Senior Back-End Engineer (Javascript, Python)

As Senior Back-End Engineer, you will be responsible for the backend infrastructure, performance, stability, and scaling of user-facing dApps. You will work closely with smart contract, protocol, and frontend engineers as well as DeFi strategists and will be bridging the constraints posed by web-scale applications and blockchain technology. As an early employee you will be a critical part of our core team and significantly influence the company's direction.

Responsibilities

• Build services critical to our dApps using Javascript or Python.
• Write production-ready scripts based on requirements and draft scripts in Javascript or Python.
• Add new functionality to Volume’s Python and Javascript SDKs. 
• Maintain the backend infrastructure for Volume’s Defi dApps and Bots. 
• Maintain services and scripts for the marketing team infrastructure with Mixpanel, Storyblock, and Discourse.
• Write high-quality, reusable, and well-tested code in order to meet our company goals.
• Demonstrate security and secret management across numerous services. 

Requirements

• Excellent JavaScript skills 
• Excellent Python skills
• Degree in Computer Science
• Experience with Node.js, Docker, DBMS technology including postgresSQL and SQLlite and caching mechanisms such as Redis, Memcache  
• Familiarity with blockchain governance or enthusiasm to learn.
• Team player and are comfortable reviewing others' code and implementing feedback from others on your work.  
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Comfortable with asynchronous written communication, synchronous video calls, pair programming, etc.  

Nice to have

• Good Rust skills
• Proficient knowledge of Go