Lead Software Engineer

Why

minka_ is an open platform for publishing money.

The platform aims to connect the world’s balances and money through the web using shared, connected ledgers. Minka is a lean, purposely small, well-funded Series A startup that is playing the long game.

Our vision is to improve the way people interact with money by building the new backbone of the payments industry.

If bitcoin is the settlement layer of the internet, we are the clearing layer for the web. Because, Money must flow.

What

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer who is excited about shaping a global, scalable product called minka ledger.

High throughput of thousands of messages per second, effective data management, resilience, flexibility, and extensibility are some of the key topics you will deal with.

We value highly motivated, somewhat crazy, and creative individuals.

We are selective and take care of our dream team, so you will be well compensated.

Whom

Required Skills

• You are not just a coder; you are a software engineer with years of experience building complex backend systems, preferably using NodeJs and the public cloud.
• You love building scalable, low latency, highly available services and developer tools.
• You have an in-depth knowledge of how computer systems and the internet work, and write great, clean code that can power mission-critical software. You know what a bit is and what bitcoin is.
• You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computing, or a similar field.

Nice to Have Skills

• Seen Mr. Robot TV show.
• You are a weekend hacker and run your own bitcoin node.

minka’s Culture

We believe in innovating the way we work to impact the financial ecosystem in the long term. We are located between Latam, US and Europe and work remotely, with different roles assigned per person, depending on their skillset.

This allow us to bring value with a senior team, who also enjoys being hands-on, strategic as individual contributors.

In this role, you will work with our team of senior engineers and technical product managers in a fast-paced startup environment. We are building a new infrastructure for money and we are becoming a customer centric company, to focus on revenue generation, to create new revenue streams and be profitable in the short term.

We value highly-motivated, somewhat crazy, and creative individuals on a mission to improve the way people interact with money.