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

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

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)

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