Founding Software Engineer
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Hype
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Job Description
About the role
We are looking for a founding full-stack lead software engineer who is excited about shaping an early product, is a hard worker, and team player. You will be working in a fast-paced environment in which you will work & lead on all stages of product development: conception, system design, frontend/backend, polish, data analysis, and maintenance. You will be collaborating with teammates who are also incredibly passionate about building high-quality, design-intuitive, and data-driven consumer products.
Responsibilities:
- Ideate with other team members
- Build frontend features within our platform
- Build scalable backend infrastructure to support the above projects
- Analyze product usage data
- Consider everything a ‘work in progress’: constantly polish existing features and iterate on user feedback
- Closely collaborate with cross-functional partners in design and product
What we're seeking
Must have
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or other quantitative field
- 3+ years of experience building products
- Experience with a cloud computing environment like AWS
- Experience with front-end technologies we use: HTML, TailwindCSS, ReactJS, NextJS
- Experience with back-end technologies we use: NodeJS
- Excellent communication skills
- A doer’s mindset- breadth of project experience and a strong desire to build
- A strong work ethic - you have a willingness to do what it takes to deliver fast when needed
Nice to have
- A proactive, self-starter; someone who can roll up their sleeves and solve problems on their own initiative
- Passionately push for results, think and act quickly, operate long-term and in the best interest of our goals
- Make data-informed decisions with qualitative and quantitative research. Obsess over outcomes and know where to invest the team’s valuable time. Share insights and results throughout the company
- Proactive problem-solving skills with an eagerness to fix inefficiencies
- Passion for doing whatever it takes to solve complex problems and build scalable processes
- Experience writing smart contracts in Solidity
- Interaction with crypto products
JOB LOCATION
United States
JOB TYPE
Engineering
JOB INDUSTRY
Crypto & Blockchain
COMPANY NAME
Hype
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