ABOUT US:
Braintrust (usebraintrust.com) is a user-controlled talent network, where you keep 100% of what you earn and actually get to own the platform. We've been onboarding some big clients and have the specific needs for the below specialist for one of our clients.
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Our client
Open-source, decentralized gig economy built by programmers for programmers. Our objective is to unlock affordable, accessible, and flexible software engineering engagements between freelance professional programmers and ambitious technology businesses.
Working full-me for them will push you and your craft beyond your limits and hone your already expert skills. Our culture supports your ideal work-life balance and maximizes your flexibility and agency. You'll have high ownership and influence over crucial technology decisions, be expected to build and communicate clearly to the team via asynchronous channels and processes, and represent to open-source communities that form around your expertise with the codebase.
Essential Functions
- Build, scale, and maintain the blockchain using Substrate, Rust, WASM, and more at the frontier of layer-1+2 innovations for software construction
- Ship and monitor stable, performant, and secure public nodes and CLIs the provide consensus, compute, and storage to the network
- Grow an all-star cryptotechnology team over me and cultivate your OS community to support the ever-expanding capabilities and demands of the ecosystem and DAO
Your Qualifications
- Demonstrable excellence in software engineering and creative thinking required
- Advanced blockchain technology programming experience including expertise with Substrate, Rust, smart contacts (ink!, Solidity, Solana), C++, and cryptography
- Fluency in building blockchain-connected clients using technologies such as Chrome Extensions, Web3JS, multi-factor authentication, etc.
- Understanding of containerization and cloud infrastructure such as Docker, Docker Compose, AWS, Digital Ocean, Vagrant, serverless, and Kubernetes
- Comfortability nurturing open-source software including, community outreach, wring documentation, triaging bugs and PRs, evangelization, etc.
- A passion for "leading from the front," able to both build and delegate with speed and quality
- An obsession with cryptography, security, risk comprehension, detail, and building mathematically honest blockchains that users love
- 5+ years of experience with technologies above on fast-paced, dynamic, and impactful software teams capable of integrating project scoping and product feedback cycles with design and research teams to ship high-quality experiences efficiently
Benefits
- Fully remote. Work where you want, whenever you want
- Attractive, high-end compensation
- Meaningful equity (token) ownership
- 4-day workweeks
- Top-tier medical, dental, vision, and mental healthcare 401k matching
- Modern and ergonomic work-from-home setup including electronic standing desks, standing and sing support, a 4k monitor, and excellent peripherals
- Unlimited PTO with $2k travel spend $3k nutrition, fitness, and health spend
- Good vibes
ABOUT THE HIRING PROCESS:
Qualified candidates will be invited to do a screening interview with the Braintrust staff. We will answer your questions about the project, and our platform. If we determine it is the right fit for both parties, we'll invite you to join the platform and create a profile to apply directly for this project.
C2C Candidates: This role is not available to C2C candidates working with an agency. If you are a professional contractor who has created an LLC/corp around their consulting practice, this is well aligned with Braintrust and we'd welcome your application.
Braintrust values the multitude of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.