Blockchain Integration Specialist

Our Mission

• Our aim is to create a free and accessible global digital economy by disrupting the current financial services industry.
• Our team is entirely remote, composed of individuals with an ownership mentality; no one waits to be told what to do. Each member of the team is a highly motivated self-starter that is comfortable with autonomy and believes in lifelong learning. When we’re not working, we’re dreaming about it. We place our egos aside and thrive within a culture that fosters one another from the birth of a concept to launch of a product.
• At Bitfinex you have the freedom to work as you please - all that matters is execution.
• Join us and help lay the foundation for a decentralized future.
• Currently looking for:
• Blockchain Integration Specialist [Remote]

Key responsibilities

• Build, improve and maintain clusters of blockchain daemons/consensus nodes in a scalable and highly redundant way
• Develop Node/JS workers, in Bitfinex’s microservices infrastructure, that interface with blockchain nodes API (REST/Websocket) interfaces
• Implement robust monitoring tools to control the stability of Bitfinex’s blockchain infrastructure
• Create good quality policies, procedures and technical documentation

Requirements

• Previous experience in interacting with blockchain nodes (ie. Bitcoin, Ethereum)
• Strong passion for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
• Advanced Node/JavaScript skills
• Familiar with microservices architecture and REST APIs
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies
• Advanced understanding of security practices
• Nice to have
• Solidity, Rust or Golang skills are a plus
• Other technologies of interest: Message queues (Redis), Caches and Job Queues
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Salary and compensation

$60,000 — $120,000/year

Location

Worldwide