About Infrared Finance
About the role
About the Role:
The Infrared core team is the driving force behind expanding our reach and influence over the multi-billion dollar opportunity of Proof of Liquidity. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will help build and optimize the backend infrastructure to ensure a robust data management system, efficient API integrations, and scalable backend solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
● Architect, build, and maintain backend services and APIs that support Infrared’s infrastructure and staking systems.
● Optimize backend processes to enhance the scalability and performance of the protocol.
● Design and implement monitoring and analytic systems to ensure backend reliability and performance.
● Proactively identify and mitigate security risks, implementing best practices in smart contract development and blockchain security.
● Collaborate with internal teams and external auditors to conduct thorough security audits and reviews.
● Stay updated with Berachain’s latest developments, integrating security enhancements and protocol upgrades.
Requirements:
● Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related field.
● 5+yearsof experience in software development, with a strong focus on security in blockchain technologies.
● Expertise in the Ethereum and/or Cosmos protocol, including in-depth knowledge of consensus and execution clients.
● Familiarity with cloud services and container orchestration tools.
● Proficiency in Golang, with experience in designing and developing backend services.
● Knowledge of cryptographic principles and their application in blockchain technologies, like major EIPs, consensus/execution clients.
● Strong leadership skills and experience in guiding technical teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
● Experience with building, deploying, and maintaining smart contracts on various blockchain platforms.
● Experience running validators on the ethereum blockchain.
● Experience with LSD protocols on Ethereum and or/cosmos.
● Advanced proficiency in Solidity and secure smart contract development.
● Asuccessful track record in DeFi engineering.
Responsibilities
- Architect, build, and maintain backend services and APIs that support Infrared’s infrastructure and staking systems.
- Optimize backend processes to enhance the scalability and performance of the protocol.
- Design and implement monitoring and analytic systems to ensure backend reliability and performance.
- Proactively identify and mitigate security risks, implementing best practices in smart contract development and blockchain security.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external auditors to conduct thorough security audits and reviews.
- Stay updated with Berachain’s latest developments, integrating security enhancements and protocol upgrades.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+yearsof experience in software development, with a strong focus on security in blockchain technologies.
- Expertise in the Ethereum and/or Cosmos protocol, including in-depth knowledge of consensus and execution clients.
- Familiarity with cloud services and container orchestration tools.
- Proficiency in Golang, with experience in designing and developing backend services.
- Knowledge of cryptographic principles and their application in blockchain technologies, like major EIPs, consensus/execution clients.
- Strong leadership skills and experience in guiding technical teams.
