Blockchain Engineer
Job at a glance
VALR is looking for a Blockchain Integration Specialist with NodeJS experience to join our Wallet Engineering Team. What will you be doing: Build, improve and maintain containerised clusters of blockchain daemons/consensus nodes in a scalable and highly redundant way Develop and deploy NodeJS workers, within VALRs infrastructure, that interface with blockchain nodes HTTP or Websocket interfaces Implement robust monitoring tools to control the stability of VALRs blockchain infrastructure using Grafana and Prometheus Subscribe to relevant Discord, Telegram and Github channels and maintain healthy relationships with the web3 community as a way to quickly solve problems with Blockchain node execution What we look for in you: Skills relevant to the job include the education and/or experience, specialised training, and competencies required.
Formal software engineering qualification not essential but rather in-depth background and experience in software engineering Practical experience is more relevant than a formal qualification Proficiency in management and maintenance of cloud infrastructure Experience with running Docker containers Strong passion for cryptocurrencies and the technology that underpins it Advanced NodeJS skills Ability to quickly learn new technologies Advanced understanding of security principles and practices Previous experience in interacting with blockchain nodes (ie.
Bitcoin, Ethereum) is an added advantage Previous experience in using Google Cloud Platform is a plus Some Kubernetes experience Typescript and Solidity skills is a nice-to-have Other technologies of interest: Message queues (RabbitMQ), Monitoring Tools (Grafana, Prometheus) What can you expect from VALR: Competitive salary: Get paid well to work in an exciting industry. Leave: Compliance with statutory leave required by individual countries, in addition to flexible leave.
Remote work: Work from wherever you like - Employees to ensure that there is secure, stable internet connectivity in order to effectively work remotely. Home office setup: Mac laptop and a discretionary allowance to buy all the extras needed to work happily from home - all of it yours to keep after 3 years. Terms and Conditions will apply. Learning fund: An annual upskilling budget of R16,000 per employee, which will be converted to the respective currency of the employee's payment, in addition to scheduled VALR training.
Performance bonus: When you contribute to VALRs success, youll be rewarded with discretionary bonuses. Regular get-togethers outside of work. Annual company retreats.