CANDY is hiring a

Web3 Staff Software Engineer - DevOps

Candy’s mission is to deepen our connection to experiences that bring us joy. As fans. As collectors. As people creating lives, we’re passionate about living. We understand that connection because we’ve chased it since we were kids. We are unapologetic fans and serious 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 Staff DevOps Engineer at Candy who will be joining a group of passionate innovators responsible for the "backbone" of our product and an integral piece of our platform. You will be tasked with building services and automating process to enable the broader organization to optimize for both speed and quality. You will partner closely with senior engineers, architects, and development teams to address cross-cutting concerns. You will work in a fast-paced environment, maintaining a healthy sense of urgency, and continually improving engineering processes and optimizing for quality and efficiency. You are eager to learn and "solve the hard problems".

AS OUR MOST VALUABLE PLAYER, YOU WILL...

• Write highly-maintainable, performant code.
• Implement and maintain custom tools, quality gates, and services.
• Maintain a high-degree of ownership and transparency.
• Work closely with engineering leadership and architects to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Proactively identify and implement process improvements for the way we write, test, deploy, and monitor code.
• Participate in component-level architectural design and code reviews.
• Automate unit and integration tests within a CI/CD pipeline.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers.

WHO ARE YOU?

• Passion for technology and customers.
• Node.js, Python, Go, Rust, C#, and/or Java.
• Experience automating ephemeral infrastructure, quality gates, and integrating with various orchestration and/or build systems (Terraform, Github Actions, AWS CDK, etc).
• 4+ years of software development experience.
• Demonstrated ability to write and delivery high-quality software.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

You’ll Love Working here because...

• Our People. You will be working with the top players who are the most talented, fun, supportive, and innovative leaders and teams. Aka, people you can be proud to work with!
• Our Mission. We believe that we are building something great and that the best things we create will make the world a better place. Our goal is to deepen our connection through experiences to fans and collectors globally.
• Perks. Our team-based culture provides the foundation for people to do their best 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 strive 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 push past the finish line until the last second. 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.

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