Software Engineer, Indexer

About this Role

We are seeking a Lead software engineer to grow our core indexing team. The team’s mission is to extract data from blockchains, combine fine-grained data into higher level pieces of information, and make the information available to end users via different Figment products.

We are looking for a skilled backend engineer with strong communication skills who is passionate about discovering internal mechanics of blockchains. In this role, you will be owning your projects, collaborating with the team to propose and implement architectural decisions, participating in designs, and working closely with parties that consume indexed data.

This is a full-time remote position, for candidates in North American time zones (+1/-1). If you enjoy solving data-driven solutions and providing real business impact, then this role may be a good fit for you. Ideal candidates are comfortable working in an unstructured environment, dealing with uncertainty, minimal direction, and working across a range of projects.

What you will be doing

• Refining requirements and translating it to a well-scoped and actionable technical plan
• Researching and comprehending internal design of a blockchain through public documentation, open source repositories and limited data on block explorers
• Developing prototypes and proof of concepts for new ideas proposed by you and the team
• Implementing modular, maintainable, and well tested code for highly available services
• Moderating technical discussions on different engineering approaches and be able to assess trade-offs between different approaches
• Investigating anomalies in data and participating in incident response and post-mortem
• Working with devOps, Security, and Data Engineers to ensure proper delivery of data to downstream stakeholders
• Documenting research results, technical plans, and development process to share knowledge and avoid duplication of effort

What you will bring to the team

• Extensive experience in building scalable micro services with Golang (using tools and technologies for messaging, RPC, containerization, etc)
• Hands-on experience with relational databases and SQL
• Familiarity with modern cloud services and containerization platforms
• Passion for learning and deep dives in spite of limited publicly available documentation
• Persistence in achieving results amidst challenges and unsuccessful attempts
• Enthusiasm to work as a team and collaborate on solving problems
• Ability to incrementally deliver features in an agile environment with a geographically distributed team
• Plans to improve overall productivity and unblock team members

What you could bring to the team (optional)

• Experience with Blockchains
• Experience with modern cloud data platforms
• Experience with:
  • Our stack (Golang, AWS, Kubernetes, Snowflake, PostgreSQL)
  • Our tools (GitHub, Jira, Terraform, PagerDuty)

One of Figment’s core principles is “Making the Invisible Visible” – ensuring transparency and information sharing in all communication. Figment is committed to transparency regarding pay, benefits, and other compensation types for all internal roles as well as all roles being hired for.

Base Salary: The US base salary range for this position is $110,000 to $170,000 USD. The Canadian base salary range for this position is $110,000 to $170,000 CAD. This range reflects base salary only, and does not include additional compensation or benefits. For candidates in other countries, the pay range will be disclosed upon your first interview with Figment (being a globally remote company, the list of salary ranges would simply be too long to note here!). The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum range for a new hire across all of the US. A candidate’s specific pay within the range will be determined by various factors including job-related skills, relevant education, and training.

Benefits: All full-time employees of Figment receive the following competitive benefits. For candidates beyond Canada and the US, benefits will be outlined during your first interview with Figment.

• 100% remote-first environment, with co-working spaces in our employee “hubs” across the globe for those who enjoy a hybrid model
• 4 weeks of PTO that kick in day one, with an additional 1 week of flex days
• Extended company-paid health benefits that kick in day one
• Best in class parental leave and flexible arrangements 
• A home office stipend to create a space that you enjoy working in
• Monthly Wifi reimbursement
• A yearly Learning & Development budget
• 401K (US) or RRSP match (Canada)
• Stock Options in the company
• Competitive bonus (based on company performance) that is distributed quarterly – we believe that the company’s success should be shared with our employees often
  • For roles listed within the Sales Department, there is instead a competitive commissions structure which will be outlined during your first interview with Figment
• Annual onsite company gatherings and retreats to inspire team bonding, collaboration, and fun!
• A culture of honesty, professionalism and risk taking in a high-growth environment