Gnosis is hiring a
Web3 Backend Lead (m/w/d)

Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Berlin (on-site or Relocation). Full-time.

About Gnosis Safe

Gnosis Safe is our unique open-source digital asset management solution built for Web, Android and iOS, currently used to manage >$60B in digital assets. For more information about Gnosis Safe, check out our website.

You’ll be joining a growing team that currently includes 25+ people. Most of our team is based in Berlin (Germany), but we also have awesome teammates in A Coruna (Spain) and Lisbon (Portugal).

About the role

As a Backend Lead, your mission will be to lead a team of currently 3 people and also build a strong infrastructure of services. Besides this, you will participate in a roadmap discussion and, potentially, take on more responsibilities to ensure that we, as a company, are moving in the right direction.

Our Tech Stack:Rocket (Rust), Django (Python), Redis, Postgres, Celery, Kubernetes

Check our Github:

  • Transaction service: https://github.com/gnosis/safe-transaction-service
  • Client Gateway: https://github.com/gnosis/safe-client-gateway
  • Config service: https://github.com/gnosis/safe-config-service

What will you be doing:

People management

  • Being a team lead to the full meaning of these words: help your team to grow, set up goals, provide feedback including performance reviews.
  • Evaluate hiring needs to continue building a strong team.
  • Continue creating trusting and a friendly atmosphere in the team

Tech Lead

  • Be an expert and mentor for the team when it comes to the tech decisions
  • Evaluate and suggest changes to the current implementation and architecture of Safe services
  • Identify how to scale our services for the future
  • Help the team to get an accurate estimation of the effort and feasibility of the new features

What you bring:

Leadership skills:

  • Experience leading a team in a startup and you were a part of a big team (company size of 100-300 people and more).
  • People describe you as a mentor and team lead, who deeply cares about their own and their team’s professional and personal development
  • You are familiar with performance review and goal-setting, but you also think about alternatives and how to improve these processes

Technical skills:

  • You know either Python or Rust like no one else in the company
  • And you also have basic knowledge of Python, Rust and Typescript/ Node
  • Experience with Redis (or memcached), postgres (or similar database), celery (or similar task queues), kubernetes, kibana/ grafana (or other monitoring tools), aws (or similar hosting provider)
  • You are familiar with Monolith vs micro services, Gateway service, VPN/ VPC

Nice to have:

  • Experience in public speaking
  • Experience managing a microservice setup in a vpc with a gateway server

What we can offer you

  • Do you need resources to pursue your professional goals? -> We got you covered with a personal education and conference budgets
  • Is there something that you would like to try out within our projects? -> You can use your Friday afternoons on research or on a side project in our ecosystem
  • Our hierarchy is flat, so there is no chance to get lost in vertical looking organizational structure.
  • Not really an early bird? No worries! -> Flexible working schedules and flexible remote work policies are, for a long time, part of our culture
  • And do not worry about your equipment and subscriptions. We’ll equip you with the latest hardware and provide you with all the tools you need!
  • You'll be working with us in the trendy kiez of Kreuzberg in Full Node, a co-working and collaboration space for blockchain projects.
  • Visa support for applicants outside the EU.

But most importantly - grow with us! We're growing rapidly, the industry is expanding fast, and we have a lot to do. If you're someone who loves taking initiative and getting things done, there are a lot of opportunities for you at Gnosis. We’re enthusiastic about our shared mission and enjoy spending time together!

Please be aware that this position has location requirements - Berlin (Germany).

At Gnosis, we strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. We believe that our products and services benefit from our diverse backgrounds and experiences and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer: all qualified applicants are considered for positions regardless of race, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, marital status, gender identification, sexual orientation, or physical ability.

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