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Bison Trails is the leading blockchain infrastructure provider, and we are looking for an exceptional Blockchain Network Engineer to join our highly-skilled and passionate team in New York City. The ideal candidate is an experienced, motivated, self-starting engineer with a love for building containerized applications in a cloud native development environment.
We believe in the power of blockchain technology and building a decentralized future that enables greater participation in global financial networks. Our mission is to provide superior infrastructure on multiple blockchains, strengthen the entire ecosystem, and enable the pioneers of tomorrow.
What does it mean to be a Blockchain Network Engineer at Bison Trails?
You have 3-5 years of infrastructure or full-stack engineering experience under your belt
You are a self-starter with a proven track record of shipping quality product
You are an autonomous worker with the ability to proactively manage the needs of a growing company with minimal oversight
You possess an analytical mindset and feel comfortable using qualitative and quantitative data to inform your decision making
You are proficient in a modern programming language such as Go, Python, or Rust
You are experienced in containerizing modern applications, particularly blockchain networks.
You have familiarity with Go and the Kubernetes ecosystem, but are not necessarily an expert
You take pride in having excellent written and verbal communication skills
You enjoy entrepreneurial environments and want to help build something meaningful
You preferably work in the greater NYC area, but if not, you are US-based with previous remote experience
Day to day, you will…
Work to support new and existing blockchain networks on our platform. This means dockerizing, YAML templating, and otherwise writing code that facilitates different networks running on our Kubernetes based platform every day
Research complex topics around specific blockchain networks including consensus algorithms, economic models, and node/network topology.
Interact and collaborate with other engineers and team members; we have a highly focused and collaborative team. Our team prioritizes creating a shared understanding of our systems/supported networks, and we are dedicated to supporting each other on a daily basis.
Contribute to blockchain network support discussions. We are looking for a strong technical leader that can help drive and own support for multiple networks.
Participate in the overall blockchain network community. Join third party discussions and become a contributor to the development of new and existing networks.
Build services and infrastructure that help to automate the deployment of blockchain network infrastructure
Incorporate monitoring, alerting, and observability to support blockchain networks that allow us to maintain the highest standards of health, reliability and uptime.
Write integration tests and contribute to maintaining a healthy CI/CD pipeline.
We are conveniently located in Tribeca, NYC. We provide competitive industry salaries along with:
- Company-paid health, dental, vision, life & disability insurance
- 401(k) plan, FSA & commuter benefits
- Flexible PTO
- Training, mentorship, and coaching from industry leaders and company leadership
- The opportunity to grow alongside a company that is helping create the decentralized future
- Work in tandem with fun, diverse and open-minded colleagues
Tech Lead in Blockchain Consulting MLG Blockchain Toronto / Boston / San Francisco, United States / Remote $60,000 to $140,000 a year
October 2018
5 Applicants This Week
More Than 6 Months Old
We are looking for an autonomous and self-motivated senior developer with management expertise to take blockchain projects and teams from start to finish. You will be responsible for specific parts delivering full blockchain projects to clients, and managing tech teams in house and with strategic partners. Managing expectations and helping out whenever necessary will be a must. Strong knowledge of the blockchain industry and previous coding experience is also a must.
MLG Blockchain Consulting is the fastest growing Blockchain consulting agency in Canada. We have grown from 4 to over 50 employees in 6 months, and expect to continue at this pace for the months to come. We work in a decentralized model, allowing you to work from anywhere. The physical HQ is in Toronto, with offices in Montreal and Rotterdam. This is an opportunity to join one of the hottest industries in fintech, and become an expert in the internet 3.0.
Type of person we are looking for:
You are a systematic leader with previous leadership experience scaling teams
You are autonomous and have a growth mentality - willingness and ability to grow teams and manage multiple large scale projects/team at once
You have at least 6 years of professional experience architecting and developing multiple large scale applications simultaneously
You have extensive knowledge of both front and back-end technologies and development
You love high growth start-ups, like to get your hands dirty and have previously developed SaaS products
You are a coder at heart and enjoy managing and growing engineering teams
You can deal with lots of complexity and enjoy solving challenging problems
Experience in decentralized application deployment and maintenance
You are a great communicator, know how to motivate others and have an enthusiastic and positive personality
You are a hands-on team player with an entrepreneurial spirit
Nice to have - You have experience working with a publicly traded company
Strong experience with blockchain technology including solidity, hyperledger, truffle, etc
Strong experience with backend programming languages such as golang, javascript, python
English at a full professional proficiency level
Working with technology vendors and handling negotiations
Proven track record of leadership in attracting, developing and retaining talented staff who deliver results
Experience with Agile a plus
Experience with Cloud based infrastructure
For MLG
Build a code repository - Take an increasing amount of projects in house.
For Every ICO or Post-ICO You Work On
Architecting and developing smart contracts
Managing smart contract and token sale page security audits
Architecting and development of decentralized applications and platforms to implement tokens
Scaling development team and writing weekly progress reports
Open Lines Of Communication - Work as the direct and first line of communication between client and MLG.
Help create schedules - Whenever schedules of all the deliverables are built, we will need to build gantt charts and other project management timelines in order to ensure everything is properly delivered on time.
Manage events - From time to time you will have the opportunity to take on events. In these cases you will be responsible for ensuring everything is done correctly for events. You will have the support of the executive team but autonomy is key.
Bi-Weekly Progress Reports - Draft and send bi-weekly progress reports showing the client what has been done and what they should expect. You can use already existing resources as a base for these documents.
Manage large teams - Projects will require you manage timelines that may require involvement from more than one division at a time.
Work with other partners - As we are a turn-key ICO and post-ICO services agency, we have strategic partners that we often work with for specific parts of the project.
Work with freelancers - MLG has many freelancers to turn to for urgent requests like banner creations, writers, designers, assistants, etc. You may have to work with some and should be comfortable delegating easy to replicate tasks.
Stay active in the crypto community - Head out to events to represent your clients and personally post news about clients in select groups, forums, etc.
Work With Other Team Members - Work with team in a decentralized manner via Slack.
We are looking for a motivated individual that knows about the blockchain world and understands how blockchain development works, where to find and how to work with existing open source software, and who has the ability to create and push best practices within the industry.
His/her job will have two main facets. First is related to post-ICOs, taking charge of helping develop the decentralized applications which are powered by the token. Second is related to ICOs, helping to develop the tokensale and crowdsale smart contracts and security audits.
ChainSafe is a leading blockchain research and development firm specializing in infrastructure solutions for the decentralized web. Alongside its contributions to significant ecosystems such as Ethereum, Polkadot, Filecoin, Mina, and more, ChainSafe creates solutions for developers and teams across the web3 space utilizing our expertise in bridging, gaming, NFTs, and decentralized storage. As part of the mission to build innovative products for users and better tooling for developers, ChainSafe embodies an open-source and community-oriented ethos.
To learn more about ChainSafe, look at our Discord, GitHub, and website.
Here’s what you need to know before reading on:
Our progressive tech stack includes Go, Rust, and TypeScript
We spearhead ecosystem projects like Lodestar, Web3.js, Forest, Mina-rs, and Gossamer
We are global, remote-friendly, and open to contractors
You’ll form part of the Sygma Engineering team, our bridging protocol
At Sygma we believe that cross-chain interoperability is the fundamental enabler for the next wave of growth in the blockchain industry. Sygma will empower builders to create streamlined experiences where users are not confined to one ecosystem. By enabling elaborate cross-chain functionality and putting most of the steps under the hood, Sygma will enable smooth, web2-like user experiences. For more information about Sygma please visit buildwithsygma.com
At ChainSafe, you’ll be part of a team that believes in the community's vital importance and contributes to advancing humanity with open-source and decentralized technology.
About the role
As our Senior BlockOps engineer for Sygma, our cross-chain interoperability protocol, you will play a vital role in our dedicated BlockOps team, defining and implementing best-practice strategies and guides to manage and optimize our infrastructure.
The BlockOps team supports the critical systems, services, and tooling at the foundation of Sygma’s mission, to abstract away all the complexities of cross-chain interoperability to enable users to ‘deposit from anywhere’. We enable Sygma’s engineers to design, develop, and operate services quickly, safely, securely, and reliably. BlockOps teams build and maintain the platforms critical to the existence of Sygma.
Your expertise will undoubtedly contribute to the sophistication of blockchain applications and redefine the boundaries of what's possible within this emerging technological sphere. All work across Sygma will be open-source, ensuring expansive opportunities for deep contribution and collaborative efforts across various web3 blockchains and ecosystems.
Responsibilities
What you will be doing
Ensure reliable operation of the company’s distributed Relayer nodes operations across various blockchain networks (EVM, Substrate, Cosmos SDK) while adhering to internal SLAs and committed KPIs
Design and implement procedures related to Sygma’s Relayer node operations (deployment and upgrade, incident response, and key management)
Build monitoring and observability for various Sygma services including a distributed set of relayers and various blockchain full nodes.
Provide training and guidance for other members of the infrastructure team, ensuring round-the-clock node operation and incident response.
Document and communicate technical details via open-source documentation
Collaborate with various internal teams and the wider community to build, expand, and scale Sygma’s architecture, by tapping into new trends and opportunities highlighted by internal data, blockchain research, and the wider blockchain ecosystem
Requirements
Solid dev. experience with Golang
Experience working with AWS services
Demonstrable experience with modern Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, Helm, Ansible, etc), automating deployment, and best CI/CD practices and tools.
Experience with monitoring and alerting tools (DataDog, Grafana, Prometheus, etc.)
Experience implementing distributed tracing, monitoring, and logging systems using OpenTelemetry Protocol
Experience building and participating in incident response systems (PagerDuty, etc) and handling the emergency response to production environment failures.
In-depth knowledge of distributed systems and blockchain technology.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to document and convey technical details clearly
Ability to work autonomously as well as with the wider team
As a plus:
TypeScript, Solidity, or Rust is a big plus
Experience with specifying, procuring, and setting up infrastructures for Blockchain validator nodes, and managing them across several blockchain networks.
Experience automating network deployment and testing of SmartContracts with various tools (Truffle, HardHat, Foundry, Anvil)
Understanding at least two of the following domains - Web Security, Web3 Security, Cloud Security, Systems Security, and Applied Cryptography.
Hiring Steps
Selected candidates will be invited to a 30–to–45–minute screening call with one of our tech recruiters
Next, candidates will be invited to a 60-minute values interview with one of our team members
Technical 60-minute interview with one of our engineers.
Then, candidates will be asked to complete a technical task in under 10-15 hours. Your time and expertise demonstrated in the work test challenge will be compensated upon completion.
Your time and expertise demonstrated in the work test challenge will be compensated
After the completion of the test assignment call with Engineering team to discuss the results, for 60 minutes.
Lastly, candidates will be invited to a 60-minute interview with the hiring team members
Why Join ChainSafe
Founded by developers for developers, ChainSafe is a remote-first company with an international team. We continue to provide opportunities for personal and professional growth, value autonomy and responsibility, have a results-driven environment, and offer flexible work hours.
We care deeply about our values and look for these attributes in every new team member. In addition, we recognize the benefits of cultivating a diverse team and aspire to embed respect for all people into our culture. We encourage women, the LGBTQIA+ community, people of colour, and members of any other group underrepresented in the blockchain space (or tech in general) to apply.
How to Apply
Please fill out the Greenhouse application form below and ensure that you attach your resume and link your Github/Gitlab profile or any software project you have contributed to (if applicable).
Senior Systems Engineer Swish Toronto, Canada / San Francisco, United States / Remote $80,000 to $160,000 a year
October 2018
3 Applicants This Week
More Than 6 Months Old
This job posting is no longer available
Job Description
Swish is a world-class development studio whose teams have delivered products for Google, Microsoft, Kik, Nasdaq, Factset, and other major enterprises. The blockchain engineering team at Swish is looking for talented distributed systems engineers to optimize protocol transaction throughput and network reliability for blockchains in development.
Our mission is to bring the promise of a decentralized blockchain-based future to reality for clients.
As a systems engineer, you will work with our blockchain developers, protocol researchers and clients to implement and improve on a byzantine fault tolerant blockchain architecture based on the Tendermint consensus layer, by increasing the throughput, reliability and stability of the network. This role is ideal for engineers who have experience optimizing performance and robustness of distributed systems, and are excited to be working on the cutting edge of high-performance blockchain protocol development.
You might have experience as an Unix/Linux distributed systems engineer optimizing performance and reliability for large-scale cloud servers, and be relatively new to blockchain and distributed consensus protocols. Or you might be a blockchain engineer who is very familiar with distributed consensus protocols like delegated proof-of-stake, and newer to working on low-level performance optimizations. Experience with Tendermint is a huge plus. Either way, you are a great detective and passionate about pushing the performance of your infrastructure to its limits, without compromising on safety or stability.
We are also looking for:
Strong communication skills.
Experience with performance and load testing.
You should be motivated by a desire to solve the most important problems, obtain unprecedented results, and push your methods to their maximal performance.
Responsibilities
* Optimize Tendermint consensus protocol codebase for speed, reliability and performance, including making PRs as needed to the OSS Tendermint project
* Troubleshoot reliability issues of distributed systems, e. g. connection losses between Tendermint nodes under heavy load
* Monitor the infrastructure and blockchain performance to identify issues
* Measure and improve server response times in different conditions and environments
* Guide protocol design decisions
Requirements
* 1+ years experience with Golang, C or C++
* 4+ years of experience in a systems engineering role
* Deep experience with networking and concurrent computing
* Deep experience with Unix/Linux systems
* Experience with AWS/GCP
* Comfortable operating in dynamic environments
Bonus Points
* Background in networking or distributed systems
* Familiarity with Cosmos / Tendermint
* Proficiency in protocol-level blockchain development
* Contribution to open source software
* Degree in STEM field, especially software engineering or computer science related.
* Experience in small startup environments helping large enterprises.
* Experience with a distributed team
About Swish
Launched in February 2013, Swish is a fast-growing business with an innovative working culture and teams spanned across the world with teams in Toronto, San Francisco, Berlin, Auckland, Bruxelles, Medellin, and more.
We create products for successful business using cutting-edge technologies: Blockchain, Machine Learning, and Apps Dev. Working with Swish puts you in contact with prestigious brands, wherever your base is. We are a 100% remote-work company because we believe it is everyone’s choice to live and work the way they prefer.
Work is organized in sprints - 2 weeks periods to which, as a member of our talent community, you choose to commit. You always have the choice to accept or decline a sprint, or take-on multiple sprints simultaneously.
We let members choose what suits them best depending on their current situation: family, travel, studies, finance. We know life is not linear and we respect the humans behind the screens.
Our work ethic relies on six core values: Transparency, Directness, Meritocracy, Autonomy, Responsibility, Continuous Learning.
Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other is core to our values. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and a fun place to work.
Blockchain Engineer (Protocol Level) Swish Toronto, Canada / San Francisco, United States / Remote $120,000 to $180,000 a year
October 2018
2 Applicants This Week
More Than 6 Months Old
This job posting is no longer available
Job Description
Swish is a world-class development studio which teams have delivered products for Google, Microsoft, Kik, Nasdaq, Factset, and other major enterprises. The blockchain engineering team at Swish is looking for talented protocol level engineers to design and implement core protocol features (like sharding, multi-chain architecture, two-way pegs, zk-Starks, zk-Snarks, and state channels) for new blockchains. Our mission is to bring the promise of a decentralized blockchain-based future to reality for clients.
As a blockchain engineer, you will work on protocol level infrastructure for blockchains. We acknowledge that the blockchain space is in its infancy. Prior experience with blockchain development is required but we are flexible as to which paths you’ve taken to get it. You should have prior experience developing high quality server and blockchain architecture and be excited about doing that at a studio that is transforming the way companies run their businesses.
We are looking for individuals who are passionate about being at the forefront of a new technological paradigm and can lead the design and development of scalable applications. A successful candidate will bring deep analytical ability, a security-first mindset, and the ability to deliver results within a fast-moving, agile environment.
We are also looking for:
• Strong communication skills
• Experience with measuring and improving server response times in different conditions and environments.
• Experience with unit and integration testing, continuous integration, and deployment workflows.
You should be motivated by a desire to solve the most important problems, obtain unprecedented results, and push your methods to their maximal performance.
Responsibilities
• Write secure, well-documented, well-tested code
• Write code to interface with data stores, including databases (relational and non-relational) and a blockchain
• Design, implement and document clear and consistent APIs to be consumed by web and mobile clients
• Guide product decisions
Requirements
• 1+ years experience with Golang or C++
• 4+ years of experience in a backend engineering role
• Experience with distributed systems
• Familiarity with a modern web development framework such as Python (Django/Flask), Ruby (Rails), or Javascript (React/Flux)
• Comfortable operating in dynamic environments
Bonus Points
• Background in cryptography, networking, or distributed systems
• Familiarity with Cosmos / Tendermint
• Proficiency in React/Flux, Node, Drizzle, Truffle, cryptoeconomics, or protocol-level blockchain development
• Contribution to open source software
• Degree in STEM field, especially software engineering or computer science related.
• Experience in small startup environments helping large enterprises.
• Experience with a distributed team
About Swish
Launched in February 2013,Swish is a fast-growing business with an innovative working culture and teams spanned across the world with teams in Toronto, San Francisco, Berlin, Auckland, Bruxelles, Medellin, and more.
We create products for successful business using cutting-edge technologies: Blockchain, Machine Learning, and Apps Dev. Working with Swish puts you in contact with prestigious brands, wherever your base is. We are a 100% remote-work company because we believe it is everyone’s choice to live and work the way they prefer.
Work is organized in sprints - 2 weeks periods to which, as a member of our talent community, you choose to commit. You always have the choice to accept or decline a sprint, or take-on multiple sprints simultaneously.
We let members choose what suits them best depending on their current situation: family, travel, studies, finance. We know life is not linear and we respect the humans behind the screens.
Our work ethic relies on six core values: Transparency, Directness, Meritocracy, Autonomy, Responsibility, Continuous Learning.
Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other is core to our values. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and a fun place to work.
Maestro is a cutting edge software startup with the mission of providing end-to-end solutions for funding, building and scaling decentralized applications on the Cardano blockchain. By abstracting away the complexities of the blockchain, our platform enables developers to concentrate more on their user experiences and less on the underlying scale, security and reliability required to support their products.
##About the role
We are looking for highly motivated and talented engineers to work with the team and help lay the foundations for the financial future! As a Software Engineer specializing in Go, you will build mission-critical software that enables decentralized applications to interact with the Cardano blockchain reliably and at scale.
Your contributions
Work on the front lines of a quickly-growing blockchain startup and lead the design and implementation of Maestro’s Dapp Platform.
Become the key technical leader of in-house Go services and design reliable, performant and microservice-oriented applications.
Design and build APIs, data pipelines and event-driven systems to support reliable and scalable transmission of mission-critical data.
Work closely with cross-functional teams to establish seamless integrations and efficient interfaces.
Your background and experience
B.S. or M.S in Computer Science or a related technical field and/or comparable work experience.
3+ years of professional software development experience.
Experience architecting and writing software that interfaces with cloud-native, distributed systems.
Experience building highly-performant APIs and data processing pipelines that are rigorously tested and horizontally scalable.
Deep understanding of common software design principles, asynchronous programming, and event-driven architectures.
Experience building systems that interact with both SQL and NoSQL databases in an optimal way.
Containerization and deployment of software using Docker.
Nice to haves
Container orchestration and service deployments using Kubernetes.
Google Cloud Platform experience.
Leadership experience managing teams and projects.
Experience building applications in blockchain and fintech.
Experience working with UTxO-based blockchain technologies.
You learn about blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies in your free time.
Funding
We have raised money from VCs around the world to help us realize our vision of becoming a key blockchain infrastructure provider in the industry. We are currently undergoing a seed round raise and rapidly obtain customers to battle test our tools and services!
Working with the Maestro team
Partake in a cutting-edge software startup with the goal of revolutionizing blockchain infrastructure and laying the foundations for the financial future of the world.
Work in a high-performance and productive environment with people from around the world and a diverse set of experiences.
Please submit your application, along with a resume and brief letter of intent to info@gomaestro.org.
Clearmatics is a protocol engineering company. We are building a new financial market architecture that is more open, fair, and resilient than the legacy systems that are in use today. We develop protocols and software that create new markets for risk and more efficient infrastructure for trading, backed by a robust and scalable blockchain network, and secured with modern cryptographic techniques and economic mechanism design.
Clearmatics is based in London but operates on a 'remote first' model. We welcome candidates from all over the world. We have close ties to the Open Source and Ethereum communities, with Vitalik Buterin as an adviser.
The Engineering team at Clearmatics is responsible for developing our blockchain software at Layer 1 and Layer 2. At the core of our stack is the Autonity client, the node software that powers our blockchain network. It is based on Ethereum (go-ethereum) and is secured by Tendermint Proof-of-Stake consensus. Our decentralised platforms are built on smart contracts and decentralised applications, and are supported by backend services in Go.
We're looking to hire a Core Developer to expand our Layer 1 Engineering team.
ABOUT YOU
You're a systems programmer with good knowledge of Layer 1 protocols, and a passion for blockchain and decentralisation. You enjoy working to a high standard and writing code that is clean, performant, and maintainable. You appreciate the importance of careful design choices and can anticipate the impact of code changes on wider system behaviour. You can demonstrate a strong interest in blockchain and may even have open source contributions that you can highlight. You express yourself clearly in writing and in discussions.
RESPONSIBILITIES
You will be involved at all stages of the development lifecycle for the Autonity protocol and its blockchain node client (a fork of go-ethereum).
These include:
- Implementing new protocol features in Go and Solidity
- Developing new distributed systems tests and frameworks
- Contributing to protocol and design specifications
- Working with members of the community to resolve issues
- Your work will ensure that Autonity client is correct, reliable, performant, and secure. This will enable Autonity to serve as the foundational layer for a new ecosystem of decentralised markets.
REQUIREMENTS
At least a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
Strong programming skills in a low-level language like Go, Rust, or C++ (ideally 2+ years with Go)
Experience with network, concurrent, and distributed programming/debugging on Linux systems
Good knowledge of Ethereum protocols, BFT and dPoS consensus, P2P messaging, and crypto primitives
BONUS POINTS
Experience developing on a blockchain node client (preferably Ethereum-like)
Knowledge of distributed systems theory obtained from coursework or self-study
Smart contract programming experience using Solidity and Web3 APIs
Our compensation is blockchain competitive and dependent on your skills & experience.
ChainSafe Systems is a blockchain R&D firm on a mission to realize the potential of Web3 infrastructure through sustainable, open-source development. Our vision is to create a world with organizations that empower people to build and innovate through blockchain agnostic tools and other distributed technologies.
We are global leaders in the industry, unique in our work across multiple blockchain ecosystems, and currently are pioneering technology and infrastructure related to Ethereum,, Polkadot and Filecoin. We are actively pursuing the development of our own product suite, having recently released Files and Storage, which allows users to upload and store files on IPFS and Filecoin with the goal of furthering development to provide a decentralized alternative to cloud storage.
ChainSafe is a unique company in a unique space, growing quickly and building a global reputation in this nascent space. Beyond offering experience across every major blockchain space to our team, we provide an open, inclusive, and supportive environment where we help folks reach their full potential as a human and as a professional.
Here’s what you might want to know before reading on:
Our stack is progressive and open-source and includes Go, Rust, and TypeScript.
We spearhead ecosystem projects like Lodestar, Web3.js, Forest, Mina-rs, and Gossamer.
We are global, remote-friendly, and open to contractors.
Culture fit and alignment to our core values are extremely important to us. We are fueled by an immense intellectual curiosity of what technology can do and the impact it can have. You will thrive here if you are intensely driven by tackling technical challenges that no one else has solved yet and are inspired by the possibility of building the next generation of web infrastructure and decentralized systems.
Responsibilities
Proactively Research a wide range on edge blockchain technologies that are relevant to bridging techniques
Play a key role in architectural and design decisions, building toward an efficient bridging solution for networks of different nature
Facilitate development process over research done. Help developers during development and support cycles
Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development life cycle
Write scalable, robust, testable, efficient, and easy to maintain code
Follow latest security best practices
Mentor junior engineers and do active code reviews
Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripts
Document development phases and monitor systems
Required Skills
Proficiency in Go
Be able to proactively dive into the novel territory and share knowledge on what you've learned
Extensive knowledge of Ethereum network
Experience with various blockchain protocols
Deep knowledge in blockchain underlying cryptography
Understanding of distributed systems, peer-to-peer systems.
Practical experience and knowledge's in various DeFi’s
Willing to research new technologies and possibilities for our product. Passion in writing documental reports and solution investigation based on research done.
We strongly encourage you to apply even if you don’t fit all the requirements. You don’t have to match all the listed requirements exactly to be considered for this role.
Hiring Steps
Candidates for this position can expect the hiring process at Chainsafe to follow the order below. Please keep in mind that candidates can be declined from the position at any stage of the process.
Qualified candidates will be invited to schedule a 30-45 minute screening call with one of our tech recruiters
Next, candidates will be invited to schedule a 60-minute Cultural Interview with one of our Project Managers
Then, Candidates will be asked to complete a technical task that takes under 4 hours, but we provide up to 5 business days to complete
Last, candidates will be invited to schedule a 60-minute interview with the Team Lead
We welcome your fresh perspectives and ideas
At ChainSafe, diversity and inclusion are more than a statement; equality and accessibility are guiding principles embedded in who we are - and why we do what we do. We recognize the benefits of a diverse team and aspire to embed respect for all people into our culture, values, and day-to-day practices. We encourage women, LGBTQIA+ people, people of colour, and members of any other group underrepresented in the blockchain space (or tech in general) to apply.
ChainSafe is a remote-first company with an international team. We offer opportunities for personal and professional learning and growth, value autonomy and responsibility, and have a results-driven environment, flexible work hours and time-off policy, as well as competitive salary.
Salary will be determined through the interview process after a review of experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, equity, and location, as well as alignment with market data. The estimated salary range for this position is $84K - $120K USD.
To apply for this position, please fill out the linked application form and please attach your CV/resume as well as a link to your Github/Gitlab profile or some other software project you h
CTO MLG Blockchain Toronto / New York City / San Francisco, United States / Remote $80,000 to $160,000 a year
October 2018
3 Applicants This Week
More Than 6 Months Old
MLG Blockchain Consulting is the fastest growing Blockchain consulting agency in Canada. We have grown from 4 to over 50 employees in 6 months, and expect to continue at this pace for the months to come. We work in a decentralized model, allowing you to work from anywhere. The physical HQ is in Toronto, with offices in Montreal and Rotterdam. This is an opportunity to join one of the hottest industries in fintech, and become an expert in the internet 3.0.
Reporting directly to the CEO, you will guide the overall technical vision and direction of the company and projects we work on. As CTO, you should have expert level knowledge of the Blockchain industry and feel extremely comfortable explaining concepts to C-level management.
Working in a start-up company environment the CTO should have experience managing small, fast-moving internal and external teams and be prepared for hands-on development as required
As CTO you should have minimum 2 years of Blockchain development experience and a strong portfolio of past successful ventures.
Type of person we are looking for:
You are a systematic leader with previous leadership experience scaling teams
You are autonomous and have a growth mentality - willingness and ability to grow teams and manage multiple large scale projects/team at once
You have at least 6 years of professional experience architecting and developing multiple large scale applications simultaneously
You have extensive knowledge of both front and back-end technologies and development
You love high growth start-ups, like to get your hands dirty and have previously developed SaaS products
You are a coder at heart and enjoy managing and growing engineering teams
You can deal with lots of complexity and enjoy solving challenging problems
Experience in decentralized application deployment and maintenance
You are a great communicator, know how to motivate others and have an enthusiastic and positive personality
You are a hands-on team player with an entrepreneurial spirit
Nice to have - You have experience working with a publicly traded company
Expert Level knowledge of blockchain technology including solidity, hyperledger, truffle, etc
Expert Level knowledge of backend programming languages such as golang, javascript, python
English at a full professional proficiency level
Working with technology vendors and handling negotiations
Proven track record of leadership in attracting, developing and retaining talented staff who deliver results
Experience with Agile a plus
Experience with Cloud based infrastructure
For MLG
Build a code repository - Take an increase amount of projects in house.
For Every ICO or Post-ICO You Work On
Architecting and developing smart contracts
Managing smart contract and token sale page security audits
Architecting and development of decentralized applications and platforms to implement tokens
Scaling development team and writing weekly progress reports
Open Lines Of Communication - Work as the direct and first line of communication between client and MLG.
Help create schedules - Whenever schedules of all the deliverables are built, we will need to build gantt charts and other project management timelines in order to ensure everything is properly delivered on time.
Manage events - From time to time you will have the opportunity to take on events. In these cases you will be responsible for ensuring everything is done correctly for events. You will have the support of the executive team but autonomy is key.
Bi-Weekly Progress Reports - Draft and send bi-weekly progress reports showing the client what has been done and what they should expect. You can use already existing resources as a base for these documents.
Manage large teams - Projects will require you manage timelines that may require involvement from more than one division at a time.
Work with other partners - As we are a turn-key ICO and post-ICO services agency, we have strategic partners that we often work with for specific parts of the project.
Work with freelancers - MLG has many freelancers to turn to for urgent requests like banner creations, writers, designers, assistants, etc. You may have to work with some and should be comfortable delegating easy to replicate tasks.
Stay active in the crypto community - Head out to events to represent your clients and personally post news about clients in select groups, forums, etc.
Work With Other Team Members - Work with team in a decentralized manner via Slack.
We are looking for a motivated individual that knows about the blockchain world and understands how blockchain development works, where to find and how to work with existing open source software, and who has the ability to create and push best practices within the industry.
If you are up for a great challenge and get excited about developing the next frontier of technologies apply now!