Coingecko56mo ago

Senior Software Engineer, Web (L3)

MalaysiaRemoteFull-timesenior

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Requirements Summary

/ Experience working in an early-to-growth stage startup / Experience building applications in different tech stacks / Keen interest in decentralized technologies and its applications including cryptocurrencies

Technical Tools

agilecode-reviewperformance-management

CoinGecko is a global leader in tracking cryptocurrency data. Operating since 2014, CoinGecko has built the world's largest cryptocurrency data platform, tracking over 10,000 tokens across more than 400 exchanges, serving over 300 million page views in more than 100 countries, and handling more than 45 billion API calls every month. We are proud to have played a major part in mainstream awareness, adoption, and education of cryptocurrency globally.

We at CoinGecko believe that cryptocurrency and blockchain will define the future of finance, bringing greater financial and economic freedom around the world. In anticipation of that future, CoinGecko is building the foundation to scale cryptocurrency market data to serve billions.

We practice transparent salaries and a level structure at CoinGecko:

• The salary for this position is RM16,899 - RM18,589.

• Learn more about our level structure at CoinGecko's Career Progression.

Web Design & Development: Design and develop web applications and software solutions that meet business requirements while delivering incremental value in the process. Contribute to delivery planning by scoping down requirements and providing reliable estimates.

Software Development: Write clean and scalable code, including libraries and other dependencies, and deploy to production without issues. Be well-versed on end-to-end delivery including release planning, testing and deploy tools for different projects. Make adjustments and improvements based on changing requirements.

Code Reviews: Be skilled in reading code and escalating potential defects that may arise, as well as coaching code contributors. Provide code reviews and technical direction for team projects and uphold best practices for the entire codebase. Propose and contribute to technical debt initiatives.

Documentation: Write concise and coherent documentation. Organize team knowledge base and resources, and keep them up-to-date.

Defect Recovery: Support testing requirements and risk analyses with QA and product owners. Be well-versed in infrastructure management to recover services post deployment. Contribute meaningfully in post-mortems and own specific recovery initiatives.

Sharpen the Saw: Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies to propose improvements and proof-of-concepts in technical roadmaps. Be a subject matter expert in multiple parts of the technological stack. Take initiatives and support upskilling activities within the team.

Team Player: Work collaboratively with engineers and product managers to ship deliverables in a timely manner. Answer technical questions from other teams or outside the organization related to team projects and platforms.

Coaching: Provide feedback on the performance of junior staff and participate in people development initiatives.

Support any ad hoc tasks as required by the company.

Proven Track Record: Have 5-8 years web software development experience in front and backend applications. Experienced in Agile and SCRUM delivery and are able to adapt to different business domains.

Education: Have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related fields, or have relevant professional-level certifications.

Product Knowledge: Familiarity with the blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem and are a frequent user of CoinGecko products. Be comfortable working in a growth-stage startup and building software to meet key objectives.

Web Development Knowledge: Solid understanding of software development life cycle and agile methodologies. Deep expertise within at least one programming environment and basic proficiency in at least one additional programming environment. Proficiency in tools including application performance management and infrastructure platforms.

People Skills: Excellent communicator who is able to build positive working relationships within the team and externally. Contributes thought leadership outside of day-to-day work.

Leadership: Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision. Has a strong sense of shared leadership and values over all team members. Is curious & creative on finding ways to improve existing projects & workflows.

Scope of Work: Works effectively in open-ended projects, where some, but not all, key results are clearly defined. Fully capable of taking substantial features from concept to shipping as a sole contributor.

Problem Solving: Demonstrated ability to provide multiple solutions to complex problems, using sound judgment and arguments to present a well-structured, informed narrative. Excellent attention to detail and web UI/UX sensibilities.

Nice to have:

/ Experience working in an early-to-growth stage startup

/ Experience building applications in different tech stacks

/ Keen interest in decentralized technologies and its applications including cryptocurrencies