Recruiting From Scratch Hiring for Senior Software Engineer, APIs at Waterloo, ON Full Time

Who is Recruiting from Scratch:
Recruiting from Scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companies. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire. We work with companies funded by the best investors including Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Ventures, Tiger Global Management, A16Z, Accel, DFJ, and more.

About Our Client

Our client is a cloud-based infrastructure company that powers the blockchain ecosystem. Their mission is to be the indispensable utility that empowers companies and innovators globally to build next-generation, Web3 enabled businesses & applications using blockchain technology. They are currently backed by some of the worlds best investors including Tiger Global, Y Combinator, SoftBank, and the Seven Seven Six Fund, and the team has more than 20+ years of experience building global data infrastructure.

The Role:
As a Software Engineer for our APIs team, you will design, build, and maintain our client’s APIs and infrastructure that will power the next generation of developer tooling. The initial focus will be interacting with Ethereum smart contracts, you will eventually be interacting with multiple protocols and collaborating daily with cross-functional teams. You will be responsible for improving the quality of their NFT API services, which drive millions of dollars in revenue. Our client expects every engineer to spend at least one day on customer support to understand their customers better.

We’re looking for a self-starter, who is communication-focused with a deep sense of ownership and a team mentality to collaborate on achieving the best design/architecture for our systems. You can expect to meet on a daily basis to go over task progress and design solutions.

Ideally, you must have experience in:
8+ years of software development experience

Nodejs and Typescript ecosystems

Web3 and EVM experience is a plus

Working with different frameworks, tools, and services even if you have not worked with them before

Being in a fast-paced environment and enjoy building products from ground zero

Best practices in engineering, security, and design

Scaling and migrating systems in a changing environment that allows for little to no downtime

Developing, maintaining, and debugging distributed systems

Base Salary Range: $150,000 to $220,000

Benefits: PTO, Healthcare, and More!