🦈 Senior Blockchain Developer - Data Farming

Ocean Protocol builds tools for people to reclaim control of their data and unleash an open data economy. Ocean tools make it easy to publish & consume data services as data access tokens, and bridge data to DeFi.

Ocean has a vibrant, expanding ecosystem of data suppliers, data consumers, stakers, and community developers. To serve it better, we’re hiring! If you are someone that loves to build things and cares deeply about the future of data, we want to hear from you.

Data Farming is a specific initiative in the spirit of liquidity mining, with generous OCEAN rewards to ecosystem participants who drive the supply of data. We're growing the Data Farming team. If you love to work with crypto, to build and to engage deeply with an enthusiastic community, we want to hear from you.

About the Position

As a Senior Blockchain Developer - Data Farming, you will design & build software for Ocean Protocol Data Farming, including scripts for reading on-chain data, performing analysis, token distribution, and whatever else is needed for the Data Farming process. The scope of the software will grow over time, based on feedback from the community, e.g. to do on-chain voting and interact with more protocols. You will co-plan and co-design the product with the Data Farming team in an agile, open-source development process.

Responsibilities

• Design & build software for Ocean Protocol Data Farming.
• Develop scripts for reading on-chain data, performing analysis, and token distribution.
• Automate web3 tasks like token distribution.
• Identify fraudulent actors and make improvements to curb them.
• Automate/delegate parts of the program for optimization.
• Design initiatives to decentralize decision-making efforts to the community via panel or voting.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience working in technical/development roles in the crypto projects.
• 2+ years hands-on experience in development in Web3 and Web2 tech stack.
• 6+ months Solidity experience.
• 3+ years full-stack Web2 experience including NodeJS.
• Ability to take calculated decisions based on data.
• Process-driven, proactive - able to report on your activity and communicate well with the team.
• Comfortable working autonomously and within a team - our team is small, so balancing independence and collaboration is important.

Nice to Have

• 2+ years Python.
• 1+ years CI/CD experience (e.g. Travis, tox).
• You’re obsessed with blockchain. You yield farm in your spare time and engage in crypto Twitter.
• You’re an excellent writer.
• Preferred work hours: 9-5ish on European time zones.

We Offer

• Opportunity to work in a growing, innovative ecosystem.
• Competitive compensation.
• Remote work opportunities.
• Professional development and growth.

About the Company

Ocean Protocol is at the forefront of building tools for people to reclaim control of their data and unleash an open data economy. We are a global team passionate about data privacy, decentralization, and the future of the internet.