Staff Fullstack Software Engineer, OpenSea
$235-340k
+ Equity
Decentralised NFT marketplace
Job no longer available
Decentralised NFT marketplace
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$235-340k
+ Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To shape an accessible and open digital economy for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- This role is ideal for those who possess a robust technical acumen and are passionate about leading projects rather than people
- Minimum 6 years of experience in software engineering with a proven track record in technical leadership
- Expertise in Kotlin, JVM, and Python, with the ability to produce clean, efficient, and well-tested code
- Exceptional attention to detail with a strong sense of craft and design orientation
- Independent and proactive, with a strong ability to convey opinions and make decisions autonomously
- A strong interest in blockchain technology, with either prior experience or a significant curiosity and enthusiasm to learn
What the job involves
- OpenSea is seeking an Engineering Technical Lead to spearhead our technical projects with a hands-on approach
- The Engineering Technical Lead will be deeply involved in the architectural and design decisions, ensuring the highest level of craftsmanship and operational excellence in our software solutions
- Drive sound technical decision-making and lead technical conversations with other teams across OpenSea
- Lead the design and implementation of new software features and architectures, ensuring robustness, performance, and maintainability
- Actively contribute to coding and development efforts, making tactical contributions alongside team members
- Serve as a project manager, setting technical vision and making critical decisions that align with long-term objectives
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define clear deliverables and timelines, ensuring the timely execution of projects
- Act as a technical mentor, guiding team members through complex coding challenges and fostering a culture of quality and innovation
Our take
OpenSea is a peer-to-peer digital marketplace for NFTs or uniquely identifiable digital items. These items are authenticated with blockchain and are part of a new internet economy that consists of digital products representing art, game characters, domain names, and event tickets.
The OpenSea platform allows users to both purchase NFTs or list digital items for sale. The platform initially encountered speed issues when NFT trading boomed due to the limitations of the Ethereum blockchain technology it was using. However, the company has transitioned to a new blockchain system, Polygon, which has mitigated the problem.
In the wake of the FTX collapse the NFT world has been shaken up, and new competitors have arisen to take advantage of the disruption. One such rival, Blur, overtook OpenSea's market lead in 2023. This has led to OpenSea changing its policies and fee structures to be more favourable to creators in a bid to retake its crown. It remains to be seen whether Blur and other rivals will be able to keep up the pressure, but it's clear that OpenSea will need to innovate if it wants to remain at the head of the market.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2022
$300m
SERIES C
Jul 2021
$100m
SERIES B
Total funding: $427.3m
Company benefits
- Paid family leave
- Health insurance
- Flexible vacation policy
- Flexible hours
- Workshops & conferences
- Travel & company retreats
Company HQ
Tribeca, New York, NY
Leadership
Devin Finzer
(CEO & Co-Founder)Started their career as a Pinterest Software Engineer, before leaving after almost 2 years to co-found Iris Labs and Claimdog. They left their Engineering Manager role at Credit Karma in December 2017 to co-found OpenSea.
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