at MARKET Protocol
MARKET Protocol is a small team of industry experts creating a decentralized protocol to enable derivative trading on the Ethereum blockchain. The founding team has worked together for seven years managing an algorithmic trading desk before changing their focus to blockchain technology at the end of 2016. The protocol has been developed in an open source, community-driven environment. This has many advantages, and we need candidates who are enthusiastic about operating in a “public by default” mode.
Job Description
While having the team centrally located near Boulder, Colorado is the ideal scenario, we are much more concerned with finding the right person than the right location and all qualified applicants will be considered.
Responsibilities:
• Manage and organize internal development team, as well as open source community contributors
• Create and maintain quality of code guidelines for contributors and implement solutions to maintain these guidelines
• Interact directly with technical founders to assist in carrying out development roadmap and vision
• Scale internal development team, evaluate candidates, and make key hires
• Collaborate to ensure correct architecture as our protocol scales and launches by year end
• Engage non-technical community around project
Required Experience:
• Interest in blockchain technology and open source community development
• Proven track record of building, scaling, and managing development teams
• Familiarity with Git, and specifically managing workflow and issues via GitHub
• Experience with testing and continuous integration
• Ability to help with deployment and scaling of our web app using AWS
• Experience with JavaScript Potential to create a work environment that attracts top tech talent
Desired Experience:
• Understanding of Ethereum, Solidity, React, Web3, TypeScript, FIX
• Background in financial markets, specifically derivatives trading
• Knowledge of the decentralized exchange ecosystem and trading of cryptocurrencies
• Expertise in managing open source projects
• Proximity to Boulder, CO
Please send cover letter, resume, and applicable links (GitHub, social media, etc)
