VP of Engineering (Hands on)

ZKX is developing a high-load decentralized software system for Starknet, the upcoming ZK- rollup by Starkware. Offering an innovative permissionless protocol for perpetual swaps, ZKX will bring a unique decentralised high-load platform to enable next-gen Web3. We’re supported by well-known venture funds and are currently coming out of stealth. This is a remote position with travel opportunities and the chance to work for an innovative fundamental project.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-load decentralized services architecture and its ecosystem
• Maintain and optimize existing codebase
• Test coverage
• Architecture design
• API design
• Participate in solving problems and incidents in high-load systems
• Integration with external services

Requirements

• Commercial experience in the development of Backend services and microservices
• (high load and decentralised) is a MUST
• Commercial node.js/GO lang development experience (5+ years)
• Commercial experience in high-load applications design and development
• Commercial experience in developing decentralized applications
• Excellent knowledge of object-oriented development
• Good understanding of Service Oriented Architecture, Microservice Architecture
• Experience in building complex RESTful APIs
• Test Driven Development - TDD, CI / CD
• Experience in agile/scrum methodology
• Understanding of the engineering principles of developing robust applications,
• practical application of methodologies, algorithms
• Experience of blockchain technology
• Background in a high growth start-up or scale-up

Our stack

• Node.js
• GO
• Typescript
• MongoDB

We offer

• The ability to work remotely ALWAYS, not just now (we are remote-first company)
• Professional growth opportunities and career prospects
• According to your choice - a one-time contract or a permanent job

We offer a unique opportunity to build an international project in an international team, influence the process, be heard, and really see the results of your work.