-manage you. We are looking for team members who are comfortable using their initiative and seeing it through to completion. You will be part of a dynamic, fast-paced team, and have the chance to shape the direction of Bitfinex as we grow.

Requirements
  • Knowledge and experience with microservices architecture
  • Experience with blockchain integration
  • Comfortable with high-availability concepts
  • Have actively participated in the development of a sophisticated platform as one of the leading developers
  • Ability to quickly learn new technologies
  • Exceptional JavaScript skills, ability to performance optimize code, Ruby, Rust or C++ skills are a plus
  • Other technologies of interest: Message queues (ZeroMQ, RabbitMQ), Job Queues