Remote Senior Software Engineer - Douro Labs Porto

Remote Senior Software Engineer - Douro Labs
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

We seek talented software engineers passionate about building the market data infrastructure that powers the next generation of decentralized finance applications. Your role will encompass developing smart contracts for blockchain applications, creating developer SDKs, enhancing tooling, and monitoring. Additionally, you'll play a vital role in shaping the product by leveraging your understanding of the De
Fi ecosystem to uncover and seize new opportunities. Currently, Douro Labs is looking for candidates with exceptional knowledge in one/all of the following areas:

• Solana Validator expert — someone who’s worked on the Solana validator and deeply understands it
• Applied Cryptography — someone who understands cryptographic algorithms and has implemented them in software
• Data Engineering — someone who has developed data pipelines for storing / indexing / retrieving data sets

About Our Team and Your Role:

• We're abalanced team; half of us are
  - talented people, while the other half excel in forging partnerships with data providers, developers, and the De
  Fi community - Communication is key in our
  - driven approach.
• Work remotely: Our team spans the globe from the US and South America to Europe and Asia, with an optional office in Porto, Portugal. Remote work is our norm.
• English proficiencyis essential as it's our medium for team and external developer communication.
• Thrive in astartup environmentwithin the dynamic De
  Fi space. We value adaptable problem solvers eager to address evolving market needs.
• Write
  - source software: Check out our
  - source projects onGit
  Hubfor a sneak peek into our work.
• User-centric development: Our success hinges on external developers engaging with our solutions—crafting
  - friendly APIs and
  - clear documentation that aligns with developers' needs.

Your Responsibilities

• Engage in theideation, creation, and upkeepof both
  - chain and
  - chain Pyth-related projects, including smart contracts, SDKs, and utility programs.
• Influence our project's trajectory byworking alongside business development and sales teams, shaping the future of finance.
• Elevate our team bymentoring junior engineersand setting a high standard in software design and documentation.
• Connect with the developer community, understand their requirements, and craft SDKs, documentation, and tools tailored to them.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• At least 4 years of software engineering experience, with a bonus for experience in
  - scale,
  - critical systems.
• Smart contract and blockchain development is beneficial but not mandatory. For those without blockchain experience, we like to see backend engineering experience and an understanding of
  - level programming languages (such as Rust or C++).
• A zest for
  - paced,
  - like environments, adapting swiftly to the
  - changing De
  Fi market.
• Keenness to learn or experience with Rust, Solidity, Python, and Typescript.
• Exceptional technical communication skills for diverse interactions within and outside the team.
• Ability to nurture engineers of varying skill levels.
• Willingness to manage periodic
  - call responsibilities.