Software Engineer (Web3) - DeFi

About Birthday Research- Blockchain R&D wing of the Company DeFi
 
Birthday Research (BDR) is the Blockchain Research and Development wing of the company DeFi, a Singapore-based blockchain, and fintech company. Fuelled by the best minds in the industry, BDR seeks to develop best-in-class blockchain innovations with the mission of enabling the next bound of Web3.
 
As a pioneering force, our work spans cryptographic research, deep blockchain consensus development, and smart contracts development — with a laser-sharp focus on driving the industry frontier while tackling the most demanding DeFi challenges of today. To date, one of our core contributions, DeFiChain, has garnered over 1 billion USD in total value locked on the layer-1 protocol.
 
We are a fast-growing, globally distributed, close-knit team of multi-disciplinary doers and getters. Join Birthday Research today to be a part of the driving force shaping the future of decentralization.
  
What you’ll do:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, product designers, and managers to design and develop Web3-based applications with React, Node.js or Solidity.
• Write highly performant code that are clean, simple, maintainable, and battle-tested with test-driven development (TDD) for maximum test coverage automated from pull request all the way to release.
• Take on active responsibility in designing and developing scalable Web3 applications for our scaling needs.

What you’ll need:

• Experience working in a fast pace tech-driven startup building decentralized applications for EVM blockchains with at least 1 year of experience or in a similar capacity.
• Strong proficiency in CeFi and DeFi crypto protocols including but not limited to options, futures, perpetual swap, and leveraged trading.
• Ability to take full ownership and work independently while collaborating with others in a fast-paced agile and async team.
• A collaborative and resourceful individual with excellent communication skills able to make radical decisions while being empathetic and respectful.
• Technical understanding of blockchain technologies including but not limited to cryptography, BIPs, DeFi, UTXO, EVM, or Nakamoto Consensus.
• Willingness to pick up new and emerging bleeding edge blockchain technologies.
• Experience participating or maintaining in open source software development is highly preferred.

Why Work With The Company

• Do something with purpose; Be a part of the future that will shape how people are dealing with their finances in Crypto and Blockchain
• Fast-moving, challenging, and unique business problems
• International, diverse work environment and flat hierarchy
• Great career development opportunities in a growing company

The company is a Singapore-based blockchain and fintech company that empowers users to be in control of their finances by creating cash flow and harnessing the potential of Decentralized Finance. Founded in 2019, we currently have more than ~100 employees of various backgrounds and nationalities and growing.