Position: Python Software Engineer / Web3 Research Engineer
Company: IdeaSoft
Experience required: 5y
Category: Python
English level: upper
Published: 2023-03-01T00:00:00+02:00

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Python Software Engineer / Web3 Research Engineer to join our customer’s risk and security startup which provides proactive detection and actionable prevention against zero-day Web3 cyber-attacks, economic risks, and protects digital assets, protocols, and Web3 applications from significant losses. The ideal candidate should have a strong sense of ownership, past experience as a senior software engineer in the realms of cyber / computer networks / distributed systems or similar fields, and a natural curiosity about new technologies. The target individual will be responsible for adding new components and improvements to the backbone infrastructure. Your role will involve working closely with other engineers, researchers, and data scientists to develop and implement innovative solutions to complex problems in the web3 security space.

**Requirements**:

- At least 5 years of full-time experience as a senior software engineer
- Strong knowledge of Python and high-level knowledge of any other programming language
- Experience with software design and proper software SDLC (source control, CI/CD...)
- Experience with a cloud platform (e.g. AWS)
- Experience in Blockchain/DeFi
- Strong software development and system architecture skills, with the ability to independently understand and research third-party application code
- Ability to read and learn new software protocols and specs

**Will be a plus**:

- Experience working in an early-stage startup
- Experience in cybersecurity

**Qualifications**:

- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment

**Responsibilities**:

- Work with our team to design, develop, and maintain our crypto security operating setup that produces proactive detection and actionable prevention
- Research and analyze third-party application code to help build and expand our platform
- Work with data sources inside and outside the chains and use machine learning models to accurately predict cyber, economic, governance and public revenues before they impact
- Add new components and improvements to our backbone infrastructure
- Be responsible for building and maintaining high-performance, scalable, and secure software systems
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.

**We offer**:

- Competitive compensation
- Social package (20 working days of annual leave, 4 days off, 5 paid sick days)
- Flexible working hours
- Possibility to work remotely as fully as partially
- Challenging projects in diverse business domains and a variety of tech stacks
- Personal development and professional growth opportunities
- Work with talented, ambitious and family-feel teams
- Educational possibilities: corporate courses, knowledge hubs, and in-house English classes
- Compensation for your professional certification & support for your learning activities
- Opportunity to choose IT equipment you like
- Professional accounting support
- Support for a healthy lifestyle, compensation for participation in sport events
- Fascinating corporate parties, team-building activities and memorable anniversary presents

This is a challenging and exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in the field of Web3 and security. If you are passionate about software engineering, cybersecurity, and blockchain/DeFi, we want to hear from you.