Staff Backend Engineer
190000 - 345000 USD per year
Company:OpenSea
Location:United States
Languages:English
Seniority level:Staff, 6+ years
Experience:6+ years
Skills:
Backend DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentSQLBlockchainJavaJVMKafkaKotlin
Requirements:
At least 6 years of experience as a software engineer. Strong fluency in event-driven system design patterns, leveraging technologies such as Kafka, Flink, and Debezium. Strong fluency in distributed systems generally. Strong fluency in JVM languages like Kotlin or Java. Strong fluency and opinionated in database choice and schema design for highly performant and scalable applications. Intrinsic interest in leveraging new tools (e.g. AI) to increase work efficiency and quality. Passion for (blockchain) technology, NFTs, and the potential of digital ownership is a huge plus.
Responsibilities:
Form, communicate, and execute a technical vision for OpenSea's next-generation architecture. Write reliable, low latency marketplace infrastructure software. Raise the bar for internal understanding of best practices in building highly performant & event-driven systems. Mentor and train other team members and act as an internal thought leader.
