Stargate Finance is a fully composable liquidity transport protocol that sits at the heart of Omnichain DeFi. It was the first, and is still the largest, protocol built on top of LayerZero’s general messaging. Over the past 2 years, Stargate has grown to become by far the largest bridge in DeFi, having done over $30B in volume across 25 chains.
The Stargate Foundation is an independent foundation dedicated to supporting the protocol and DAO. The Foundations role primarily is to facilitate the will of the DAO, including liaising with technical execution and business partners.
About the role
We are hiring a Full Stack Engineer to be at the forefront of driving our mission to enhance blockchain interoperability and unlock the full potential of cross-chain decentralized applications. Your role will involve designing and implementing robust and scalable web applications that push the boundaries of web3 technologies together with our team.
What you’ll do
Architect and design core product features from start to finish; from conception and research to implementation and iteration, all the way through deployment, maintenance, and future iterations
Help architect and build performant backend systems for serving our core marketplace features
Think holistically about how parts of our systems fit together from the UX to the underlying APIs and data models
Mentor and train other team members on best practices and approaching large ambiguous problems
Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineers to prioritize, scope, and architect new features
Prioritize projects and tasks based on impact; balancing moving fast and building for the long haul
About you
Deep knowledge of web technologies and large-scale web application architectures
Familiarity with current trends and best practices in front-end architecture, including performance, security, and usability
3+ years of industry experience building scalable and performant production UIs and APIs using a stack similar but not limited to React, Typescript, AWS and Elasticsearch
Strong customer empathy; you think critically of how our features impact our community, users, and business
Ability to cooperate with a distributed team in a remote environment
You enjoy working across Engineering and Design to build user friendly applications
Interest in the Blockchain space