Senior Software Engineer, Back-end, Crypto-1

Our Purpose

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Job Title

Senior Software Engineer, Back-end, Crypto-1

CipherTrace is a rapidly growing leader in cryptocurrency intelligence and compliance. Our team has introduced novel solutions to challenges including sanctions compliance for DeFi and the Crypto Travel Rule. Our mission is to grow the blockchain economy by making crypto safe for users and trusted by governments. CipherTrace operates on a global scale to assist banks, cryptocurrency exchanges, law enforcement agencies, regulators, VASPs and businesses in preventing fraud, human trafficking, money laundering, and other illicit activity where cryptocurrency is involved.
Description
Location: Remote, Dublin, Ireland or South San Francisco Bay, California

The CipherTrace Software Engineer will:

● Build the next generation cryptocurrency tools, law enforcement tools and DeFi platforms.
● Debug and perform quality testing on the Blockchain cryptocurrency tools.
● Design and build support for multiple chains and currencies.
● Monitor and improve API and database performance.
● Co-design software APIs with front-end developers to access cryptocurrency feeds.
Requirements
The ideal candidate should be a passionate, self-motivated, team player with experience working in a quickly evolving environment and who has a willingness to work and learn in a collaborative organization.

To be successful, you should have experience in the following areas:

● Proficient in cryptography concepts.
● Deep experience in languages such as Javascript, Typescript, Go, Rust, Python,
● SQL/noSQL, Cassandra, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Elasticsearch, GraphQL.
● NodeJS and asynchronous programming techniques.
● Deep knowledge on cryptographic primitives, protocols, and blockchain technologies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, smart contracts (Solidity and Cairo), applied cryptography and layer-2 networks.
● Stream processing pipelines and tools, such as Restful APIs, Pub/Sub, Redis, Kafka.
● Deep understanding of how Bitcoin and Ethereum works.
● Deep understanding of routing nodes, staking infrastructure, and novel systems to manage liquidity.
● Deploying code with Kubernetes, Docker.
● Blockchain technologies, DeFi, law enforcement software, or cryptocurrencies.
● Comfortable working with distributed and remote teams.
Nice to have
● Strong English communication skills (both spoken and written).
● Knowledge and experience with Hardware Security Models.
● Knowledge of or experience applying machine learning models.