Remote Staff Full-Stack Engineer

Description:

• Agora is creating tools for communities to collaborate onchain, aiming for a new paradigm in group collaboration.
• The company focuses on building the best end-to-end governance platform for crypto protocols, facilitating large-scale onchain collaboration.
• Leading communities like Optimism, ENS, and Uniswap rely on Agora for coordinating community efforts around protocol upgrades and ecosystem funding.
• The goal is to develop deep collaboration tools that can be used by individuals outside the crypto space.
• The Staff Full-Stack Engineer will build the next generation of Agora's governance applications, focusing on product development, scaling, and user experience.
• The role involves close collaboration with the head of engineering, design, and product to build and own features from start to finish.
• Responsibilities include working on the front-end, determining backend data management, and writing automated tests and documentation.
• 2025 is expected to be a significant year for Agora, with numerous new customers and improvements planned for contracts, architecture, data layer, and mobile experience.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have experience working on at least three production-grade stacks and distributed systems using object-oriented languages.
• Proficiency in Typescript, React, and Next.js is essential, along with experience in data pipelines using Python and SQL.
• A solid understanding of Ethereum’s architecture and familiarity with Layer 2 solutions is required.
• Ability to read and understand Solidity code is necessary.
• Strong computer science fundamentals, particularly in building scalable and maintainable systems, are expected.
• A proven track record of delivering high-quality, maintainable code that promotes collaboration within a codebase is essential.
• Candidates should be ready to start committing code from day one.

Benefits:

• Employees will have ownership in both responsibility and equity, with a compensation structure that reflects their contributions to the product and company.
• Competitive health, vision, and dental benefits are provided.
• Team members will work in a small, experienced team that values character and integrity, fostering a respectful work environment.
• Employees will have a seat at the table in strategic discussions and will participate in all offsite meetings.
• There is a clear path for growth, with the intention to retain early hires as senior leaders as the company scales, valuing expertise and deep context over traditional management roles.