Software Engineer, GeckoTerminal (L1)

What You Will Be Doing

• Web design & development: Design and develop frontend features for GeckoTerminal, our decentralized exchange tracker that processes and presents on-chain trading data, token analytics, and DeFi metrics to millions of users. Support execution of full software development lifecycles based on the department's strategy.

• Software development: Write clean, reusable and maintainable code and libraries. Develop and push code into the production environment without issues. Apply fundamental concepts effectively and follow best practices to deliver a working solution.

• Code reviews: Support code reviews activities and propose ways to improve practices within the team.

• Documentation: Develop documentation to supplement project delivery and maintain a knowledge base for collaborators in the same or other teams. 

• Defect recovery: Assist in testing and debugging procedures. Replicate defects, provide insights on code implementation, and resolve the issues according to team objectives.

• Sharpen the Saw: Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in web development and participate in knowledge sharing with the team. Learn new techniques in writing scalable, secure and defect-free code.

• Team Player: Work collaboratively with engineering, product managers and designers to ship out products and features in a timely and effective manner. 

• Support any ad hoc tasks as required by the company.

What We Look For In You

• Proven track record: Have relevant or prior experience in developing usable, fully-featured web applications.

• Education: Have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related fields, or have similar experience in software development.

• Product Knowledge: Strong desire and passion to learn about the blockchain/cryptocurrency industry and the problems faced by users.

• Blockchain Familiarity: Understanding of blockchain concepts such as on-chain data, token standards (e.g. ERC-20), or DeFi protocols. Direct experience building or contributing to crypto products is a strong plus.
  
  

• Software Development Knowledge: Familiarity with front-end development technologies such as React, Next.js, and Tailwind CSS, and back-end technologies such as databases, APIs, and server-side development frameworks e.g. Ruby on Rails.

• People Skills: Communicate clearly and have experience working with other individuals in a team towards achieving a common goal.

• Leadership: Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision after 3 months. Is curious and creative in finding solutions to a given task.

• Scope of Work: Work primarily on tightly scoped, routine problems where the key results are clearly defined.

• Problem Solving: Passionate about solving problems faced by stakeholders together with strong user empathy.

• Nice to have: Prior experience with Ruby, Rails, Javascript, Postgres and cloud services