The Request Foundation’s mission is to re-invent how we experience payments,
rebuild trust and integrity in the financial industry and be at the forefront
of financial inclusion. We inspire and educate developers, partners, and
authorities to use the Request Network and build an ecosystem of financial
applications together that is open source, seamless and interoperable.
Through our suite of financial apps dedicated to crypto first companies, we’re
building a network that connects businesses around the world, gives them ways
to make business at the speed of the internet.
Our first product, Request Invoicing, allows any business and organization to
bill and receive payments in both traditional currencies and digital ones such
as USDC, DAI and USDT among many others in the list.
Our global and fully remote team is constantly iterating, solving problems,
and working together to empower Defi (decentralized finance) and Crypto first
businesses around the world.
THE ROLE
We are looking for an experienced Full-stack Engineer to join the development
team, with a solid background in mobile development, able to kick-start the
tech foundations of a very new project.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
Based on the specifications of the Request Expenses MVP, on Request Invoicing
features and on our current infrastructure :
Make the first MVP and iterate. The MVP should be a mobile-friendly web-app
and will evolve towards a mobile app.
Design the software & development process to make it future-proof
Our current stack: Typescript, Node, React, Mongo, Kubernetes, Docker, Circle
CI.
Participate in the continuous improvement of the Request Network library, make
it easy to pay and get paid on Ethereum and other public blockchains with open
source packages: request-client.js, payment-processor, payment-detection, etc.
Optionally gain knowledge and responsibility over our decentralized framework:
ethers.js, IPFS, Solidity, Infura.
QUALIFICATIONS
Solid knowledge of computer science fundamentals: algorithms, data structures,
databases, distributed systems, operating systems, networking
Ability to lead a mobile product development from scratch (with the product
manager)
Strong interest in blockchain technology, and the future of payments
Good knowledge of Typescript and Node.js
Used to open-source development
Understanding of API design (REST, RPC)
Good understanding of git and continuous integration tools
Self-motivated, innovative and proactive
Ability to take responsibility for projects and the willingness to learn and
grow professionally in a team environment
Willingness to improve by giving and asking for feedback
Team spirit above personal results
Bonus - this makes you stand out
Good knowledge of Ethereum: frequent dapp usage or smart-contract development
Familiarity with kubernetes, Helm, Google Cloud Platform, CircleCI
Mobile development (architecture, design, development framework)
Cryptography
Monitoring of stability and performances
WHY WORK WITH REQUEST ?
Being on the frontier of this new and exciting technology, you will be given
the chance to lead the way forward!
You will have the opportunity to work in a highly ambitious team that wants to
have a lasting impact on the way we experience finance tomorrow
Work in an informal and friendly environment that is very open to new
initiatives and ideas
The team is inclusive, with inspirational and international colleagues that
like to participate in team events
Unlimited vacation days with a mandatory minimum of 20/year.
We all work remotely (even without pandemic) but we love to meet as frequently
as possible, with at least 3 company-wide reunions per year where possible.
Salary: 60 000€ - 80 000€ yearly
Request focuses on Payments, Software, Finance Technology, Procurement, and
Cryptocurrency. Their company has offices in Singapore, London, Amsterdam,
Paris, and Mauritius. They have a small team that's between 11-50 employees.
You can view their website at <https://request.network> or find them on
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/requestnetwork),
[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/therequestnetwork), and
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/request-network/).
