Senior Backend Developer

Seedify • Full-time • Remote (Europe) • 4m ago

Company Overview:

Join Seedify, the #1 Blockchain Gaming Launchpad and Incubation Ecosystem, at the forefront of driving innovation in the gaming, blockchain and Web3 industries. Our mission is to empower project developers and innovators through funding, community building, and a comprehensive support system. At Seedify, we are committed to shaping the future of gaming and blockchain technology.

Key Responsibilities:

Development and Maintenance: Lead the development and maintenance of backend services using Node.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript. This includes writing clean, efficient, and scalable code.

API Design and Management: Design and manage RESTful APIs and integrate third-party APIs to support business processes and data exchange.

Database Management: Work with databases (SQL and NoSQL), including design, development, and optimization, ensuring data integrity and security.

Performance Optimization: Monitor and optimize application performance, focusing on server-side logic, database interactions, blockchain interactions, and integration with front-end components.

Code Review and Quality Assurance: Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices. Implement unit and integration tests to maintain high-quality code.

Collaboration with Frontend Developers: Collaborate closely with the frontend developers in the team to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.

Troubleshooting and Debugging: Troubleshoot and debug applications, providing effective solutions to ensure minimal downtime.

DevOps and Deployment: Work with DevOps practices, including continuous integration, continuous deployment, and cloud services (like AWS).

Security Practices: Implement robust security measures, including data protection and authentication mechanisms.

Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other team members, fostering a collaborative team environment.

Research and Development: Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, and apply this knowledge to improve existing systems, particularly in back end engineering but also in the web3 & blockchain space.

Scalability and Maintenance: Ensure that backend systems are scalable, maintainable, and can support growth.

Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of the systems developed and ensure it's kept up to date.

Team Structure:

You will be an integral part of a multi-disciplinary product development team, alongside front end / back end / test engineers, UI/UX designers, product owner and Web3 subject matter experts.

Company Culture:

Fully remote, global operation.

Agile work environment.

Strong emphasis on user-centric development.

Proud of the products we build, but always looking for improvements.

Career Development Opportunities:

Opportunities for rapid growth and advancement into roles with more technical responsibility or management positions.

Location:

100% remote

Timezone: flexible, but working hours must be in the range between 9AM and 10PM (UTC time).

Requirements:

Experience: 4+ Years of experience working as a Software Engineer or Senior Software Engineer.

Proficient in back end development: Experience with Typescript / Javascript for back end REST APIs, using frameworks like Express or NestJS, NoSQL and SQL databases, and REST API best practices.

Web3: Interest on Web3 ecosystem, wallets & transactions, IDOs & ICOs, DeFi (staking, farming, liquidity pools), omnichain.

User-centric: Experience working on a user-centric product development environment.

Technical leadership: Experience mentoring and coaching other developers, fostering a quality and continuous learning environment.

Desirable:

Strong knowledge of Web3 ecosystem and blockchain.

Experience with payment platforms / providers or similar high risk environments.

Understanding of AWS infrastructure and infrastructure as code.

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar, or related education.

Benefits:

21 days of holidays / year + local bank holidays.

Sick days.

Budget for training / courses.