At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and build APIs, services, and data-stores for sports performance analytics.
- Company: Join Kitman Labs, a leader in sports data innovation and performance enhancement.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, health insurance, equity, and a supportive work culture.
- Other info: Remote work with occasional team gatherings; diverse and inclusive workplace.
- Why this job: Make an impact on the future of sports by working with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Experience in building APIs and a passion for learning new technologies.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 70000 £ per year.
About the Role:
As a Backend Engineer, you'll collaborate directly with the CTO to architect and build the core infrastructure of Pod. This is a high-impact role where you'll shape the foundation of a platform designed to push the boundaries of decentralized applications.
Responsibilities:
- Architect and Build: Design and implement critical systems, including consensus mechanisms, transaction reordering processes, and state management.
- Innovate: Address complex challenges in distributed systems and cryptography to enhance scalability and robustness.
- Collaborate: Work closely with the founding team to iterate rapidly based on feedback from our integration partners and other members of the blockchain ecosystem.
- Set Standards: Establish benchmarks, tools, and best practices to ensure the system is efficient, scalable, and developer-friendly.
Qualifications:
- Blockchain Expertise: Strong understanding of blockchain systems, consensus mechanisms, and cryptographic principles.
- Backend Development: Experience building scalable, high-performance systems.
- Programming Skills: Proficiency in Rust. Experience in libraries like alloy and reth is appreciated.
- Adaptability: Ability to dive into new technologies and concepts with ease.
- Team Collaboration: Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with a small, high-performing team.
- Attention to Detail: Commitment to producing clean, maintainable code and clear documentation.
Why Join Us?
- Renowned Team: Work with some of the brightest minds in blockchain and distributed systems, leveraging the expertise of the Common Prefix team.
- Shape the Future: Play a key role in raising the bar for what weak consensus systems can achieve.
- Ownership: Significant equity to reflect your impact on the company's success.
- Collaborative Environment: Join a talented and ambitious team dedicated to pushing boundaries in blockchain innovation.
- Growth Opportunity: Be a founding member of a company redefining blockchain infrastructure.
We think you need these skills to ace Remote Backend Engineer in Huddersfield
API Development
Data Processing Pipelines
Security Best Practices
Robustness in Software Design
Performance Optimisation
Collaboration with Frontend Engineers
Data Modelling
