Description:

Parity is seeking a Software Engineer (Integrations) to join their remote team, focusing on building and maintaining tooling and applications primarily in TypeScript and Rust for Substrate-based blockchains like Polkadot.
The role involves designing, building, and maintaining TypeScript-based tools and libraries to assist internal and external teams in building, debugging, instrumenting, and managing substrate-based blockchains.
Candidates will gradually take ownership of different areas of the codebases and projects, contributing to both TypeScript and Rust projects based on their skills and preferences.
The position is fully remote, working within a team of approximately 10 engineers primarily located in Europe.
The ideal candidate should be highly motivated, autonomous, and excited to work on groundbreaking projects in the blockchain space.

Requirements:

Candidates must be able to work autonomously and effectively in a distributed team, demonstrating excellent communication skills to convey ideas clearly and share progress updates.
A strong interest in blockchain technology, particularly Substrate and Polkadot, is essential, along with an awareness of the ecosystem's challenges and potential solutions.
Prior experience or interest in working with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and deploying or running smart contracts is required.
Demonstrable experience in TypeScript, especially in open-source projects, is necessary, with a desire to grow and improve in this area.
An interest in the Rust programming language and its community is important, as Rust is extensively used in the projects.
A good understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, HTTP, and WebSockets, along with experience in building HTTP-based APIs and clients, is required.
Ideally, candidates should reside within 2 hours of UTC+0, although exceptional candidates outside this timezone may be considered.

Parity offers competitive remuneration packages based on market research, including tokens where legally permissible.
The company promotes a "Future of work" environment that is remote-first, self-initiating, and offers flexible working hours.
Employees will work alongside passionate teammates who are excited about their impact and projects.
Access to leading experts in the Web3 space is provided, allowing for skill development and knowledge enhancement on the job.
Employees can become part of the wider ecosystem, gaining career and networking opportunities.
Team and company-wide retreats are organized to foster collaboration and connection.
A work laptop is provided to facilitate remote work.
There is an opportunity for relocation to Germany or Portugal with visa sponsorship.
Employees in Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, and the U.K. enjoy additional benefits such as healthcare, parental leave, 28 days of PTO per year, local team events, a yearly learning and development budget, and language classes.