VALR is hiring a
Remote Fully Software Engineer
\n\nPurpose of job:\n\nAs a Software Engineer at VALR, you will contribute to the development and maintenance of our trading platform's backend and front-end components. Your primary objective will be to architect, design, and implement scalable and efficient solutions using Kotlin for back-end services and React for front-end applications, ensuring seamless communication and optimal user experiences.\n\nWhat will you be doing:\n\n\n* Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Kotlin to support the core functionality of our platform.\n\n* Integrate REST APIs and WebSockets for real-time communication between platform components, ensuring reliability and low-latency responses.\n\n* Contribute to the development of rich web applications using React, TypeScript, and Node.js, to deliver intuitive user interfaces and experiences.\n\n* Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including front-end developers, designers, and product managers, to deliver high-quality features and enhancements.\n\n* Leverage cloud platforms like Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to deploy and manage scalable infrastructure for both backend and frontend components.\n\n* Write clean, maintainable code, adhere to coding standards and best practices, and participate in code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration.\n\n* Communicate effectively with colleagues, managers, and internal stakeholders to align project goals, progress, and priorities.\n\n* Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry trends in both backend and frontend development to drive innovation and maintain market competitiveness.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat we look for in you:\n\n\n\n* Practical experience is more relevant than a formal qualification.\n\n* Extensive experience in backend development with proficiency in Kotlin, Java, or other JVM-based languages, and frontend development with expertise in React, TypeScript, Node.js, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.\n\n* 6+ years of experience working in production environments.\n\n* Strong understanding of REST APIs, WebSockets, and real-time communication systems, along with experience in integrating front-end and backend systems.\n\n* Hands-on experience with cloud platforms like GCP or AWS, CI/CD concepts, version control systems (e.g., Git), and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).\n\n* Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to tackle complex technical challenges, with a commitment to writing clean, efficient code and implementing automated testing.\n\n* Effective communication and collaboration skills, with a passion for cryptocurrencies and alternative financial systems.\n\n* A natural inclination to help people and the ability to explain technical details simply, along with a commitment to continuous learning and self-improvement.\n\n\n\n\nWhat can you expect from VALR:\n\n\n* Competitive salary: Get paid well to work in an exciting industry.\n\n* Leave: Compliance with statutory leave required by individual countries, in addition to flexible leave.\n\n* Remote work: Work from wherever you like. Employees must ensure that there is secure, stable internet connectivity in order to work effectively remotely.\n\n* Home office setup: A Mac laptop and a discretionary allowance to buy all the extras needed to work happily from homeโall of it yours to keep after three years. Terms and Conditions will apply. \n\n* Learning fund: An annual upskilling budget of R16,000 per employee, which will be converted to the respective currency of the employee's payment, in addition to scheduled VALR training.\n\n* Performance bonus: When you contribute to VALRโs success, youโll be rewarded with discretionary bonuses.\n\n* Regular get-togethers outside of work.\n\n* Annual company retreats. \n\n\n\n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n
No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to React, Cloud, Engineer and Backend jobs that are similar:\n\n
$65,000 — $110,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n
๐ฐ 401(k)\n\n๐ Distributed team\n\nโฐ Async\n\n๐ค Vision insurance\n\n๐ฆท Dental insurance\n\n๐ Medical insurance\n\n๐ Unlimited vacation\n\n๐ Paid time off\n\n๐ 4 day workweek\n\n๐ฐ 401k matching\n\n๐ Company retreats\n\n๐ฌ Coworking budget\n\n๐ Learning budget\n\n๐ช Free gym membership\n\n๐ง Mental wellness budget\n\n๐ฅ Home office budget\n\n๐ฅง Pay in crypto\n\n๐ฅธ Pseudonymous\n\n๐ฐ Profit sharing\n\n๐ฐ Equity compensation\n\nโฌ๏ธ No whiteboard interview\n\n๐ No monitoring system\n\n๐ซ No politics at work\n\n๐
We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nRemote Worldwide
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