Developer Relations Engineer - Blockchain / Web3 - Open Source

About the Company:

Shardeum is building a layer 1, EVM-based, linearly scalable, smart contract platform that provides low gas fees forever while maintaining true decentralization and solid security through dynamic state sharding. Shardeum aims to be a chain capable of onboarding over a billion people to the crypto revolution, while also democratizing accessibility to decentralization.Shardeum’s mission is supported by prominent Venture Capitalists in the blockchain space, and we are on track to become one of the most widely used and well known smart contract platforms in blockchain history.

We encourage you to browse our website, Litepaper, Discord and YouTube channel to learn more about the project. You can even try downloading our validator software and joining our Testnet.We encourage people of all backgrounds and experience levels to apply. Your talent and potential is what matters most to us. Shardeum is committed to creating an inclusive culture.

About the job

Shardeum aims to bring the decentralization of Web3 to the code that powers the network, something traditional blockchain has failed at.

In this role you’ll grow and manage our open source community on Github, mentoring new contributors, reviewing PRs, contributing to discussions in issues and the discussions forum. It’s a technical role that is a combination of engaging on a code level combined with a focus on community.

You’ll represent Shardeum at webinars, conferences, work with potential partners who are interested in contributing to our open source projects, and developers who want to innovate on the platform.

Location

Shardeum is a fully remote, globally distributed company

Minimum qualifications

5+ years of experience as software developer3+ years of experience with Javascript / TypescriptExperience with GitHub, managing issues, and reviewing PRsCommunity focused, with a passion for helping people to succeed

Preferred qualifications3+ years of experience in an external facing role or through community or open source contributions.Experience with testing, designing and influencing software developmentExperience speaking at meetups & conferences

We are building the infrastructure for Web 3.0. It's going to be a rollercoaster ride but promises to be fun!

About the Founders:

Nischal Shetty: Founder of WazirX, India’s largest crypto exchange with over 10M users and $45B+ trading volume. Prior to WazirX, he built and scaled a social media product called Crowdfire to over 20M users. Previously featured in the Forbes India 30 under 30 list, he is a blockchain evangelist and one of the most notable proponents of crypto in India.

Omar Syed: Omar is a blockchain architect with over 30 years of experience in helping organizations such as NASA, Yahoo, Zynga build fault-tolerant, distributed systems. Omar holds a B.S. and M.S. from Case Western Reserve University with specialization in Artificial Intelligence.

Key Skills

• TypeScript
• Blockchain
• JavaScript