Golang Backend Engineer

About Balanc3 at ConsenSys:

The Balanc3 team is building and developing financial reporting products on the Ethereum blockchain. We're leading the accounting initiatives in the blockchain industry through our accounting software platform, full service partnerships, and accounting industry involvement. We have brought together leaders in both the accounting and blockchain industries to inform the design of our products.

About the Role:

We're seeking a Backend Engineer who is a self-starter and quick learner with a keen interest in Ethereum and blockchain technologies. Our ideal candidate is one who communicates effectively and consistently ships high quality, well-tested code.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement backend services - APIs, web services
• Integrate with developed frontends
• Collaborate with the team with well communicated and documented processes
• Develop high-quality software design and architecture
• Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development lifecycle
• Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code
• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting
• Review and debug code
• Perform validation and verification testing
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to fix and improve products
• Document development phases and monitor systems
• Ensure software is up-to-date with latest technologies

Requirements:

• At least three years of backend engineering experience, a large portion of which was in a team environment
• Programming Languages: Node, GoLang, Rust
• Fintech experience is a strong plus
• Blockchain / Ethereum experience a strong plus
• Database experience: MongoDB, Redis, Postgres

Here are some of the perks of being part of a unique organization like ConsenSys:

• The forefront of a revolution. At ConsenSys we fundamentally believe that a next generation of technologies presents the opportunity to create a more just and equitable society.
• A dynamic startup environment. ConsenSys is a thought leader in the blockchain space and we are absorbing a significant portion of the mindshare. This is both exciting and challenging, as we learn to scale our organization while adhering to the principles of decentralization. -** Continuous learning**. You’ll be constantly exposed to new languages, frameworks and ideas from your peers and as you work on different projects -- challenging you to stay at the top of your game.
• Deep technical challenges. This entire ecosystem is about 10 years old. Ethereum itself is still a toddler. There is much work to be done before these platforms can scale to the order of millions or billions of users. ConsenSys is building the technology platforms that can get us to those next thresholds of scale.

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