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Staff Software Engineer, Bitcoin focused

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Full Remote
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Salary: 
155 - 225K yearly
Experience: 
Senior (5-10 years)
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Offer summary

Qualifications:

Strong understanding of Bitcoin and blockchain ecosystem, Proficient in JavaScript and TypeScript, Excellent problem-solving skills, Ability to lead or collaborate with teams, Experience in product collaboration.

Key responsabilities:

  • Lead technical support for Bitcoin in MetaMask
  • Maintain and enhance the MetaMask wallet
  • Conduct code reviews and provide feedback
  • Stay updated on blockchain trends
  • Document development processes and architecture
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Job description

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Your missions

Consensys is the leading blockchain and web3 software company founded by Joe Lubin, CEO of Consensys and Co-Founder of Ethereum. Since 2014, Consensys has been at the forefront of innovation, pioneering technological developments within the web3 ecosystem.

Through our product suite, including the MetaMask platform, Infura, Linea, Diligence, and our NFT toolkit Phosphor, we have become the trusted collaborator for users, creators, and developers on their path to build and belong in the world they want to see.

Whether building a dapp, an NFT collection, a portfolio, or a better future, the instinct to build is universal. Consensys inspires and champions the builder instinct in everyone by making web3 universally easy to use and develop on.

Our mission is to unlock the collaborative power of communities by making the decentralized web universally easy to access, use, and build on. 

You’ll get to work on the tools, infrastructure, and apps that scale these platforms to onboard one billion participants and 5 million developers. You’ll be constantly exposed to new concepts, ideas, and frameworks from your peers, and as you work on different projects — challenging you to stay at the top of your game. You’ll join a network of builders that reaches the edge of our ecosystem. Consensys alumni have moved on to become tech entrepreneurs, CEOs, and team leads at tech companies. 

About MetaMask

We’re building for a future where the internet and world economy empowers people through interactions based on consent, privacy, and free association. Where both communities and individuals flourish. To accomplish that, we’re working hard to make web3 accessible for everyone around the world.

MetaMask is both a crypto wallet and a gateway to the decentralized web. Our tools help people create communities, play video games, access financial services, make payments, invest in assets, protect against economic turmoil, and more. Our browser extension and mobile platforms meet the needs of millions of users and developers across the world.

Originally a humble key manager, today MetaMask serves over 30 million monthly active users as a decentralized application development platform, an aggregator of decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges, and a decentralized identity manager.

 

What you’ll do

  • Help lead the team from the technical side on MetaMask’s support of Bitcoin, collaborate with the Product Team on the strategic direction of Bitcoin support, and contribute to the design and development of new features for the extension and mobile clients.
  • Ensure the codebase remains clean, maintainable, and well-documented, following best practices and coding standards to facilitate future enhancements, bug fixes, and scalability.
  • Provide technical expertise and support to the team, assisting with problem-solving, code reviews, and troubleshooting issues. Collaborate with cross-functional team members to ensure successful project delivery.
  • Stay updated with the latest developments in blockchain technologies (especially Bitcoin and Ethereum), cryptographic standards, and industry trends. Continuously evaluate new tools, libraries, and frameworks.
  • Document the development process, architecture, and relevant information. Share knowledge with the team through documentation, presentations, or workshops to promote understanding and enable future team members to work effectively.

Responsibilities will include

  • Develop, maintain, and improve the MetaMask wallet, snaps, and internal libraries using JavaScript and TypeScript.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement scalable and secure systems
  • Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and enforce best practices to ensure high quality code.
  • Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and advancements in blockchain technology, specifically about account and key management, cryptography, and hardware wallets.
  • Maintain and develop hardware wallet integrations with the client apps.

Would be great if you brought this to the role

Minimum Requirements

  • Great understanding of Bitcoin and the blockchain ecosystem. With emphasis on BIPs (Bitcoin Improvement Proposals), transactions and fees, Bitcoin network and security, and second layer applications (e.g. taproot assets, payment and state channels, lightning network, etc.)
  • Strong JavaScript and TypeScript skills, advanced proficiency with JS based frontend frameworks, and experience with node environment
  • Excellent problem-solving skills to design high quality solutions
  • Ability to lead a team of engineers or work as part of one
  • Strong technical design ability
  • Strong communication skills (both written and verbal) in English, with the ability to collaborate with cross functional teams
  • Experience collaborating with Product Managers, Designers, and QA Engineers
  • Enthusiasm for continual learning and interest in blockchain technologies, specially Ethereum and Bitcoin

Nice to have

  • Bonus points if you have knowledge of and are familiar with other non-EVM based blockchain technologies (like Solana).
  • Security and cryptography experience
  • You’re an active participant in the Bitcoin ecosystem
  • You have built a MetaMask Snap
  • You’re a MetaMask user!

Don't meet all the requirements? Don't sweat it. We’re passionate about building a diverse team of humans and as such, if you think you've got what it takes for our chaotic-but-fun, remote-friendly, start-up environment—apply anyway, detailing your relevant transferable skills in your cover letter. While we have a pretty good idea of what we need, we're ready for you to challenge our thinking on who needs to be in this role.

The salary range for US-based candidates only will be determined throughout the interview process depending on experience and skills.

US pay range (not including bonus, equity or other benefits)
$155,000$225,000 USD

 

In the rapidly evolving Web3 space, we believe that everyone is a builder. This expansive paradigm requires a range of backgrounds, talents, skills, and experiences to influence and shape the future. At Consensys, this diversity fuels our ability to shift control and redefine the realm of possibility. We are committed to ensuring that our technology empowers people and communities with economic and political agency through decentralized technologies. We welcome the range of perspectives and differences and celebrate them. We're excited to see how your unique skills as a builder can contribute to our vision, drive innovation, and help us shape a more inclusive Web3.

Consensys is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Consensys is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices and we encourage all applicants to review our best practices to protect yourself which can be found (https://consensys.io/careers/best-practices-to-avoid-recruitment-fraud/).

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Experience

Level of experience: Senior (5-10 years)
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Soft Skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Collaboration
  • Team Leadership
  • Verbal Communication Skills

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