Blockchain Architect/Head of Engineering

Company: Bussr
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: January 16, 2022

Job Description:

Founded in Singapore with a real passion for new mobility, Bussr is focused on expanding transportation options in APAC, beginning with buses. As cities continue to grow, Bussr will allow urban residents to take ownership of their transportation options.

Bussr has launched a new blockchain flagship project (CROS) that will avail efficient, convenient, and cost-effective decentralized applications (DAPPS) to real users and blockchain community. Bussr is looking to disrupt the blockchain ecosystem by introducing legal-friendly, easy-to-implement blockchain infrastructure applications.

We are looking for an Engineering Head who should be a savvy blockchain developer. S/He will be responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting a distributed blockchain-based networks. Your primary responsibility will be setting direction and strategy, analyzing requirements, designing blockchain technology around a certain business model, and the building and launching of a blockchain network if needed.

Who You Are

• An accomplished, hands-on engineer and an architect. Your mission is to serve as a senior most architect actively involved in strategic direction & production decisions while being go-to person for architecture & design of the Bussr blockchain technology platform, services & applications. You will also be responsible for hiring, training, mentoring & guiding the blockchain engineering team on best practices and software development.
• Love for blockchain and coding : An engineer who is a fanatic about developments in the blockchain space and enjoys writing beautiful and scalable code, in short, a blockchain code -artist.
• Dynamic Should be comfortable in dealing with lots of moving pieces. Have exquisite attention to detail, and are comfortable learning new technologies and systems. You can manage ambiguity and are comfortable being set loose without a lot of direction.
• Analytical mindset: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills from requirements, design to code & validation. Should be resourceful, innovative and inventive.
• Team player Knack for influencing without being authoritative. Pitch in wherever the team needs help, from writing blog posts to supporting customers.
• Accountability Brings in a high level of self-motivation & sense of ownership to solve complex problems and challenges
• Learn it all than know it all: You are confident in expressing your point of view from a position of knowledge and experience. You are also receptive to feedback and open to revising your plans when appropriate.
  
  Responsibilities
  
  • Be actively involved in Nekla's strategic direction and all our corporate blockchain decisions.
  • Architect, design, develop and operationalize game-changing large scale decentralized platform for Nekla services & applications which will be scalable, reliable, and resilient.
  • Collaborate with multiple stakeholders across product and engineering teams, to establish KPI for different services and own end-to-end delivery and lifecycle management
  • Identify and implement the most appropriate programming languages and frameworks leading to effective solutions.
  • Consistently reduce the complexity of projects, services, and processes in order to get more done with less work.
  • Provide technical leadership, ,mentor and guide the engineering team on best practices and software architecture.
  • Stay up-to-date with new technology trends.
    
    Requirements
    
    • 12+ years of relevant work experience in backend platform development, in which minimum of 4 years in blockchain space.
    • Minimum 2 years experience with one of the blockchain top 50 companies (Ethereum, Cardano, Polkadot, Polygon,..etc , and/or have experience working with one of the top technology companies (Microsoft, Google, IBM, .....etc)
    • Strong computer system analysis and design skills in current methodologies and patterns for building scalable, performant, and robust blockchain Services.
    • BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Science or related field.
    • Minimum 4+ years of solution architecture of scalable cloud solutions with strong experience preferably in Node.js/Go-lang/C# and implemented key aspects of an end-to-end solution, delivered in a production environment using a microservices architecture.
    • Experience with architecture and design of scalable, performant & robust DAPP services on Ethereum.
    • Strong Computer Science fundamentals in blockchain protocols and data structures, algorithms, system design concepts, and problem-solving.
    • Strong distributed systems knowledge, and experience shipping enterprise software.
    • Have expertise in implementing microservices (using appropriate tools and technologies for messaging, RPC, containerization, etc)
    • Experience with agile/scrum methodologies to iterate quickly on product changes, developing user stories and working through backlogs. Familiarity in using tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Git, bitbucket, etc.
      
      Benefits
      
      • Revolutionize Be part of an organization in hyper-growth mode with plenty of opportunity for personal development
      • A flexible and inspiring workplace with a team of competent, motivated and fun co-workers
      • Autonomy and ownership of the work you do with flexible hours
      • Opportunity to make an impact by being part of a movement that will revolutionise transportation in APAC cities
      • Work on some of the most interesting problem statements
      • Annual Team retreats in Bali and other popular beach destinations
      • Private Health Insurance
      • Performance Bonusby Jobble

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