Full Stack JavaScript Developer (offline)

Founded in 2016, æternity is an open-source blockchain, Erlang-based scalable smart contract platform engineered by software development pioneers to address some of the most fundamental challenges native to earlier blockchains. The platform is driven and developed by a community, where æternity Establishment contributes to the existing projects and blockchain.

æternity uses State Channels to enable off-chain scaling, allowing the blockchain to withstand massive traffic without succumbing to network congestion. æternity also allows interaction between the network and real world data through Oracles, and integrates several advanced features to deliver the full benefits of blockchain technology to a global mass of users.
Please visit https://aeternity.com/ for more information.

About You
We are currently seeking for an experienced Full Stack JavaScript Developer with good communication skills to join the existing JavaScript Software Development Kit (SDK) team as soon as possible.
In this position, you will have the opportunity to take ownership of specific aspects of developing parts of the SDK. You will help to conceptualize and develop different kinds of demo æpps additionally to test the different parts and functionalities of the JS SDK, and other tools and products in the æternity ecosystem.

We expect you to be collaborative, self-motivated, English-speaking and a fast and dedicated learner who is interested in new opportunities. You can push ideas forward in an agile project environment, are comfortable working with a diverse,remote team, able to see the big picture in any project as well as work with your team to the precision with a solution-oriented approach. You will be a bridge between the technical and use case oriented side of the project, and always excited about new possibilities. On top you should be willing to travel at least every two month to developer workshops, meetups and conferences. High interest in blockchain is a must, experience in working for blockchain projects is an extra.

Skills:
• Excellent skills in modern JavaScript
• Proficient in GIT and knowledge of pull request based workflows
• Experienced API design (OpenApi)
• Continuous integration
• General understanding of Blockchain and decentralized apps and motivated to learn more
• Experienced with Vue.js
• Experienced in backend development with node.js
• Experienced in frontend bundling (Webpack) and testing
• Excellent communication skills
• Conversational English is a must
Bonus Skills:
• Understanding of cryptography
• Project Management experience
• Blockchain development experience
• Comfort with test driven development and
• Experienced in SDK development
• Not everything is a must-have but the more comfortable you feel with the above bullet points the better.

Availability: At the earliest possible date
Capacity: 100%
Location: remote from Europe
Compensation: Negotiable
Contract type: Independent contractor

About æternity

Open-source, blockchain-based distributed computing platform
Founded in 2016, æternity is a community funded, open-source, blockchain-based distributed computing platform, headquartered in Liechtenstein. Our work builds on decentralized cryptographic P2P technology and is designed to deliver unmatched productivity, transparent governance, and global scalability. Our goal is to improve existing blockchain infrastructure by building protocol technology that is extremely reliable, has a well-balanced set of features and is ultimately capable of supporting billions of users.

Company website:
https://aeternity.com/