Full Stack Engineer

About us:

Our mission at Ingenuity is to build innovative, decentralized financial software systems that enhance the Interchain ecosystem and enable collaboration across the blockchain industry.

We are a fully-remote crypto startup, building and maintaining Quicksilver, a sovereign Cosmos app-chain that provides Interchain liquid staking for IBC-enabled blockchains. We are fueling decentralized finance on Cosmos by maximizing liquidity and improving user experience without sacrificing on network security and decentralization.

As a company, we strive to build a space where diversity of minds and backgrounds make us stronger and equipped to tackle new challenges. We value:

• Humility and openness as the cornerstones for self-improvement, and we always seek smart inputs that we can convert into impactful actions


• Curiosity as the first step to exploring the untapped potential of ideas, and the driving force for innovation


• Integrity as a key for organizational health and clarity

Role and responsibilities:

Quicksilver is one of the leading Liquid Staking solutions in Cosmos, and to build on our momentum, we are looking for a Full-stack Engineer to build, maintain and become the product owner of the user-facing piece of our project:

• Work alongside our Product and Engineering teams on an innovative liquid staking protocol.


• Iterate on product improvements and new features with other members of the Product and Engineering teams


• Architect and build endpoints within our server/API layer to provide data to our front end applications – optimizing for performance, scalability, and code quality


• Write unit, integration and e2e tests to ensure maximum code quality


• Investigate, debug and resolve user reported issues


• Contribute to architectural improvements and be an active participant in establishing a culture of engineering excellence at the company * actively participate in code review, pairing, creation and update of documentation, etc.

The qualifications we seek:

• A solid experience as a Full Stack engineer
  
  
  • Demonstrable expertise in creating engaging web applications with exceptional user experience, using the relevant technologies (Typescript, GraphQL, React, Next.js).
  
  
  • Experience interacting with APIs, specifically using Protobuf / GPRC, and integrating third-party libraries and extensions.
  
  
  
  


• Outstanding communication skills - ability to provoke and lead meaningful discussions and convert outputs into actions


• Proactivity and decisiveness - taking initiatives and finding the best path forward without waiting for detailed directions


• Openness to providing and receiving constructive feedback, and a strong desire for personal and professional growth and self-improvement


• Ability to work well in a team and desire to be an active participant in shaping the company’s culture


• Ability to adapt to the fast moving environment of the blockchain ecosystem.


• Experience of a startup-like environment and/or prior blockchain experience is an added plus.


• Prior knowledge of the Cosmos ecosystem, Keplr wallet and/or Ledger hardware wallets is a strong plus.

We offer:

• A supportive work environment


• Competitive salary (45 - 60k USD) + generous tokens allocation and equity when possible


• Company-funded equipment


• Unlimited leave.


• Full-time position, with flexible hours.


• Remote work (UK +/- 6 hours).


• The opportunity to work on cool technology and interesting problems at the intersection of finance, cryptocurrency, information security and blockchain networks.

Other info / spec:

• Beginning: Asap