Senior Protocol Engineer

Kava Labs is a developer of Kava, the most trusted DeFi platform by financial institutions, and they are seeking a Senior Protocol Engineer to maintain existing infrastructure, develop new features in the Protocol team, lead collaborations with other departments, and mentor engineers. Responsibilities... ? Review, write and test code: Write daily code, review and test. Implement improvements to your team?s technical diligence. Drive technical design decisions to execute against those goals on time and within scope. Ensure quality code is well-tested and consistently delivered. ? Working cross-functionally: Collaborate with other department leaders from Engineering, Product and Design to execute the product life cycle. ? Lead design process: You will effectively communicate the technical needs for product and design in a format that all engineers can understand and add to. ? Mentor and Lead: You will lead by example to display a culture of ownership and responsibility for all aspects of the software development lifecycle. You will also mentor engineers to upskill them in all facets to become successful engineers Skills ? 4 Years of experience writing code and tests ? 3 Years of experience coding in Backend languages ? 1 Year coding in Go ? 2 Years experience leading complex projects from design, architecture and delivery ? Experience making decisions and considering trade-offs for short term vs long term technical decisions ? Experience deploying user facing software ? Experience with CI/ CD ? Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Design, Applications, Business Development and overall stakeholders ? Excellent communication skills ? Ability to adapt and adjust in a high-stakes, high-growth, roll up your sleeves type of environment ? Experience with security auditing, vulnerability analysis softwares ? Experience with AWS, GC2 or Terraform ? Experience in the Web3 industry ? Experience in the Fintech industry ? Experience working with distributed systems ? Experience working in start-ups ? Experience being a technical representative Benefits ? Unlimited PTO and Holidays ? 100% coverage for Medical, Dental, Vision, LTD, STD and Basic Life insurance for employees Apply Job!