Software Engineer

Hype; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop

All-access gym membership

Health Insurance

Job summary

Hype, based in New York, is seeking a skilled Backend/Full-Stack Developer who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment. You will have the opportunity to work on innovative crypto products whilst collaborating with a tight-knit team.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and extensive experience in JS/TS stacks and mobile development. Exceptional perks include health insurance and a gym membership.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience writing production software.
• Experience in environments where you have to ship quickly.
• Experience working on a remote team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a small, tight-knit team.
• Build features end-to-end, with full ownership over your work.
• Work on improving the existing product's efficiency.

Skills

Strong Backend/Full-Stack Programming Skills

Experience with JS/TS stacks

Experience with mobile development (React Native, Expo)

Experience working on crypto products

Experience developing Smart Contracts

Experience designing scalable systems

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Node.js

React Native

Next.js

Postgres

AWS

Job description

Hype is a mobile trading app for memecoins. You can think of us as a “jailbroken coinbase meets venmo” in that our users can buy/sell/send/receive ANY asset in the world that live on blockchains.

About You

• 2+ years of experience writing production software
• Interested in working at a small, fast-paced startup
• Have spent time building crypto products, tools, or meaningful side projects
• You like to trade memecoins

Nice to haves

• Worked at a hyper-growth startup
• Interest in crypto / fintech
• Spent time in DeFi
• Likes to trade

Our Values

• Obsessive
• Ownership Mindset
• Optimistic
• Strong Thinker
• Customer focus

Benefits

• Laptop
• All-access gym membership at either Equinox or Lifetime (whichever you prefer)
• Health Insurance

Who We Are

• We are a tremendously fast-paced team that celebrates fast execution and decisions
• We are builders, not analysts
• We are a tight-knit team that values transparency, communication, and collaboration
• We are a team where everyone has a high degree of autonomy and accountability
• We are a team that values solving problems and shipping products

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent extensive experience
• Strong Backend/Full-Stack Programming Skills
• Experience with JS/TS stacks
• Experience with mobile development (React Native, Expo)
• Experience working on crypto products
• Experience developing Smart Contracts is a plus
• Experience in environments where you have to ship quickly. We move fast.
• Experience designing and building scalable, performant, and secure systems (ideally with a focus on blockchain or fintech)
• Experience working on a remote team with a variety of timezones

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with a small, tight-knit team
• Have a high degree of autonomy and accountability
• Build features end-to-end, with full ownership over your work
• Work on improving/making an existing product more efficient by identifying inefficiencies and solving them

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React Native, Expo, Tailwind
• Backend: Node.js, Next.js, Express, Prisma, Postgres, Redis, Vercel
• Infrastructure: Vercel, AWS, Render