Blockchain Software Developer (Rust) - Remote base

  • Salary: Competitive
  • REF Number: 00046898
  • Consultant: Alex Tosney
  • Contact: +41 (0) 782 508 443
  • Date Published: 19.11.2019
  • Closed Date: 02.01.2020
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  • Location: Home,
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Alex Tosney is recruiting for a Software Developer to join a blockchain technology start-up to work on their proof of stake blockchain platform for distributed applications. This is a permanent position that can be 100% remote based.

The main purpose of the role will be to define and implement state of the art technical solutions, that are scalable, measurable and secure.

Further responsibilities will include:

  • Architect scalable backend systems, services, and APIs
  • Evolve our long-term vision for maintaining and scaling our backend systems
  • Design high reliability services that can withstand large fluctuations in traffic
  • Monitor our backend performance, identify performance bottlenecks, and find ways to reliably resolve them
  • Write backend code that is fast, reliable, but also highly secure
  • Maintain and evolve our quickly-growing test suite
  • Collaborate effectively with other staff to solve complex problems.
  • Provide mentorship and lead strong development practices inside the team.

In order to be considered for this role, you will be required to have the following qualifications, skills and experience:

  • Working experience with Rust and a solid foundation with C++, Java, and/or Scala.
  • Experience with mathematics and computational mathematics within blockchain domain.
  • B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Math, or another technical field preferred (equivalent professional experience is acceptable)
  • Expertise in Scala.
  • Extensive professional experience in a full stack capacity
  • Experience leading a team of engineers
  • Experience with blockchain and smart contract technologies, related cryptographic principles, both theory & practice
  • DevOps knowledge

For more information or to apply for this position, please contact Alex Tosney on 0041 (0) 41 7825 08 443 or email atosney@ckqls.ch. Please could you send any correspondence in English. Please quote reference 46898 in all correspondence.

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