Blockchain Integration Specialist

Purpose of the job:

VALR is looking for a Blockchain Integration Specialist with NodeJS experience to join our Wallet Engineering Team.

What will you be doing:

• Build, improve and maintain containerised clusters of blockchain daemons/consensus nodes in a scalable and highly redundant way
• Develop and deploy NodeJS workers, within VALR’s infrastructure, that interface with blockchain nodes’ HTTP or Websocket interfaces
• Implement robust monitoring tools to control the stability of VALR’s blockchain infrastructure using Grafana and Prometheus
• Subscribe to relevant Discord, Telegram and Github channels and maintain healthy relationships with the web3 community as a way to quickly solve problems with Blockchain node execution

What we look for in you:

Skills relevant to the job include the education and/or experience, specialised training, and competencies required.

• Formal software engineering qualification not essential but rather in-depth background and experience in software engineering
• Practical experience is more relevant than a formal qualification
• Proficiency in management and maintenance of cloud infrastructure
• Experience with running Docker containers
• Strong passion for cryptocurrencies and the technology that underpins it
• Advanced NodeJS skills
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies
• Advanced understanding of security principles and practices
• Previous experience in interacting with blockchain nodes (ie. Bitcoin, Ethereum) is an added advantage
• Previous experience in using Google Cloud Platform is a plus
• Some Kubernetes experience
• Typescript and Solidity skills is a nice-to-have
• Other technologies of interest: Message queues (RabbitMQ), Monitoring Tools (Grafana, Prometheus)

What can you expect from VALR:

• Competitive salary: Get paid well to work in an exciting industry
• Leave: Compliance with statutory leave required by individual countries, in addition to flexible leave
• Remote work: Work from wherever you like - Employees to ensure that there is secure, stable internet connectivity in order to effectively work remotely
• Home office setup: Mac laptop and a discretionary allowance to buy all the extras needed to work happily from home - all of it yours to keep after 3 years. Terms and Conditions will apply
• Learning fund: R16,000 per employee per year for anything that helps you upskill for work, in addition to scheduled VALR training
• Performance bonus: When you contribute to VALR’s success, you’ll be rewarded with discretionary bonuses
• Regular get-togethers outside of work
• Annual company retreats