Senior Software Engineer, Nifty Gateway (Python, Django) - job 3 of 5

Empower the Individual Through Crypto

Gemini is a crypto exchange and custodian that allows customers to buy, sell, store, and earn more than 30 cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, bitcoin cash, ether, litecoin, and Zcash. Gemini is a New York trust company that is subject to the capital reserve requirements, cybersecurity requirements, and banking compliance standards set forth by the New York State Department of Financial Services and the New York Banking Law. Gemini was founded in 2014 by twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss to empower the individual through crypto.

Crypto is about giving you greater choice, independence, and opportunity. We are here to help you on your journey. We build crypto products that are simple, elegant, and secure. Whether you are an individual or an institution, we want to help you buy, sell, and store your bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Crypto is not just a technology, it's a movement.

About Nifty Gateway

Nifty Gateway is the premiere, all-in-one platform that makes it easy to buy, sell, and store digital art and collectibles, otherwise known as Nifties (or NFTs). Nifty Gateway was founded by Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster in 2018, and acquired by Gemini in 2019, with the belief that crypto networks and the blockchain have the power to fundamentally change the art world by creating greater choice, independence, and opportunity for artists, creators, and collectors.

At Gemini, our mission is to empower the individual and that includes giving our employees flexibility of choice — our Office Optional Policy allows employees to choose to work from one of our physical locations or from home.

Select roles that are location-specific will still be eligible for flexible schedules.

The Role: Software Engineer

As we are building out Nifty's engineering team, we're looking for you to work on the Nifty Gateway backend. You’ll get the opportunity to build out the frontier of an emerging field and build tools for some of the pieces that go on to be enormously popular in the digital collectible space! This is a very hands-on role where you'll work with smart, creative people to build the foundation of Nifty Gateway! 

Responsibilities:

• You will help refactor and maintain our core systems to prepare them to scale.
• Design and implement architecture that builds on top of our existing system and enables the Nifty Gateway platform to adapt and grow.
• Understand our core business objectives, then ideate and implement new features that will help us achieve our exciting goals to grow our customer base.
• Troubleshoot technical issues by leveraging your deep understanding of the systems and experience with technologies we leverage.
• Interface with other team members to build the critical portions of the app

Qualifications:

• 3+ years experience as a software engineer, working on Python (Django/Celery) apps at scale.
• You can write secure code that works quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced environment 
• A customer-focused and product-focused mindset. You’re interested in using the right tool for the job and you understand, and can speak to, the “Why” behind your choices. 
• You can operate independently, be detail oriented, and deliver results in an organized manner
• Ability to drive end-to-end features and lead projects autonomously 

Preferred Qualifications:

• An interest in and general understanding of art, fashion, sports, e-sports and/or collectibles industries
• Experience working with Solidity, Python & Web3.py, among other tools. 
• Basic understanding of blockchain technology, including the Ethereum blockchain and smart contracts
• Familiarity and interest with nifties and digital collectibles as a product.
• Knowledge of NFTs and Ethereum protocols is also hugely helpful

It Pays to Work Here

We take a holistic approach to compensation at Gemini, which includes:

• Competitive Compensation and Profit-Sharing Equity
• Flexible vacation policy
• Retirement Plan Matching
• Generous Parental leave
• Comprehensive health plans
• Training and professional development

At Gemini, we strive to build diverse teams that reflect the people we want to empower through our products, and we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Equal Opportunity is the Law, and Gemini is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer. If you have a specific need that requires accommodation, please let a member of the People Team know.