Golang / Go Job: Sr. Full-Stack Engineer

Sr. Full-Stack Engineer at CoinPass

🇯🇵 Japan › Tokyo   (Posted Apr 27 2015)

About the company
Similar to the way the web democratized information for users worldwide, our goal is to democratize payments and smart contracts for businesses and consumers by developing the next generation of blockchain technology.

We believe in hiring smart people and getting out of their way. We are a young, lean, internationally-minded seed-round startup with a talented, close-knit team based in Tokyo, Japan. We keep meetings to a minimum and all eyes focused on our upcoming breakthrough product launch in late Summer, 2015.

Job position
Permanent - Remote work is NOT possible

Job description
Come help us create the future of distributed blockchain applications! We're looking for passionate, creative developers who are excited about solving new problems. As a Sr. Full-Stack Engineer, you'll code in server-side golang, access various data stores including PostgreSQL and Elasticsearch, interface with our proprietary blockchain product, implement RESTful APIs, and integrate front-end HTML, CSS and JavaScript. We expect you to have several years of experience at this point in your career but we don't expect you to know everything coming in, so you'll work closely with the top-notch CoinPass engineering team who will help you grow and develop your skills.

Skills & requirements
What we expect:
Solid programming skills in your language of choice and a track record of getting the job done
Experience in a major server-side web development stack, including relational databases and highly-scalable network applications (for example, we use Go, Beanstalk, PostgreSQL, SaltStack, Knockout, Durandal, Bootstrap, Elasticsearch, and more)
Knowledge of good unit and quality assurance testing practices
Good communication skills and a positive attitude

What we'd like to see (but not required):
Experience with the Go programming language
Knowledge of the Bitcoin blockchain or experience developing blockchain applications
Any open source code or example projects you're proud of
Native fluency in Japanese

Apply now!