Blockchain Engineer (Backend)

About Ankr

Paving the way to the open internet of the future, Ankr offers node solutions for over 50 different chains and a "1 click" API service for Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Polygon, Avalanche and more. Our primary mission is to help usher in developers into the web3 ecosystem. To do this, we pioneer new solutions to solve some of the most pressing problems across decentralized systems and the DeFi movement, to lower the entry barrier for everyday people, enterprises, and developers to contribute to blockchain ecosystems.

Check us out: https://www.ankr.com/

Ankr was founded in 2017 in Berkeley, California. The founding team and headquarters are based in San Francisco. Ankr has a distributed team of over 150+ people operating remotely and from offices in San Francisco, Shanghai, Moscow, and Amsterdam.

The next phase of the internet is based on distributed networks which make the new generation of platforms, applications and services more private, secure, reliable and censorship resistant.

By cutting out intermediaries and gatekeepers, builders and users gain back control over their applications and data.

Our mission is to make web3 easy to use for everyone!

Responsibilities;

• Design, code and implement business applications
• Integrate blockchains with our platform
• Work with APIs and microservices
• Design and verify cryptographic protocols deployed on the blockchain
• Define requirements, prototype and design new features for product users
• Effectively communicate technical details via documentation and demonstration

Requirements;

• Proven track record of developing modern, secure, scalable complex applications
• Practical experience with crypto tokenomics, blockchain consensus protocols, P2P networks, cryptographic principles, key management, encryption algorithms
• Back-end: GoLang (Go) and Typescript
• Experience in WASM is desirable
• Experience in using JSON-RPC for production level app is a plus
• Back-end: GoLang (Go) and Typescript
• Great listener and communicator
• Bilingual or high fluency in English
• Leadership and teamwork skills
• Able to provide open-source code samples

ANKR is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.