Staff Level Engineer - Tech Lead

Please Note: this role is a fully remote position with a preference for APAC-based applicants

Introduction

Swell is a leading name in restaking. With more than $1B in TVL across our liquid staking token liquid restaking token and upcoming L2 Swell is speedrunning the construction of a new restaking ecosystem in which distributed applications are now free to bootstrap growth and security off the back of Ethereum itself.

As we celebrate the first anniversary of our mainnet launch we're looking to scale the team with like-minded individuals that share our vision and appetite to innovate within the Ethereum ecosystem.

What We Are Looking For

We’re a lean and agile team relentlessly driven by startup values to positively shape the future of Ethereum. We work from first principles learn quickly iterate fast and test continuously. It is this ethos that has helped us get to where we are today.

Swell is looking for exceptional experienced and self-motivated crypto engineers. We’re looking for folks who live and breathe the space and are excited at the prospect of working with a project that is at the absolute bleeding edge of this technological revolution. You should take pleasure in solving hard problems and working with a team you’re proud of. This is a full-time role with strong autonomy and independence with the ability to carve and shape the protocol with your contributions. We value a thoughtful and collaborative software development process coupled with a pragmatic approach to problem solving and delivering quality code. If that sounds like you then we look forward to hearing from you!

Responsibilites

• Report to CTO

• Manage the development deployment and release of product features including but not limited to the front-end and back-end

• Work collaboratively with team members and partners across workstreams and business units

• Lead with intellectual curiosity with a high standard of excellence

• Develop and maintaining Web3 / crypto / DeFi infrastructure

• Contribute to technical and architecture design of the protocol

• Ensure best practice across development testing and security

• Thrive in the fast-paced nature of the blockchain / crypto / DeFi market

What you bring

• BS in Computer Science or related technical field (e.g. physics or mathematics)

• 7+ years experience as full stack software engineer

• 2+ years as team lead

• Experience working and leading small to medium sized teams

• Significant experience with Go React Typescript

• Exposure to cloud technologies

• Track record of designing and successfully executing complex software systems

• Excellent communication skills

Nices to haves

• DevOps experience

• 2+ years commercial experience in Web3 / crypto / DeFi projects

• Experience developing and maintaining Web3 / crypto / DeFi infrastructure

• Smart Contract development experience (Solidity)

• Native restaking and/or liquid staking knowledge

• Deep commercial understanding of blockchain and Ethereum/EVM

Remuneration

Competitive Remuneration (Attractive Salary Benefits and Incentives)

Benefits

Opportunity to work at the bleeding edge of Web3 / crypto / DeFi

Flexible working conditions

Remote work location

Offer token / equity packages in Swell Network DAO

Sponsored global events travel

Annual global 1-week offsite

Learn More

Website: https://www.swellnetwork.io/

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/swellnetworkdao

Twitter: https://twitter.com/swellnetworkio

Github: https://github.com/SwellNetwork