Animoca - Senior Blockchain Engineer Architecft

• Get involved across the board for all technical and functional aspects of blockchain on several games projects
• Conduct continuous research on blockchain technologies and keep an eye on any tech stack or standards which can apply to the gaming sector
• Participate in the design, architecture and implementation of the different software components, including smart contracts, frontends and backends
• Play a central role in the blockchain game's design, be innovative, assess the feasibility and give insight on cost/benefit for different concepts
• Enforce the adequate level of security for managing crypto-assets

Minimal Skill Set

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering or related disciplines
• Understanding of computer science fundamentals
• Programming proficiency with at least one language
• Unit-Testing and Continuous Integration processes experience
• Experience using Git and collaborative tools
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English

Qualifications

• In-depth understanding of all the technical and functional aspects of blockchains (consensus, security models, tokenomics, ...) and crypto-wallets (keys management, UX, ...), robust knowledge of Ethereum
• Proficiency with one of the following languages: Go/C++/Rust (code-literacy with one of the Ethereum node implementations) and with Javascript (Web3)
• Experience designing and implementing systems based on blockchain (separation of duties between chain, frontends and backends)
• Experience with Smart-Contracts full development cycle (Solidity) and knowledge of the standards for token contracts (ERC-20, ERC-721, ERC-1155, ...)
• Strong experience with UNIX systems (Linux) and Cloud Infrastructures (AWS, GCP, ...)

Nice to have

• Experience in blockchain gaming
• Deep understanding of major public blockchains and scalability solutions
• Team-leadership
• Experience as a core blockchain developer
• Experience implementing Crypto-Wallets
• Experience with GPGPU and/or Crypto Mining
• Experience in the Financial / Fintech industry

• 5-day work week
• 15 days annual leave
• Medical, Life & Personal Accident insurance
• Free company shuttle bus to and from select MTR stations daily
• Casual work attire
• Free coffee, tea and fruit daily
• Multi-cultural work environment (15 nationalities and counting!)
• Flat company structure: your ideas get heard by the right people very quickly
• Diverse range of game and app genres: learn and try different projects from time to time
• Regular (and fun) company activities
• Full paid Paternity Leave
• Other leaves (Marriage Leave, Compassionate Leave, Exam Leave)

Working visa sponsorship and relocation allowance will be provided for non-Hong Kong candidates.

Our game developers, engineers, producers, designers and more are a bunch of very creative people originating from all over the world. We not only love to play games but are passionate about CREATING them.