Senior Engineer

August 30, 2023

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Description

• Mechanism is looking to hire our first software engineer to help us build out the ecosystem surrounding Bitcoin and Stacks. You'll get the chance to work at the cutting edge of a growing industry. • The opportunities we're taking on are technically challenging and intellectually stimulating. • As an early team member, you'll have a huge impact with high autonomy. • Because we’re a small team, your contributions will require wearing many hats that will vary over time. • If you're the type of engineer who loves novel problems and isn't wary of learning new things, you'll likely fit in very well with us. • You'll be working directly with our technical co-founder, Hank Stoever. • What you'll do: - Write smart contracts for the Stacks blockchain, using the Clarity programming language - Build front-ends apps that interact with Stacks and Bitcoin - Help us design new protocols. This might involve mechanism design, tokenomics, security analysis, modeling, architecture and more - Write back-end apps that interface with Stacks and Bitcoin

Requirements

• Experience building modern front-end applications that are fast and lightweight • An expert ability to turn a visual design into a full end-to-end application • Experience with building smart contracts (regardless of the blockchain) • Solid technical understanding of how Stacks and/or Bitcoin works • Familiarity with the latest innovations in DeFi • Experience working in a startup environment • An ability to thrive in a role that requires autonomy and the ability to seek out and solve problems • A passion for web3 and a desire to use it to improve the world • Knowledge of common smart contract vulnerabilities, and the ability to build and test protocols with security as a major priority

Benefits

• The chance to work at the cutting edge of a growing industry • Technically challenging and intellectually stimulating opportunities • High impact with high autonomy • Varied contributions as a small team member • Collaboration with technical co-founder, Hank Stoever