Software Engineer - Frontend

Echoyield; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Catered lunches

Flexible vacation

Equity stake

Fitness reimbursements

Team events

Job summary

Echoyield is seeking a Lead Software Engineer - Developer Infrastructure in Melbourne. You will design, build, and scale core blockchain infrastructure, guiding architecture and technical decisions while delivering clear, end-to-end documentation for developers and users.

You will collaborate with product, engineering, and research teams to ensure high-quality content, open source contributions, and strong documentation practices across the platform.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a technical writer for complex products
• Excellent writing and proofreading in English
• Own end-to-end documentation creation and management
• Ability to manage high-volume tasks with accuracy and precision
• Experience collaborating with diverse teams and communities
• Crypto/finance/open source experience desirable

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale decentralized matching engine, risk system, and limit order book using CosmosSDK
• Provide technical guidance on architecture and tradeoffs
• Ensure best practices through architecture, code reviews, performance, testing and engineering excellence

Skills

Technical writing

Documentation

Open source

Blockchain

English editing

Tools

CosmosSDK

API documentation tools

GitHub

Job description

We're one of the world's leading decentralized staking platforms. Join us on our mission to democratize access to financial opportunity.

Why Echoyield

What we're building for

Immediate Impact

Our goal is to create technology that delivers value right now. As part of the pioneering wave of decentralized financial tools, we're making them available and accessible to all.

We thrive when we're fulfilled and motivated. You'll be part of a team of positive, forward-thinking individuals whose skills and vision have the power to make a real difference.

Cutting-edge tech

We're bringing groundbreaking ideas to life across every layer of our product - from frontend development to smart contract architecture. Come learn and grow with us!

Health

We provide comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage to keep you at your best.

Food

Delight in daily catered lunches and a variety of snacks throughout the week.

Vacation

Enjoy flexible time off so you can recharge and stay at your best.

Ownership

We offer significant equity alongside a competitive salary package.

Receive monthly reimbursements for fitness, wellness activities, and gym memberships.

Relaxation

Enjoy team events, offsites, and fun board game nights together.

Lead Software Engineer - Developer Infrastructure

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work closely with engineering, product and research teams to understand and document our technologies andproduct (e.g. open source software documentation, API doc, user education content and etc), and providedocumentation and content to a fast growing set of audience including end users, community members anddevelopers.
• Design how existing and new content should be organized and presented to make content easier to understandand more discoverable
• Measure documentation effectiveness to identify gaps for areas of improvement
• Improve the content quality by obtaining both high-level and in-depth understanding of the product andtechnical details.
• Deliver content in various formats, including but not limited to written documentation, blog posts, publiccode repositories and video content
• Ensure that management and project stakeholders are well-informed of project status, including conflictsand resolution plans

REQUIREMENTS:

• 5+ years of experience as a technical writer on complex products/ technical projects (preferably inblockchain space)
• Excellent writing and proofreading skills in English language
• Experience owning the end-to-end documentation creation and management process
• Experience and proven ability in self-managing a high volume of tasks, priorities, and set yourself highstandard of accuracy, proficiency and precision
• Experience in collaborating with a wide range of people, teams and community members
• Client-focused, partnering approach with both our business leaders and engineers to deliver a first-classexperience for all stakeholders

NICE TO HAVES:

• Prior experience in crypto/finance industry
• Experienced as a technical writer on open source software
• Programming or other past technical experience

Melbourne, Australia

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, build, and scale decentralized matching engine, risk system, and limit order book for blockchainprotocol using CosmosSDK along with its surrounding backend systems
• Provide technical guidance and leadership in navigating tradeoffs (architecture, timeline, etc.)
• Ensure best practices within the engineering team through guidance on architecture, code reviews,performance, testing, efficiency, and other engineering excellence improvements