JavaScript Lead Engineer - remote

Parity Technologies builds core infrastructure for blockchains and the future Web — one that respects the freedom and data of individuals — and helps empower developers to create better services through decentralized technologies.

Have a look at our current documentation to see what you’ll be working with:

Polkadot-JS API and toolset docs: https://polkadot.js.org/

In this role, you will:

• Technically design and build Web Applications for Polkadot-js ecosystem
• Support the entire application lifecycle (concept, design, build, test, release and support)
• Write clean code to produce fully functional web &mobile applications
• Write tests and make sure code is up to high level standard
• Work closely with our UX team to build interfaces to make the user experience intuitive and enjoyable
• Collaborate with the core team to plan and implement new features and improvements
• Take responsibility for development progress and work with the team to overcome roadblocks

Your Background:

• Experience in working with a range of different JavaScript APIs and Frameworks
• Ability to produce working, auditable, well-tested code.
• Ability to learn new technologies and concepts quickly
• Ability to come up with technical solutions and application architecture
• Ability to work autonomously, be proactive, prioritize, communicate, and function in a distributed team.
• Passionate about bringing the Web 3 vision of a decentralized web to the world.

Nice-to-haves:

• Former involvement in Open Source Projects
• Knowledge in blockchain technologies
• Knowledge in another programming language than JavaScript/ TypeScript
• Experience with working on the Node database layer (eg. Express, MongoDB, CouchDB, GraphQL)

Relevant tech-stack we’re currently using:

JavaScript (ES2015+), TypeScript, WebAssembly, Node, React, Electron, RxJS, Jest, GitHub, GitLab, Vuepress

Benefits:

• Competitive salaries and benefits.
• Opportunity to become an expert in latest blockchain technologies.
• Working at Parity means focusing on stuff that matters: building cutting-edge technology for a better and more decentralized internet. Our teams enjoy a high degree of freedom and autonomy to achieve that goal.
• Because we value initiative and learning, we've defined a generous personal improvement budget to attend conferences or skills courses of your own choosing. We think you know what's best for you!
• Parity is a diverse company with people from various countries and we will support you with
• German or English language courses where needed (and desired).
• We have a remote-friendly company setup.
• Bringing the team together is something we value a lot and we have regular company retreats (or will have, pending the Covid pandemic)