CAREERS

ABOUT US

The Algorand Foundation's mission is to power a world where information has integrity & innovative solutions can scale - based on the Algorand blockchain technology.

The Algorand blockchain is uniquely capable of delivering on the promise of a borderless global economy. It achieves transaction throughputs at the speed of traditional finance but with immediate finality, near-zero transaction costs, and on a 24/7 basis. Its carbon-neutral platform and unique pure proof-of-stake consensus mechanism offers security and scalability on a decentralized protocol, all without a second of downtime since it went live in 2019. The Algorand Foundation is dedicated to fulfilling the global promise of the Algorand blockchain by taking responsibility for promoting the technology, decentralized governance, and a healthy and prosperous open-source ecosystem. Learn more about Algorand Foundation at www.algorand.co

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Algorand Foundation is looking for a Senior Full-stack engineer to join the engineering team. This professional will be involved in supporting and building out new and ongoing technical projects within the organization. This person should have experience building technical projects with Typescript and Python. Please provide within your application your Github and/or information about a project you have worked on that team can review

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participating in the design and development of new and ongoing Web3 and / or infrastructure projects
• Write clean, functional code on the front and back end.
• collaborating with different verticals to build out necessary technical solutions
• Write and maintain comprehensive tests for libraries and applications
• Collaborate with senior engineers to improve code quality and architecture
• Testing and fixing bugs or other coding issues

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of experience as a full-stack Engineer
• Experience in development with Frontend languages and libraries (JavaScript, Typescript, ReactNative, Vue.js, Next.js)
• Experience in development with Backend languages and libraries (NodeJS, Python)
• Strong team collaboration and communication
• Good problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn new technologies
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Strong understanding of Git

GOOD TO HAVE

• Experience developing with Python
• Experience developing with Go
• UI/UX experience is a plus
• Web3 / blockchain knowledge
• Basic cryptography understanding
• Distributed systems experience
• Algorand and / or other blockchain experience
• Decentralized Identity concepts understanding
  

PERKS AND BENEFITS

You will work with talented and fun-loving trail-blazers across the world who are building an equitable and borderless economy. In addition, you will receive:

• Competitive remuneration
• Excellent retention program
• Diverse, open, inclusive, and collaborative culture
• Supportive and flexible work arrangement
• Monthly wellness budget
• Computer and tech accessories

NOTE FOR APPLICANTS

Algorand Foundation is an equal-opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable laws, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws of the country in which the applicant resides. If you need assistance or to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact join@algorand.foundation. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. All information gathered will be treated in strict confidence and solely used for recruitment purposes.

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To protect the interests of all parties, Algorand Foundation does not accept unsolicited resumes from a third-party agency/ search firm recruiters. Any unsolicited resumes sent to any Algorand Foundation employee, regardless of the means of transmission (email, social media, etc.) will become the sole property of Algorand Foundation. Algorand Foundation will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.