Backend Engineer, NFTs

Our Engineering team is having blast building the most innovative cryptocurrency platform in the industry and we are looking for a Backend Engineer, NFTs to help us build an industry leading NFT marketplace. NFTs are one of hottest topics in the cryptocurrency industry and this opportunity will afford you the ability to work on the cutting edge with our team of subject matter experts!

Responsibilities

• Integrating NFTs (non-fungible tokens) from various blockchains into our platform
• Own, develop and maintain NFT services
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
• Implementation of security and data protection systems
• Write highly scalable, high volume services
• Create optimized database schemas

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a backend developer
• Experience minting or interacting with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on blockchains such as Ethereum, Solana, Flow or Tezos
• Familiarity with NFT standards like ERC-721, ERC-1155, or Metaplex is desired
• Strong proficiency with Node.js, Typescript and various frameworks
• Ability to handle the DevOps side of production services using tools like Docker
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• Understanding accessibility and security compliance
• Understanding user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Experience with automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

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