CANDY is hiring a

Web3 Backend Engineer (Python)

Candy’s mission is to deepen our interaction with experiences that bring us joy. As fans. As collectors. As people creating lives, we’re passionate about living. We know that relationship because we’ve chased it since we were kids. We are unapologetic fans and momentous collectors who see limitless possibilities in the digital revolution that’s disrupting – more like exploding – the way we engage and experience our favorite sports, music, art, and cultural icons.

We know the passion of being a die-hard fan and the need for the experience beyond the bleachers. We’re building a fully immersive storefront where fans can not only buy, sell, and trade their digital assets, but also experience a fully immersive marketplace that gives our users enablement beyond imagination with their digital assets.

Fandom. Reimagined.

OUR INVESTORS:

• Michael Rubin- Founder & CEO of Fanatics & Philadelphia 76ers co-owner
• Mike Novogratz - CEO of Galaxy Digital, Pioneer Investor
• Gary Vaynerchuk- CEO of VaynerMedia, Social Media Entrepreneur

SO YOU WANT TO JOIN CANDY?

We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join the Experience team. Your contribution to Candy’s success will be aimed towards building the media pipelines with our R&D team. In addition, you will play a leading role in creating paths for media from our creative team to be delivered to our frontend. Above all, you will advance and refine our proprietary technologies, platforms, and creative practices.

We are searching for creative minds that are excited to take on difficulties in the immediate while providing vision to the future. We want builders, innovators, and those that can not only think outside the box, but collaborate outside the box..

As our Most Valued Player, you will...

• Build and maintain core media pipelines to assist Candy’s media supply chain.
• Leverage 3rd party media proofing software to build bulk asset QC and approval pipelines.
• Work with cloud technologies to archive media
• Write robust, scalable, well-designed software that is easy to maintain and well tested.
• Advance and refine our proprietary technologies, platforms, and creative practices.

Who are you?

• You have 3+ years of experience in engineering
• You have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, HCI, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• You have experience developing and/or integrating video/image processing technologies, infrastructure, and data systems.
• You have experience with cloud systems such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Language-agnostic with a preference for experience in Python
• You have a strong comprehension of the modern deployment process, comfort with docker, containers, and/or kubernetes.
• You can drive and carry out several initiatives simultaneously.
• You take ownership of everything you do and have opinions on the features you’re working on.
• You have a love of sports, collectibles, blockchain and crypto!

You’ll Love Working here because...

• Our People. You will be working with the top players who are the most enterprising, fun, encouraging, and innovative heads and teams. Aka, people you can be proud to work with!
• Our Mission. We believe that we are building something great and that the finest things we create will make the world a better place. Our goal is to deepen our relationship through experiences to fans and collectors globally.
• Perks. Our team-based culture provides the foundation for people to do their greatest work and constantly learn and grow. We offer a full slate of benefits, including competitive salaries, stock options, health coverage, and unlimited vacation. Given that we’re an early-stage startup, our benefits package continues to evolve as we do. Your ideas and suggestions matter to us!

Our core values:

• Trust. We safeguard the goal. We believe we will only succeed if we earn trust – trust of our people, trust of our customers, trust of our partners. We will aim to achieve and keep faith at all times.
• Innovation. We dream big. We’re endlessly curious and constantly searching for the best, the better, and the never-before imagined.
• Excellence. We take big swings. We have high expectations of ourselves in everything we do.
• Grit. We drive past the finish line until the last second. But, giving up is not an option. We will always find a way.
• Inclusion. We are a team player, and we are in it together. We believe that diverse thinking comes from different thinkers, and we need all perspectives to come together and win.
• Authenticity. We are the real deal and always authentic in what we create, our dealings with others, and in who we are as human beings.
• Accountability. We carry the ball. We hold ourselves to the highest moral and ethical standards. We will be fair and honest and take responsibility for our actions

Total Compensation Range (Base + Equity): 120k-200k per year

Our compensation package currently breaks down into a base salary and an equity component for all employees. The candidate’s seniority and the evaluations made of that candidate during the interview process determine compensation.

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