Software Engineer

Thirdweb; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Equity

401K

Latest laptop of your choice

Parental Leave support

Remote work option

Office spaces in Fort Mason and Williamsburg

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company at the forefront of web3 development! This role involves working with a dynamic team to build and scale backend services, innovate on blockchain protocols, and enhance developer SDKs. You'll have the opportunity to make impactful decisions on architecture and user experience while collaborating with product and design teams. With a mission to empower developers, this position offers a unique chance to work in a fast-paced environment that values learning and impact. If you're passionate about technology and eager to tackle complex challenges, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in software development for web applications.
• Experience with blockchain technologies and backend services.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain open source SDKs and blockchain protocols.
• Scale backend services interfacing with the blockchain.

Skills

Blockchain Development

Software Development

Backend Services Scaling

Open Source SDK Development

Technical Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

EVM

Git

Job description

thirdweb is a full stack development platform for web3.

We provide frontend, backend and on-chain tools for developers to build apps & games that works on any EVM chain. Our mission is to empower developers to easily create decentralized internet products, and serve them to billions of users.

Over 100,000 developers use thirdweb every month and over 1M unique wallets have interacted with our contracts on mainnet. Companies like Shopify, AWS, Coinbase, Circle, Rarible, Animoca Brands, and so many more use our product to build and power their applications.

The role

Work with a nimble team of engineers to build and scale backend services, maintain the leading developer SDKs in web3, and innovate on new blockchain protocols. You'll make key decisions on architecture, developer experience, and implementation of critical tools, services, and systems.

What a typical week might look like

• Develop, maintain, and innovate on open source SDKs and blockchain protocols
• Scale backend services and infrastructure that interface with the blockchain
• Collaborate with the product and design teams to work on solutions to solve customer challenges, plan new features, and iterate from lessons learned
• Communicate with our customers to assist in integrating thirdweb into their application or platform
• Write documentation associated with developer-facing functions or APIs

What we're looking for

• 2+ years experience on a software development team for a product-focused web application
• Experience and interest in blockchain development
• Proven ability to take on complex, large-scale technical projects end-to-end in a team setting
• Experience in scaling backend services and infrastructure
• Excited about working in a fast-paced, unstructured environment that prioritizes delivering impact and learning over process
• Curious about technology outside of your direct expertise and have an appetite for learning
• A self-starter in proposing and carrying out technical solutions to ambiguous business problems
• Know when and how to make calculated tradeoffs to meet the needs of the customer and business

We will evaluate the candidate’s skillset and preferred team and company’s needs to place the candidate in the right team as needed.

Bonus Points

• Experience in blockchain development (interacting with wallets or smart contracts)
• Experience in blockchain technologies (EVM)
• Competitive pay, equity and 401K
• Latest and greatest laptop of your choice
• Parental Leave support
• ️ The ability to work remotely or in one of our stunning office spaces in Fort Mason, San Francisco and Williamsburg, Brooklyn.