About the company
Upshot’s mission is, and always has been, to enable the creation of efficient financial markets for anything. To realize this, we’re developing the Upshot Machine Intelligence Network, a network designed to crowdsource financial alpha produced by machine learning models and powered by our new Proof of Alpha scoring mechanism. We believe building at the intersection of crypto and AI is the best way to achieve our mission and usher in a new era of efficient financial markets. As crypto-natives and ML experts with experience across leading Web3 projects, large finance companies, and large tech companies, our team combines deep blockchain knowledge with world-class technical capabilities. We’re backed by top crypto venture funds and angel investors who share our vision for the future of digital ownership. At Upshot, we nurture our people just as much as our products, providing an environment where top talent can thrive at the intersection of crypto and AI. Together, we’re building the infrastructure to enable financial markets for anything. Join us as we shape the next frontier.
Job Summary
Responsibilities
đź“ŤWork with various teams and squads to bring features and products to life đź“ŤBuild high-quality and well-tested code đź“ŤOwn the entire lifecycle of our backend services, from defining a roadmap and proposing designs to implementing a final product đź“ŤEnhance the software development lifecycle to enable rapid learning, including ideation, technical design, implementation, and testing of product features and tech debt đź“ŤProduce high-level internal and external documentation đź“ŤCollaborate, mentor, and provide support to other team members
Requirements
đź“Ť3+ years experience building infrastructure in an adversarial p2p environment e.g. creating or maintaining blockchain nodes đź“Ť5+ years experience coding any of the following languages - Node, TypeScript, Python, Go, or Rust đź“Ť5+ years experience with SQL and NoSQL systems đź“ŤPrior experience with the Web3 technical stack đź“ŤHighly knowledgeable in the Web3/Crypto/DeFi and AI space with a solid grasp of recent global trends and use cases đź“ŤExperience with building public-facing APIs used in a production setting and serving at least 4 orders of magnitude of requests per day đź“ŤAbility to solve problems and comfortable with removing blockers in an ambiguous environment đź“ŤAbility to collaborate effectively and with at least 4 multi-disciplinary teams at once đź“ŤAbility to move quickly, adjusting course when necessary, in a fast-paced startup environment (An individual involved in a startup as it pivoted would be very qualified in this respect)
