Waterfall is seeking a fullstack software engineer to build the user interface for its prediction market trading protocol. The role requires TypeScript, React, and NextJS frontend development along with database and backend knowledge, with no explicit remote-work policy beyond the hybrid New York location.
- Compensation
- USD 75,000–160,000 / year
What you need
- Ability to build out interface in TypeScript, React, and NextJS
- Knowledge in databases, DevOps, and backend development
- Solid portfolio and/or extensive experience at a notable company
- Strong user flow intuition
- Great communication skills between team members
- Passion about DeFi, financial derivatives markets
What you will own
- Design technical implementations of the Web-app
- Work with product designer to translate prototyping to interface using TypeScript, React, and NextJS
- Advocate for user experience ideas within the company
- Write code with good practice and clear documentation
- Debug and test frontend code
- Collaborate with team members
Core skillsTypeScriptReactNextJSDatabasesDevOpsBackend DevelopmentBlockchainDeFi
About Us:
Waterfall is a prediction market-esque trading and pricing protocol. Waterfall allows users to trade chips to predict product prices, providing instant price discovery for both liquid and illiquid assets.
Backed by Electric Capital and Pantera Capital, we are a lean, fast-paced team that cares about building an inclusive culture: beyond creating an impact in the space, we want to work together to make Waterfall the best choice for you and your future.
Requirements:
• Ability to build out interface in TypeScript, React, and NextJS
• Knowledge in databases, DevOps, and backend development
• Solid portfolio and/or extensive experience at a notable company
• Strong user flow intuition
• Great communication skills between team members
• Passion about DeFi, financial derivatives markets
Bonuses:
• Interface design intuition
• Knowledge in full-stack and/or protocol engineering
• Understanding of solidity
Responsibilities:
• Design technical implementations of the Web-app
• Work with product designer to translate prototyping to interface using TypeScript, React, and NextJS
• Advocate for user experience ideas within the company
• Write code with good practice and clear documentation
• Advocate for ideas and improvements on potential features
• Debug and test frontend code
• Be flexible with schedule and duties; wear many hats
• Collaborate with team members
• Serve as a frontend lead or technical PM when necessary
• Research and be caught up with new blockchain technologies
Benefits:
Our compensation package includes a base annual salary ($75k - $160k) and stock. Here are some benefits that we currently offer:
• Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Eye, Life)
• Stipend to set-up work environment (e.g. any work gear)
• Monthly co-working office pass
• Paid travel for conferences and company off-sites
• Unlimited paid time off
Additional
If you are motivated and eager to take on the novel and challenging problem of pricing NFTs, we'd love to hear from you. Even if you are unconfident about certain skillsets but are passionate about the problem and willing to learn, apply anyway!
