Frontrunner is hiring a

Blockchain Engineer

Frontrunner

Frontrunner is a venture-backed startup looking to revolutionize how people engage with sports by building a sophisticated, decentralized sports prediction market. We give sports fans and traders a better way to invest in their sports knowledge and beliefs. Our mission is to bring transparency, efficiency, and liquidity from the world of fin tech to the $10b American sports betting industry.

At Frontrunner, we value positivity, empathy, creativity, and respect. Our belief is that a team of underdogs can overcome the odds and challenge the major players on the biggest stage. We are hungry to learn, unafraid to fail, and excited to support each other as we grow as teammates and as a company.

Description

We are looking for blockchain engineers to join the four technical cofounders and build out our products. You will have an opportunity to build brand new systems, work with modern technologies, and establish the coding culture and standards at Frontrunner while working closely with other engineers and the product team.

Responsibilities

• Develop Solidity smart contracts to support our sports prediction offerings
• Integrate backend systems with smart contracts to handle market lifecycle events
• Collaborate on token economics

About You

• Blockchain principles
• Solidity
• Web3
• EVM/EVM-compatible sidechains
• Layer 2 solutions
• Interest in sports, betting, or prediction markets

Nice to have

• FinTech or sports gaming industry experience
• Data storage technologies like PostgreSQL, NoSQL, or caches
• Object-oriented programming with Python, Java, C++, or similar
• AWS or other public cloud
• RESTful APIs or GraphQL

*Employee Benefits: *

• Unlimited PTO - with an encouraged minimum of 3 weeks off per year
• Paid sabbatical after 5 years of employment
• Sign-on bonus to buy crypto
• Assistance with home office setup
• Flexible work schedule
• Paid parental leave
• Supportive environment for working parents
• Healthy work life balance
• Health & Wellness Benefits
• NYC based Office
• Option for a fully remote / work from anywhere program
• Team building events: Food competitions, Volunteer days, Sporting events, Ultimate frisbee, spike ball, board games, team dinners and much more
• A really cool product to work on with cutting edge technology
• Lots of high fives!

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