Staff Frontend Engineer, Ava Labs
Core, Explorer
$171-213.6k
Smart contracts platform for dApps
Job no longer available
Smart contracts platform for dApps
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$171-213.6k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build an open, simple, and democratic internet of finance that enables the world to have a more prosperous future.
Role
Who you are
- Frontend Expertise: You have a substantial background as a front-end engineer
- Blockchain Visionary: You believe in a future where blockchain technologies create a fairer and more liberated world for everyone
- Hands-On Approach: You are a hands-on coder who prefers implementing proof-of-concepts before drafting lengthy technical documents
- Initiative: You proactively seek out and initiate projects that add value, without needing someone to assign them to you
- Proven Frontend Capability: Demonstrated expertise in frontend web development, with open-source contributions or published work as a bonus
- Technical Proficiency: Expert experience with TypeScript and React
- Web3 Knowledge (bonus): Familiarity with web3 technologies, particularly experience with Wagmi, Viem, Ethers, or other web3 libraries to create dApps, is a significant advantage, but not a required prerequisite
What the job involves
- As a Staff Frontend Software Engineer at Ava Labs, you will be at the forefront of Web3 innovation, responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining blockchain explorers, decentralized applications (dApps), and other Web3-related web applications
- Your work will be critical in delivering exceptional user experiences and expanding the possibilities of decentralized technologies
- Innovative Web Apps: You will have the opportunity to build cutting-edge web applications that address novel UX challenges, driving the evolution of Web3
- Cross-Team Collaboration: Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, and fellow engineers across different teams to deliver feature-rich experiences
- Continuous Learning: Stay abreast of emerging web technologies, enabling our team to tackle challenges with modern solutions
- Production Support: Assist our skilled support team in triaging bugs and resolving production issues
- Mentorship: Share your expertise by mentoring other engineers and conducting in-depth code reviews
- Here are some specific examples of products you could contribute to:
- Core Web
- Subnet Explorer
Our take
The highly secure and decentralised nature of blockchain technology makes it an attractive prospect for financial projects. Historically, this has compromised transaction speed and scalability, with Ethereum and Blockchain speeds barely breaking into double digits per second.
Ava Labs’ open-source platform, Avalanche, enables companies to launch decentralised applications with all the benefits of blockchain, whilst processing a record-smashing 4,500 transactions per second. The company's strategy has been to tailor its blockchain to specific applications, establishing a reputation in the sector through efficient hard-and-fast use cases with low fees. This has allowed it to operate alongside blockchain giants like Ethereum that hold large amounts of the DeFi market.
In answering the strong appetite for a cheaper and more scalable blockchain consensus, Ava Labs has found a keen audience and secured the ability to pursue its goal of opening the space up to more users. The Avalanche platform has become the first to partner with Amazon Web Services, becoming part of a project to bring blockchain technology to government and enterprises. The company also partnered with digital identity verification provider Blockpass to collaborate towards furthering the safety, security and capabilities of the ecosystem.
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Insights
61% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2022
$350m
LATE VC
Sep 2021
$230m
LATE VC
Total funding: $586m
Company benefits
- 401k (non-matching)
- Commuter Benefits
- Comprehensive Insurance
- Short-term/long-term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Happy Hour Fridays
- Team Activities
- Remote-friendly Networking
- Unlimited PTO
- Remote Friendly
- Volunteer Time-Off
Company HQ
Hell's Kitchen, New York, NY
Leadership
Kevin Sekniqi
(Co-Founder)Former Researcher and Software Engineer at Microsoft and NASA, with a PhD in Computer Science from Cornell.
Emin Gun Sirer
(Co-Founder & CEO)Founder of Bloxroute Labs and professor at Cornell for 20 years with a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Washington.
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