Fullstack Engineer
Company: Opyn
Salary: $30,000 - $40,000
Posted on: April 9, 2024
Job Description
**Fullstack Engineer**
Fullstack engineers contribute to our mission by owning the workflows powered
by our DeFi primitives. They are deeply curious about the reasons why users
use our products and obsess over showing our value to users through easy-to-
understand UX. They are polyglot engineers who know how to use the best tools
to deliver reliable, bug-free software that enable our users to participate in
a fair and open financial system. You’ll have a large stake in shaping the
company, contributing to strategy and product execution, scaling the team, and
shaping the greater DeFi ecosystem.
**What you 'll be focusing on**
* Architect, implement, and ship product features to users, including frontend components, layouts, and connecting with smart contracts
* Apply frontend best practices, including building, debugging, testing, reviewing, and publishing clear documentation
* Back end and smart contract development
* Improve our back end line (Eg. github collaboration, PR review, architecture, documentation, key management, pricer bots, etc.)
* Support other engineers in code reviews, acceptance testing, bug fixing, and any areas you have a stronger vertical in than others
* Brainstorm new features
* Quick iteration without compromising on quality
* Help us hire people
* Engage with users on Discord etc.
* Contribute to the broader DeFi community
**Our Ideal Candidate**
* Has strong software engineering fundamentals
* Loves frontend engineering
* Has experience writing and deploying smart contracts
* Has expertise with NextJS / React / HTML / CSS / Typescript
* Has familiarity with Ethereum frontend development (web3.js, ethers.js, The Graph)
* Can efficiently implement Figma designs into functional user interfaces
* Collaborates across teams and effectively communicates concepts
* Has passion about crypto applications / Ethereum (preferably DeFi), and has interest in perp protocols
* Has basic math knowledge (calculus and probability most useful)
* Has a growth mindset
* Is willing to do anything it takes to solve problems and create delightful user experiences
* Is a self-starter who works well in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment driving tangible results
* Keeps up with latest technical advancements in Ethereum development and can quickly learn how to work with services and tools even without previous experience
* Current frontend stack includes Typescript, The Graph, NextJS, React, Vercel, Figma, Ethers.js
* Current back end stack includes solidity, foundry, python, google cloud, firebase, javascript
* Contributes a unique set of experiences and perspectives to solving problems
**Bonus**
* Is a DeFi user
* Back end development experience
* Experience architecting back end systems, such as writing in python, deploying bots, and / or GCP
* Experience with product design, brand design, or design systems
* Finance knowledge
* Has engineering experience with perp or other protocols on Ethereum
Opyn focuses on Finance Technology, Cryptocurrency, Blockchains, and
Blockchain / Cryptocurrency. Their company has offices in San Francisco. They
have a small team that's between 1-10 employees.
You can view their website at <https://opyn.co/> or find them on
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/opyn_) and
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/opyn/).