Join a skilled team to architect and build Blocknative products, focusing on backend transaction notification systems and data pipelines in blockchain infrastructure.
Fees are the lifeblood of web3. Fees impact every chain and every transaction.
Blocknative has been the category leader since 2021 and is now building Gas Network, the global gas protocol.
Gas Network is a decentralized oracle network that brings gas prices onchain—securely, transparently, and efficiently. We're building the foundation for a better, more interoperable onchain ecosystem, one gas price at a time.
Overview:
You’ll join our highly skilled engineering team and help us build world-class innovative products and services that create new capabilities in blockchain infrastructure. You’ll work closely with our CTO and Product Managers to design, build, and deploy new solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Be a key member of the technical team architecting and building Blocknative products and working with the entire organization to further the objectives of the company
- Develop company expertise in transaction detection, processing, notification, and analytics for blockchains
- Design, implement, and test backend transaction notification systems and related data pipelines
- Work with the engineering team to support customer technical inquiries
- Contribute to documentation and related assets to assist customers using company products
- Learn new technologies and techniques to help the company innovate in products and product development
- Work with the team to guide the company product roadmap
- Work with the team to guide the company development process
- Demonstrate and inspire a strong sense of teamwork
- Demonstrate and inspire integrity, quality, and professionalism
Preferred* Experience:
- Ethereum and/or EVM — proficient with core concepts in the blockchain space
- 3+ years of engineering experience
- Experience in one or more of the following languages: Javascript, Typescript, Golang, Rust, Python, SQL
- NodeJS and asynchronous programming techniques
- PostgreSQL
- Stream processing pipelines and tools, such as Redis, Kafka, fluentd
- Strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and build solid working relationships across the team — from individual contributors to the CEO
* We prioritize people above all else. If you think you’d add to the depth and diversity of our team but don’t fit these qualifications exactly, we want you to apply!
We hope you apply!
We are also open to exploring contract opportunities as we get to know each other.
We strive to have you meet as much of the team as possible before extending an offer. Here’s what you can expect:
- Application review
- Schedule a call with the recruitment team
- Schedule a call with the hiring manager
- Schedule a group interview with the growth or technical team
- Reference calls/ background checks
- Offer
Please note that we have a high application volume and cannot reply to every applicant. We appreciate your patience and interest in joining the team!
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Top Skills
Fluentd
Go
JavaScript
Kafka
Node.js
Postgres
Python
Redis
Rust
SQL
Typescript
Blocknative San Francisco, California, USA Office
540 Howard St, San Francisco, CA, United States
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