Senior Backend Engineer

##  Who we are

Narcissa is the Gitcoin of Avalanche. We are indexing all community contributions as a public good for the ecosystem, and creating a questions and jobs bounty system to make decentralized work possible.

Following the launch of our indexes on Avalanche, we will launch the bounty platform as well as, for our community, a NFT collection central to our ecosystem, a galactic RTS staking game, and an Avalanche validator node.

We raised from Polychain, Katie Haun and others and have a lot of work to do. We value attitude and motivation more than degrees or experience. Join this job if you want to work hard in a fast paced environment and take a shot at building the decentralized internet!

##  Job Responsibilities

• Produce detailed product and feature specifications.
• Collaborate and communicate well with the team.
• Work with management to resolve conflicts, prioritize needs and choose solutions.
• Perform/facilitate code reviews for the team.
• Troubleshoot, test, and maintain the core product software and integrated services
• Contribute in all phases of the development life-cycle, including deployment to production.
• Write automated and maintainable unit-tests
• Design and develop new data models, scrapers and indexers.
• Optimize the data flow and derive meaningful analytics.
• You will be given a broad idea and expected to sharpen the vision and feature details while adding value to the product.
• You will be in charge of optimizing data analytics performance and availability.

##  Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven experience in a similar role
• Strong knowledge of Node.js, AWS and data scraping
• Data analyst experience
• Advanced knowledge in TypeScript is a big plus
• Experience in Machine Learning is also a big plus
• High standards for code quality
• Knowledge of blockchain, cryptocurrency, DeFi is a big plus
• Ability to work independently based on product requirements
• Ability to take over a mature, powerful, and complex product
• Degree in computer science, or equivalent self-education with excellent abilities
• Quick learner who successfully organizes, prioritizes and manages multiple projects with strict deadlines
• Has top communication skills that include technical fluency and the ability to understand and discuss architectural concepts and strategy-related concepts and opportunities with technical team members.
• Creative thinker, strategic planner, and grand problem solver
• Record of beginning to end roadmap product delivery achievements

##  Time/Location

• Full time
• Remote or in Miami

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Salary and compensation

$100,000 — $250,000/year

Location

🌏 Worldwide