About the company
Here at Volume, we work with the best partners to make decentralized finance protocols valuable. We solve problems of protocol utility, governance, and growth for the leading DeFi protocols. From our team effort, we are able to drive massive growth of user transactions and the launch of the protocol economy. If a protocol fails to attract user activity, token value falters and innovation will flow away from the network. Volume delivers software tools and user experiences that increase protocol token utility and community engagement, measured by protocol transaction volume growth. The Volume teamās interests are the protocol interests: Growth of user transactions. Volume's investors include Curve, Solana, SimplyVC, and many others. We are always looking for individuals who desire a high-impact, high-visibility role within a company that is making crypto and decentralized protocols valuable.
Job Summary
RESPONSIBILITIES:
šWrite new code for the Volume blockchain stack's rust components šEnsure code follows the latest coding practices and industry standards šWork closely with backend developers to understand and properly use the system APIs šWrite both unit and integration tests, and develop automation tools for daily tasks šChallenge ideas and opinions to avoid pitfalls and inefficient solutions šOwn off-chain services that maintain on-chain systems on several chains šDesign and implement microservices in Rust connecting to financial systems and payment networks šWrite reusable, testable, and efficient code šAnalyze requirements, and vendor APIs, and translate them into application designs. šImplementation of security and data protection systems šBuild applications according to the design and provide designers with feedback and suggest tradeoffs when required šChallenge ideas and opinions to avoid pitfalls and inefficient solutions
REQUIREMENTS:
š6+ years coding experience, experience with Rust, ideal. Experience with C++ will suffice as well. šBachelorās or Master's Degree in Computer Science, required šYou have a working understanding of blockchains and smart contracts, and a birds-eye view of the state of L1 tech. šYou have familiarity with applied cryptography (merkle trees, ecdsa, etc). šYou have strong opinions on system design and code cleanliness. šExperience developing technologically complicated products for untrained end-users šYou are passionate about blockchain, have used DeFi dApps and believe in the opportunity of decentralization and blockchains to change how the financial world works today šYou thrive in a startup environment and feel best working in a small, cross-functional team where you can roll up your sleeves and be hands on šYou have an interest in working in a self organizing environment and bring creativity to start your own initiatives within the Cosmos Stargate SDK
