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Staff Software Engineer, Data Storage

OpenSea is the first and largest marketplace for non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. Applications for NFTs include collectibles, gaming items, domain names, digital art, and many other items backed by a blockchain. OpenSea is an open, inclusive web3 platform, where individuals can come to explore NFTs and connect with each other to purchase and sell NFTs. At OpenSea, we're excited about building a platform that supports a brand new economy based on true digital ownership and are proud to be recognized as Y Combinator's #3 ranked top private company.

When hiring candidates, we look for signals that a candidate will thrive in our culture, where we default to trust, embrace feedback, grow rapidly, and love our work. We also know how critical it is to celebrate and support our differences. Employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences and opinions enables our employees, our product and our community to flourish. We are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. To help facilitate this, we support remote, hybrid or onsite work at either New York City, San Francisco or the Silicon Valley for the majority of our opportunities.

We are seeking a data storage expert to deliver a highly scalable and distributed system as the foundation of our OpenSea product experience.

Responsibilities

Help scale, architect, and implement our next-generation storage infrastructure including but not limited to using Postgres, DynamoDB, Redis, and Elasticsearch
Support data in transient and event streaming infrastructure and define paved paths
Work closely with product engineering teams in advancing their critical initiatives
Mentor and train other team members

Desired Experience

Designed and operated large-scale Postgres databases that support millions of users and a high volume of transactions
Excited to dive deep into database specifics to diagnose and resolve scalability bottlenecks
Ability to apply a world-class understanding of storage architecture to critical product initiatives
Passion for teaching and mentoring high-growth engineers
Proficiency with at least one programming language, preferably Python
Full working experience with other distributed systems at scale (e.g. event streaming, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch) is a plus

If you don't think you meet all of the criteria but still are interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone who is excited to join the team.

The base salary for this full-time position, which spans across multiple internal levels depending on qualifications, ranges between $210,000 to $340,000 plus benefits & equity.

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At OpenSea, we're excited about a brand new type of digital good called a non-fungible token, or NFT. NFTs have exciting new properties: they’re unique, provably scarce, tradeable, and usable across multiple applications. Just like physical goods,...

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Series C

INDUSTRY

Internet & Web Services

TEAM SIZE

201-500

LOCATION

Hybrid, based in New York, NY

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