Senior Blockchain Developer at rootPe · Remote only · 4 - 9 years · ₹30L - ₹70L / yr · Raised funding · Remote only · Posted 22 Jan 2025

Summary:
You will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and optimizing smart contracts and zero-knowledge proof (ZK) circuits using Solidity and Rust programming languages. You will work closely with our development team to build scalable and secure blockchain solutions that leverage zero-knowledge proofs for privacy and scalability enhancements.
It is an amazing opportunity to work on cutting edge fintech Key
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and deploy smart contracts on Ethereum and other blockchain platforms using Solidity.
- Implement zero-knowledge proof circuits and protocols in Rust for privacy-preserving and scalable blockchain applications.
- Collaborate with the research team to explore and implement cutting-edge cryptographic techniques for zero-knowledge proofs.
- Optimize smart contracts and zero-knowledge proof circuits for performance, scalability, and security.
- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure the quality and robustness of the codebase.
- Stay updated with the latest advancements in blockchain technology, zero-knowledge proofs, and decentralized finance (DeFi).
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including software engineers, and product managers to deliver high-quality blockchain solutions.
- Contribute to the development of technical documentation, including specifications, architecture diagrams, and developer guides.

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This is the contractual opportunity on a full time basis.
Must have skills:
● 6+years of Software Development experience
● 5+years of GoLang programming; Prefers additional proficiency in either Java or Python
● Knowledgeable in writing REST APIs
● Comfortable programming in production grade systems
● Experience with building HTTP based services
● Strong background of optimizing performance
● Familiarity with event-driven systems
● Experience dealing with highly concurrent, distributed architectures/systems.
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- Exposure to relational databases
- Experience with Cloud Providers such as AWS is an advantage; cloud privileged access (CIEM, IAM roles, ephemeral credentials)
- Experience using Terraform to manage infrastructure as code would be an advantage
- Hands-on experience building or extending Privileged Access Management (PAM) capabilities — credential vaulting, secrets management, password rotation, just-in-time / time-bound privileged access
- Working knowledge of privileged session management and session recording — session proxying/brokering, keystroke and video capture, session replay, live monitoring and termination, tamper-evident audit trails
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Key Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Go code.
Implement and integrate with back-end services, databases, and APIs.
Write clean, scalable, and testable code following best practices and design patterns.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
Optimize application performance for maximum speed and scalability.
Identify and address bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.
Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices.
Required Qualifications:
Proven experience as a Golang Developer or similar role in software development.
Proficiency in Go programming language, paradigms, constructs, and idioms.
Experience with server-side development, microservices architecture, and RESTful APIs.
Familiarity with common Go frameworks and tools such as Gin.
Knowledge implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting systems
Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB).
Understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
Strong understanding of concurrency and parallelism in Go.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Tech Lead who can drive the development of high-performance, scalable products while contributing hands-on to coding, architecture, and system design. You will work closely with a small engineering team, guiding them in technology decisions, quality delivery, and best practices while also taking ownership of key modules yourself.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end product development from design to deployment.
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- Participate in and guide:
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- Own deployment pipelines and ensure reliable production releases.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to translate requirements into actionable technical plans.
- Conduct code reviews, enforce coding standards, and ensure engineering excellence.
- Troubleshoot and solve complex technical challenges in production environments.
Required Technical Skills
- Strong expertise in Node.js and/or Python.
- Hands-on experience with TypeScript and React.js for frontend development.
- Knowledge of Go (Golang) is a strong advantage.
- Deep understanding of:
- Data Structures & Algorithms
- System Design
- Distributed systems concepts
- Microservices architecture
- Experience with deployment using:
- Docker, Kubernetes, or similar orchestration tools
- CI/CD pipelines
- Cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure)
- Strong understanding of databases (SQL and NoSQL).
Soft Skills
- Strong leadership and ability to guide a small development team.
- Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ownership mindset with focus on delivering quality, on time.
- Problem-solver with the ability to make quick and correct technical decisions.
Preferred Qualifications
- 4–10 years of experience in software development.
- Prior experience in a startup or fast-moving product environment.
- Experience deploying and managing real-world products at scale.
What We Offer
- Opportunity to build and influence real products end-to-end.
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- Freedom to experiment and drive product and engineering decisions.
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● Leads more than one projects end-to-end and collaborates across functions. Drives planning, estimation and execution. ● Manages stakeholder expectations and offers scalable, reliable, performant and easy to maintain solutions ● Consistently delivers complex, well backed and bug-free products in time ● Consistently takes well thought technical/design decisions ● Develops expertise in more than one area and shares knowledge with others. able to mentor/train in areas which are new to them. ● Drives people to solve engineering challenges ● Enjoys high respect of Tech and other cross functional teams ● Demonstrates effective communication with project team, management and internal/external clients as necessary. ● Surfaces both technical and non-technical team challenges and helps resolve them ● Champion for SDLC best practices and high quality standards ● Significantly contributes in hiring high performance candidates |
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We are a young and ambitious technology start-up in the Indian B2B Logistics space. Our aim is to change the future of freight in India by leveraging tech and data to deliver new and exciting possibilities in this space.
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We have raised $300K seed fund from Angel Investors in Dec 2020
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1+ years of experience in Golang, Strong knowledge of Go programming language, paradigms, constructs, and idioms, willingness to learn on the go, ability to write clean code, a strong sense of responsibility.
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Experience developing in c++, cryptography and system software development experience,understanding of design patterns, understanding of operating systems, networks.
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