Software Engineer

Our mission is to make financial markets universally fair and accessible.

Who is UMA?

We are a team, driven by a shared belief that financial markets should be universally accessible. Our goal is to enable anyone to attain or transfer any form of financial risk, thus empowering everyone to participate in a universally accessible financial system. We make building products in the DeFi world easy so that anyone is empowered to build and use the financial products they want. Our team is relatively small but incredibly mighty, and strives to be an engaging leader in the DeFi community.

Where do you fit in?

We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join our team. You’ll have an opportunity to work across our entire Ethereum-based web3 stack on cutting-edge technology that reshapes the global financial system.

Responsibilities:

• Software Development: Implement, test, and audit open-source client libraries that are used to interact with UMA smart contracts
• Backend: Write backend APIs for use by front ends and third parties to support services across the UMA ecosystem. Integrate directly with the Ethereum blockchain to efficiently process and store on-chain information
• Protocol Protection: Write off-chain bots to help maintain the solvency of the on-chain protocol

Skills & Qualifications:

• 2+ years full-time experience in Engineering at a software or financial services technology organization
• 1+ years full-time experience on a blockchain-based project, with knowledge of smart contract development
• Demonstrated ability to learn new tech and write secure and high quality code
• Passion for blockchain technology, cryptonomic protocol design, game theory, and decentralized finance

Our tech stack: Javascript, Typescript, Node.js, Solidity, web3, ethers, hardhat, React

Compensation:

Our people are our biggest asset, and for that reason we’re constantly trying to evolve in a way that keeps up with the growing trends of what people look for in the culture of their workplace. A few standard elements are:

• Competitive market research driven salary and equity
• Take paid time off when you need it (we truly mean this!)
• Flexible remote work environment that encourages everyone to create the work environment that they thrive in
• Training and development policy to allow for diverse growth opportunities
• Meaningful parental leave policy

Our values:

• We value each individual’s right to economic freedom
• We value openness, honesty, and directness.
• We value integrity.
• We value iterative learning.
• We value taking smart risks.
• We value creating an environment where everyone “does their best work”.

Risk Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.