Full Stack Software Engineer - Front end

BlockSwap is building a fixed income protocol that provides sustainable savings from Proof of Stake assets.

The company was founded by leading cross-chain specialists and DeFi engineers, We are a small team crushing the scene with a true passion for DAO, DeFi, and NFT and a relentless commitment to extend crypto benefits to mainstream everyday users.

We are looking for an experienced Fullstack Front End Engineer to join our Engineering team, focusing on the quality of BlockSwap product releases. This is a key role in designing modern interfaces focusing on UX to deliver the best experience for blockswap products. You will drive product development where you will work in close collaboration with the team on product architecture and design UX/UI design, backend engineering to ship features and come up with new solutions. You will be responsible for developing UI for BSN UI interfaces and analytics.

You must be a person with a sense of style and a passion for creating high-impact UX and set new standards for DeFi, with good knowledge of best practices of web3 development, Solidity web integration.

We're a startup in the growth phase and expanding our team rapidly, and we have a lot to ship in the coming weeks. If you're someone who loves taking the initiative and getting things done as a self-learner, We have a high-velocity environment. Hence, the potential for your professional growth is unlimited as long as you are up for new challenges.

**Note this is a full-time, remote-only role and must be in North America / Europe between PT and UK time-zones.**

Responsibilities

• Build out well-tested, polished dapps using modern, component-based frameworks with React and link them to our smart contracts using web3 libraries
• Good experience in front-end development experience with node.js, React, and typescript.
• Shepherd product scope from designs and specifications to live deployments and ensure they are tested thoroughly
• Excellent written communication skills in English.
• Translate Wireframes, prototypes, designs, develop and maintain user Interfaces; like decentralized exchanges, protocol explorers, and analytics.
• You will be creating dapps interacting with Ethereum Smart Contracts written in Solidity. Additionally, you'll be deploying websites using the traditional Server/DNS approach as well as IPFS/ENS.
• Our dapps will interact with other services built in different levels of decentralization: REST APIs, The Graph / Infura/Alchemy/ or any other public Ethereum Node Networks.
• Contribute with the best practices to create open infrastructure and ensure it adhere to the industry standards in terms of QA

Requirements

• JavaScript/Typescript and Defi/NFT experience with a minimum of 3 years professional experience building responsive/adaptive web applications.
• Expert level React with a preference for working with hooks, designing and developing APIs with knowledge of GraphQL backends
• Open Source software development experience with defining and delivering reusable front-end architectures and possess desirable Git and Github skills.
• Good understanding of Test Driven Development (TDD) and highly testable code with software documentation procedures
• Experience with large and complex code bases, utilizing API design techniques to help keep code clean and maintainable.
• You have gone through rapid growth in your company (from early startup to mid-size).
• Ensuring cross-platform optimization for responsiveness of applications.
• Working alongside graphic designers for web design features.

Bonus

• Excellent practical knowledge of JavaScript, React, CSS3
• Comfortable working with TypeScript, NodeJS, Hardhat, Docker, Solidity, React Native
• Familiarity with databases and full-stack frameworks (NodeJS/Express, CSS, HTML, Typescript),
• You understand client-server communication: HTTP, REST, caching and Graph Protocol, and Ethereum blockchain indexing experience.
• Familiarity with Node.js, bash scripting, CI services like Github Actions, TravisCI
• Good grip on Web3 technologies on Ethereum and experience with Solidity, EVM, Rust, or smart contracts