Node.js Developer

Alloy provides sophisticated investors with the infrastructure they need to interact with decentralized finance. Alloy provides an intuitive client-facing frontend, similar to a brokerage trading platform, and an API solution for clients to integrate into existing infrastructure.

If you join us, you’ll be an early team member in helping shape:

Our future company culture
Our engineering practices
People that we hire
The direction & focus of our products

About this position
We are looking for a talented Engineer who is enthusiastic about new projects and would like to help shape a creative work environment in which people can contribute and realize themselves beyond traditional corporate structures. We are a young team, that has just completed their pre-seed financing round and we are looking to add talent that is eager to participate in building our company and product. This is your opportunity to be an early hire and have a massive impact in a small team that values natural curiosity, ideas and input.

Developer Responsibilities:
You will be in charge of architecting, coding and maintaining back-end services for various business processes
You will work closely with front-end developers to integrate elements
Working with stakeholders to design the application’s architecture so it can be easily maintained over time as new features get added, or existing ones need updating
The database is a critical component of our application. It stores the information that makes up all or part of any given webpage, so it’s imperative to make sure they’re fast and reliable!
Maintain and enhance the existing server-side network components by developing new ones where necessary
Document Node.js processes, including database schemas
Recommend and implement improvements to processes and technologies
Diagnose and fix bugs
Regularly monitor and improve app performance
Participate in the development of requirements and documentation
Maintain code and write tests (if needed) to ensure a quality product

Requirements:
Delivery and problem-solving-oriented mindset
Attention to details
Deep understanding of Node.js and its core principles
You are able to deliver complex projects in a timely manner
Proven background in using Node.js on various projects
Experience with PostgreSQL and Redis
You have production experience with AWS and GCP
Your code is clean, technical debt minimal and documentation is clear and easy-to-understand