Blockchain/Cryptocurrency Developer

Upstack is a friendly team of the world’s most talented freelance developers, working remotely for some of the coolest start-ups. It’s fun and challenging to join the top 1% of the world’s developers. We have a strong focus on quality clients and developers and try to work on software that we love! Upstack is officially based in New York City and we have offices in NYC and LA. We also have development hubs opening up all around the place with our first in Brasov, Romania. Our developers work from home and co-working spaces and sometimes even on the beach!

The work

• You’ll be part of a small team that operates like a mini-startup
• You will lead several unique Blockchain initiatives
• Direct client and business exposure
• Monitor blockchain technologies.
• Every day offers a variety of work, an opportunity to contribute new ideas, and the ability to share your knowledge through blog posts and presentations

Preferred qualifications

• 8+ years of programming experience designing and building high volume, scalable applications from end-to-end
• 2+ years of experience mentoring and leading less experienced engineers
• Interest in blockchain development and cryptocurrencies
• Interest in impacting the way money moves between people
• Experienced in building large-scale, secure, distributed systems
• Experience working closely with internal teams to identify requirements and iterate on solutions
• Experience with Solidity
• Experience in distributed systems
• Knowledge of Cryptography
• Deep knowledge of security
• Familiarity with Solana
• Familiarity with smartcontracts
• Minting NFT’s

Benefits when working with Upstack

• starter pack: Upstack swag (t-shirts, hoodies, stickers, etc.)
• work set-up: laptop or device as needed based on project’s requirements;
• ability to choose the project and the team;
• support for personal and professional growth;
• bonus structure for special events in your live (marriage, having a baby)
• flexible working hours;
• remote first - you can work from anywhere you choose;

We love when engineers send us a link to their Github and/or StackOverflow accounts, technical blog, or links to apps they’ve shipped.