Backend engineer | Scrabble & Jigsaw

Posted on June 27, 2023

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About xalts: xalts is a global financial infrastructure platform for institutions. xalts provides digital assets infrastructure for financial services. Institutions of every size - from large banks to fintechs - use xalts to build their own blockchain based applications. Their mission is to help financial services leverage blockchain technology to modernize the platforms and solutions that power everything from capital markets to consumer finance. We are backed by Accel and Citi. Our angel investors are founders & leaders with experience in building and leading global organizations themselves. Raised 6million seed round in the month of October 2022.     The role: We are looking for a software engineer who is hands-on, with backend experience to architect and build the next generation of blockchain-based and digital assets applications for the financial services industry. To succeed in this role, you need to be passionate about building 0-to-1 products and should have the skills & the ability to execute quickly. Responsibilities: ● Contribute to the architecture and development of complex systems that involve a combination of smart contracts and backend infrastructure. ● Work cross-functionally with the design, product and engineering teams to design & create high-quality modules & applications ● Take the lead on hiring and helping build the engineering and domain skills required to maintain a critically important system ● Contribute towards writing and maintaining documentation & instruction manuals ● Ensure product stability through testing and development of best practices ● Write TypeScript / JavaScript / Python SDKs & APIs (Rust / Java / Go / Node.js / Python) that allow users to programmatically interact with our systems Requirements: ● Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. ● 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering and strong command of computer science fundamentals and software development. ● Knowledge of databases (SQL, NoSQL, in-memory), messaging queues, load balancers, web servers, reverse proxies, networking protocols (TCP, UDP), communication protocols (REST, Websockets) ● Experience with at least 1 object oriented programming language such as Java / C++ / Rust / Go ● Experience with at least 1 general purpose language like Python or JavaScript ● Experience developing applications using a microservices style architecture ● Experience writing code in Agile, CI/CD environment ● Experience with virtualisation & container orchestration software like Docker & Kubernetes ● Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP. Appropriate certifications is a plus Nice to haves: ● Prior working experience on distributed backend systems at a large tech organization ● Prior working experience on blockchain related projects / DeFi protocols is a plus ● Experience building high-performance & reliable REST & WebSocket APIs is a plus ● Experience with IaC solutions like Terraform / Pulumi is a plus ● Research, apply, and invent new smart contract paradigms. Some of our solutions utilize the latest EIPs, complex interoperability solutions, zero-knowledge proofs, etc Working at xalts: ● Be part of something exciting. Rare opportunity to come in early and build the next-generation infrastructure that will power the future of financial services. ● Very competitive compensation in salary & ESOPs. ● Generous pricing & terms for equity options. ● A global work environment with offices in 4 different countries (and adding) with a flat organization structure. ● Possibility for relocation and international transfers mid-career. Modernize Global Finance. Block by Block. If you are passionate about technology, have the drive to take on some of the most complex challenges, and believe that you can build a future where every asset is interconnected and interoperable

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