Node.js Backend Engineer

About ConsenSys

ConsenSys is the leading Ethereum software company. We enable developers, enterprises, and people worldwide to build next-generation applications, launch modern financial infrastructure, and access the decentralized web. Our product suite, composed of Infura, Quorum, Codefi, MetaMask, and Diligence, serves millions of users, supports billions of blockchain-based queries for our clients, and has handled billions of dollars in digital assets. Ethereum is the largest programmable blockchain in the world, leading in business adoption, developer community, and DeFi activity. On this trusted, open source foundation, we are building the digital economy of tomorrow. To explore our products and solutions, visit http://consensys.net/.

 

About the Codefi product group

Codefi is at the forefront of the blockchain fintech revolution. It builds, deploys and runs critical applications across both Enterprise and crypto/DeFi, multiple blockchain verticals (digital assets, payments, data, markets, networks, staking, Ethereum 2.0), as well as ConsenSys’ other industry leading products, including MetaMask, Quorum and Infura. The Codefi team is composed of multiple decentralized product teams across all verticals distributed across Europe and US and working mostly remotely. With our products like MetaMask, Infura, and Quorum serving as gateways for over a million worldwide users to interact with new blockchain and “DeFi” applications like Uniswap, Maker, Compound, we need innovative problem solvers who are interested in tackling the complex challenges that exist in the blockchain and financial ecosystems and scaling developer and user-facing systems to tens of millions of users.

 

Role Responsibilities

We are looking for backend Node.js developers with production applications experience.

Required Skills:

• Experience as a Backend Software Engineer working on production applications
• Experience with Node.js back-end development (preferably Typescript)
• Experience with, or understanding of: PostgreSQL
• Experience working on agile projects in an Agile environment
• Experience working in CI/CD setup
• Experience working in a distributed, remote team environment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Writing good technical documentation.
• Located in the Americas/able to work U.S. business hours

Bonus Points for any of:

• BSc/MSc in Computer Science or related subject
• Experience in Typescript
• Experience with microservices architectures
• Understanding of blockchain technology, especially Ethereum
• Blockchain / smart contract development: Solidity / Ethereum, Web3.js or Ethers.js library
• General interest in DevOps topics / experience with Docker and/or Kubernetes and deploying cloud infrastructure (AWS / Azure)
• Experience with Kafka or other messaging technology
• Experience in deploying blockchain infrastructure

Other skills to demonstrate:

• Excellent verbal and written communication in English
• Teamwork, flexibility, initiative, communication and organization
• Willingness to constantly learn & improve, challenging yourself to stay at the top of your game