Sr Software Developer

hatch I.T. is partnering with Via to find a Sr Software Developer. See details below:

About the Role:

An impressive mission requires an equally impressive Senior Software Engineer. VIA is looking for someone who is motivated to drive the development of secure, privacy-preserving solutions that empower customers to leverage VIA’s advanced Web3 technologies. Your work will directly impact the delivery of innovative, scalable microservices and cutting-edge products, ensuring reliability, performance, and trust in privacy-focused applications.

Individuals who excel in this role are proactive problem-solvers with a passion for innovation, a deep curiosity for cutting-edge technologies, and an unwavering commitment to delivering secure, high-quality software solutions.

In this role, you will:

• Provide technical expertise on privacy and security to support the delivery of customer projects
• Design and build secure, reliable, and scalable microservice components
• Manage the deployment and delivery of applications, ensuring efficient and reliable releases
• Leverage the Web3 components of VIA’s platform to provide privacy-preserving functionality
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize post-deployment performance
• Quickly grasp new technical concepts and effectively apply that knowledge to address challenges and drive innovative solutions
• Utilize the latest advancements in privacy, cryptography, and distributed systems to create cutting-edge products that precisely cater to customer needs
• Develop automated unit and integration tests to deliver high quality software
• Analyze, test, and optimize critical software modules to mitigate performance bottlenecks

What you will bring to this role:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or science
• 5+ years of relevant full stack or backend development experience
• Strong experience with cloud-based software development in a microservices environment and cryptography techniques, including:
• Developing RESTful APIs (using frameworks such as FastAPI) secured by OAuth2/Auth
• Integrating asymmetric and/or symmetric encryption in applications
• Thorough working knowledge of data structures, algorithms, databases (SQL and NoSQL), and in-memory data storage
• Extensive knowledge of parallel processing, message brokers, and/or distributed task queues
• Working knowledge of Docker containers
• Previous experience leading an Agile team of developers a plus
• Proven on-time delivery of multiple quality software projects
• Ability to advocate for technical excellence, maintaining the highest standard of software engineering practices
• Model an ability to identify blockers and use critical thinking to provide creative solutions
• Proficiency in documentation and the desire to clearly communicate technical processes to both non-technical and technical audiences.
• Exposure to the following a plus: IETF RFCs, blockchain systems, zero-knowledge proofs