About the company
We are a fast paced startup building the future of decentralized finances. Our purpose is to democratize affordable access to digital assets and stablecoins to all individuals in the world.
Defiant is a self-custodial multi-blockchain wallet that is enabling anyone to have and use cryptocurrencies in a very simple manner and without hassle. Financial freedom for everyone.
Position within the company
Bitcoin technical consultant
Short and long-term goals
The chosen candidate will integrate the task group to prepare Defiant Bitcoin architecture to address thousands of users utilizing the platform simultaneously. He/she will also have a key role in technology forecasting, and is expected to be on top of the most significant developments in blockchain technology worldwide.
During 2021, the dev team will meet very rich and diverse milestones, integrating a variety of new DeFi projects to the app, layer-2 technologies on different blockchains, developing inhouse dapps, and much more.
As in any startup, the hiree will engage in all aspects of the company, at all levels; a major and rare opportunity to gain first-hand experience in diverse areas not strictly related to software development. We expect her/him to become a leader and provide guidance to future newcomers, and help communicate the company values she/he has contributed to creating.
Required qualifications
Candidate must have:
- Deep understanding of Bitcoin protocol.
- At least 2 years using Bitcoin libraries.
- Applied DevOps practices to Bitcoin infrastructure.
- At least 2 years with AWS, GCP, Azure, Heroku or other cloud platforms.
Preferred skills
It would be ideal for the candidate to also have:
- Experience developing using Web3 and knowledge of other blockchains.
- Set up and maintained bcoin nodes.
- A strong focus on security.
Soft skills expected
Our ideal BTC specialist is also someone willing to research on their own, and apply great problem solving skills to bring up responses to complex necessities. He/she should also be capable of presenting their proposed solutions to a team of other sharp teammates, accept criticism and come up with the best solution possible out of it.
The candidate will be part of an agile, horizontal and goal-driven team, working remotely. So she/he should be able to manage her/his own time, be good at decision making, and used to work driven by objectives.
Good communication skills will be needed also to share their knowledge and experience with the rest of the team, both technical and non-technical staff. Also because important strategic and tactical decisions are often made by the teams themselves.
Location
Completely remote.
Position type
Part time.
Salary
Pay appropriate to the position and on cryptocurrency (stablecoin).
Applying
Please send us an email with the subject “Bitcoin Specialist” containing your CV, and tell us why you would like to join our team.