Job description

Digital Waffle is proud to be working with an exciting international remote company looking for its next Engineering Team Lead.

REMOTE with 2 all-expenses paid team meetups somewhere in the world per year!

You must have a strong background in software development and team leadership and a passion for web3! You will be building something truly innovative and bringing it to market, and have a huge impact on the company itself and the evolving web3 landscape.

Responsibilities:

Lead and manage a small cross-functional team of developers, providing technical guidance and mentorship, to achieve timely delivery of project goals
Oversee the full software development lifecycle, from design and architecture to implementation and deployment
Collaborate with and support product managers and other stakeholders to define and execute product requirements
Design and maintain an application architecture that supports business integration, user growth, and optimal tradeoffs in performance, privacy, security, and maintainability
Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to the highest coding standards and best practices
Foster a collaborative and communicative environment where everyone is inspired to contribute, solve problems, and achieve shared goals
Strong organisational and planning skills, with a strong focus on execution and delivery

Skills and experience:

10+ years of experience as a Software Engineer working on projects at scale
5+ years of experience in leading a cross functional team of 6+ team members
3+ years working with web3/blockchain
Demonstrated professional experience in building and delivering a software product
Hands on experience in event-driven architecture using Socket.IO/Websocket
Experience with designing, developing and maintaining a scalable mobile application using React Native, Node.js and Micro-service architecture
Experience with web3 tools and technologies, particularly within the Ethereum ecosystem
Experience with agile/scrum methodologies
Demonstrated professional expertise in maintaining elevated testing standards, including rigorous unit, integration, and component testing
Strong working knowledge of TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, CI/CD pipelines, Github Actions, AWS, Docker

Bonus points:

Working knowledge of smart contracts, react native mobile app
Working knowledge of account abstraction, cryptography
Working knowledge of WalletConnect/Viem/Firebase/Biconomy/Moralis/Coingecko
Familiarity with container orchestration services, especially Kubernetes

Benefits:

Remote work
End of year bonus
2 all expenses paid team meetup somewhere in the world per year