Staff Developer

Shakepay is one of the fastest growing startups in Canada. We've grown 10x in the last year. 2% of Canadians use Shakepay. We're building something really special. We need true believers to join our team. We're looking for ambitious professionals with a thirst for knowledge that are interested in working with the most exciting financial innovation ever created: Bitcoin.   Bitcoin is important because it enables wealth to be stored with a person without need for a third party. Its fundamental use-case as a store of value with a predictable monetary policy is having profound implications on freeing people into financial sovereignty.  

Staff Developer

  Imagine shaking your phone to instantly earn bitcoin. Our customers might think it’s magic, but if you’re reading this you probably know that it’s not (or is it?). It’s not. It’s our stellar dev team that makes it happen. That shaking idea started as a secret easter-egg for our fledgling customer base, and once word got out about it, we suddenly had to deal with service outages from too many people shaking at the same time. Of course we’ve since solved that problem, and now with over 1,000,000 shakers (aka “customers''), it’s a core part of our identity—not the shaking, but the idea that we came up with something new and exciting in the slow and boring world of financial services. We’re looking for a staff developer to help us reimagine how Canadians build wealth and think about what they can do with their money. Unique ideas and the knowledge and determination to make them a reality: that’s the real magic.   Totally real Shakepay reviews from the future, after you join: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Does Shakepay run on literal magic? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I thought magic wasn’t real. Using Shakepay changed my mind. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wow, it must’ve taken all 3 genie wishes to make this app!   Oh yeah, we’re a bitcoin platform. In fact, Shakepay is the easiest way for Canadians to buy and earn bitcoin. We’ve got a one of a kind community of shakers (aka “customers”) that keeps on growing, regardless of how the crypto market is doing. They love Shakepay almost as much as they love bitcoin, which is really saying something. To the Bitcoin Golden Age!

You will:

• Participate in building financial products of the future
• Foster innovation as you architect products and features while maintaining a high bar for quality, scale, and performance
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and team discussion
• Collaborate on setting a tech vision for the company
• Courageously tackle any question with a "it depends"
• Have an influence across the entire Engineering organization, with correspondingly large impact to customers and the company.

Must have:

• 8+ years working experience as a software developer
• Be comfortable working across the tech stack
• Extensive knowledge of engineering processes, structural design, and system optimization
• Killer video-call hangout backgrounds
• A healthy resistance to the use of monkey paws

Nice to have:

• Experience with Node.js, React-Native, Vue, Postgres, Docker
• Experience with building financial apps
• Some bitcoin knowledge
• The secret password to the Cave of Wonders… we think it’s “open seed phrase” or something like that

What you get:

• Potentially life-changing stock options. We believe everyone at Shakepay should have the financial upside for building a generational company
• Remote-friendly work environment: work from anywhere in Canada. If you're in Montreal, you can work from the office
• Generous vacation time: we think time off is essential, and highly encourage it
• Personal development: we're here to help you define and hit your personal career goals so that you can get where you want to be
• Continued learning: every Shaker gets a yearly budget to spend on learning
• Employer-covered group insurance: health, dental, paramedical, disability and travel coverage to ensure you're at your best
• Get paid in Bitcoin: choose to take a percentage of your salary in the hardest, soundest money the world has ever known
• A collaborative and friendly team: we succeed together and we have fun doing it
• MacBook: company-issued laptop to make sure you're doing your best work
• Equipment stipend: every Shaker receives a stipend to use toward setting up their home office

 

About Shakepay:

Shakepay helps Canadians buy and sell bitcoin and pay their friends. We offer web and mobile apps that make it easy for Canadians to buy bitcoin in minutes with Interac e-Transfer. Shakepay is the fastest-growing bitcoin platform in Canada.   At Shakepay we're committed to promoting and celebrating diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background and life experience. If you want to be a part of something momentous then we're excited to hear from you.