Software Engineer (Integrations)

Summary

Join Parity's Front and Integrations Team as a TypeScript/Rust Engineer! You'll design, build, and maintain tools and libraries for Substrate-based blockchains like Polkadot. Contribute to projects like EVM compatibility testing and the development of wallet and API tools. This remote-first role requires strong TypeScript skills, experience with open-source projects, and an interest in blockchain technology and the EVM. You'll work with a distributed team, focusing on TypeScript (80%) and Rust (20%). Parity offers competitive compensation, a flexible work environment, and opportunities for professional development within the Web3 ecosystem.

Requirements

• Work autonomously and function well in a distributed team
• Be an excellent communicator; conveying ideas clearly, helping others, sharing regular progress updates and raising concerns and blockers quickly
• Take an interest in blockchain technology in general and Substrate/Polkadot in particular
• Have prior experience or interest in working with the EVM and deploying/running smart contracts
• Have demonstrable experience in TypeScript, in particular open source projects, and keen to grow and improve in this area
• Take an interest in the Rust programming language, its community and values
• Have a good understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, HTTP and WebSockets, and demonstrable experience building HTTP based APIs and clients

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain TypeScript-based tools/libraries to help internal/external teams build, debug, instrument and manage substrate-based blockchains
• Gradually take ownership of different areas of our codebases and projects
• Contribute to our TypeScript projects (approximately 80% of your time) and our Rust projects (approximately 20% of your time)

Preferred Qualifications

Live within 2 hours of UTC+0

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration packages based on iterative market research, including tokens (where legally possible)
• ���Future of work” environment that’s remote-first and self-initiating with flexible hours
• Access to the brightest minds in this space to learn about Web3 and develop your skills and knowledge while on the job
• Becoming part of the wider ecosystem (career and networking opportunities)
• Team and company-wide retreats
• Work laptop
• Opportunity to relocate to Germany or Portugal (with visa sponsorship)
• Health care
• Parental leave
• PTO (28 days per year)
• Local team events
• Yearly L&D budget
• Language classes