Senior Blockchain Engineer at Patricia

Patricia is a technology-driven alternative payments platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, gift cards, and perfect money. Our HQ is in Lagos. Nigeria.

• Job Position: Senior Blockchain Engineer
• Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

• You will have the opportunity to drive the design and development of our Crypto service and other Blockchain-related solutions along several brand new product lines.
• You will help in refining cutting-edge blockchain and cryptocurrency tools and products; and assist developers in implementing best practices as they write software for our Crypto service and other blockchain-related solutions.
• We believe in the world-changing power of blockchain and cryptocurrency and seek to usher in broader acceptance by making really useful tools and products.
• We will not only create better ways to do things, but entirely new things to do that were never before possible.
• We are a team of fast-paced makers constantly iterating and testing new ideas.
• Our backgrounds cover diverse creative fields; we’re not your typical blockchain company.
• You will be contributing to projects you can be exceedingly proud of.

Job Responsibilities

• Define requirements, deriving functionality from business goals, and drive the overall solution architecture process
• Define security standards and procedures; educate other team members
• Provide technical leadership in the area of blockchain technology
• Guide the development team in building prototypes, MVPs, and production DApps and our Crypto service in a rapid iteration environment
• Act as subject matter expert and keep the team up-to-date on standards and practices, the latest capabilities, etc.
• Stay current on crypto projects and deeply research various technologies as they become relevant

Job Requirements

• 4+ years experience developing Blockchain applications
• A BSc. or MSc. in a related field or equivalent experience
• Hands-on experience writing and deploying smart contracts with Ethereum
• Strong software engineering background; will be participating in all aspects of the software development lifecycle
• Experience with blockchain protocols, sidechains, and scaling technologies
• Experience working with open – source projects
• Proficiency with JavaScript and Python. Experience with Solidity is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of common algorithms and data structures
• Familiarity with basic cryptography
• Familiarity with P2P networks
• Strong knowledge of writing efficient and safe multithreaded code
• Experience with Ethereum blockchain platform.
• Understanding of Smart Contracts
• Experience with Bitcoin protocol and its integration.

Closing Date
1st February 2021