Staff Software Engineer

TechChain Talent; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 172,500 - 227,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible base compensation

Equity options

Collaborative work environment

Job summary

A leading technology staffing firm is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to extend blockchain infrastructure and develop scalable microservices. The ideal candidate will have at least 7 years of experience in software development, with expertise in API design and blockchain. This fully remote role offers competitive compensation of $172,500 - $227,500 with flexible equity options.

Qualifications

• 7 years minimum professional software development experience.
• Expert in one of API design, payments processing, or blockchains.
• Deep understanding of scalable software architecture and design.

Responsibilities

• Extend blockchain systems infrastructure to support tokenization.
• Build and own scalable microservices for secure APIs.
• Collaborate with teams to design, test, and shape features.

Skills

Object-oriented programming in Go or Java

API design and development

Blockchain technology

Kubernetes or EKS, ECS

SQL databases

Strong communication skills

Self-starter mindset

Education

Computer Science degree or related field

Job description

Overview

Staff Software Engineer; Remote, United States (West Coast preferred); $172,500 -$227,500 base (flexible)

About

Our client is a global financial technology company at the forefront of the new internet of money. Our infrastructure including USDC, a blockchain-based dollar powers payments, commerce, and financial applications worldwide. We help businesses, institutions, and developers leverage breakthrough blockchain technologies to drive global economic prosperity and digital inclusion.

The Opportunity and Responsibilities:

• The Staff Software Engineer is responsible for extending their in-house blockchain systems infrastructure to support the tokenization of the world;
• Analyzing requirements, procedures, and problems to improve existing systems and modifying systems;
• Building and owning scalable microservices that are responsible for reliable and secure APIs that transfer value and assets across all blockchain protocols as well as traditional banking protocols;
• Collaborating with Product and Engineering teams to design, test, and shape their features, including developing and documenting system design procedures, testing procedures, and quality standards;
• Troubleshooting program and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning;
• Building publicly accessible APIs that make it simple for developers to integrate with complex payment systems;
• Integrating Platform Services with leading banks and financial technologies;
• Consulting with management to ensure agreement on system principles;
• Writing the infrastructure to deliver great payment experiences, including data sources (SQL or NoSQL), messaging systems and APIs;
• Other duties as assigned.

Key Requirements

1. A. 7 years minimum professional software development experience in object oriented languages like Go or Java.
2. B. Computer Science degree or a closely related field (or foreign equivalent).
3. C. Technical leadership of teams >4 on architecture and system design.
4. D. Expert in one of the domains of API design, payments processing, or blockchains.
5. E. Deep understanding/experience with:
   • Architecture, design, and deployment of production-quality, scalable software
   • Web3, blockchain, smart Contract business logic
   • RESTful API design and development principles
   • Container orchestration systems like Kubernetes or EKS, ECS
   • SQL databases and designing schemas
6. F. Deep focus on coding standards and code quality -- a desire to have great test coverage to enable continuous delivery.
7. G. Excellent communication skills, able to collaborate with remote teams, share ideas and present concepts effectively
8. H. Self-starter with a curious mindset, you enjoy moving at a fast pace, shipping software that improves the user experience and constantly improving your work with little supervision

Compensation & Logistics

• - Competitive base compensation - $172,500 - $227,500 base (flexible) + Equity
• - Equity and total compensation packages are highly flexible for the right talent; comp is not a blocker.
• - Fully remote, US-based; strong preference for significant overlap with Pacific Time (PT)/West Coast teams.
• - Flat, collaborative organization with high feedback velocity; clear expectation of direct and open communication