At Arcana we are building a privacy centric decentralised data store that allows developers to build more secure and privacy preserving apps for their users.
We are looking to onboard an experienced Golang developer to work on the core protocol we are building. You must:
- Have 3+ years of development experience
- Have 3+ years of Golang development experience in production
- Have worked on distributed systems in production
- Have experience with Goroutine and channels
- Have experience with applied cryptography
- Write clean code and documentation
- Have clear bias for TDD
- Find Git very easy to use
- Have knowledge of Unix/Linux fundamentals - shell scripting, CLI tools etc.
- Have some knowledge of devops
- Have some blockchain experience

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(AWS/GCP/Azure).
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Job Description: Software Engineer - Backend ( 3-5 Years)
Location: Bangalore
WHO WE ARE:
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In a world where every individual is unique, we match them to financial advice and investments with a recognition of their distinct needs and goals across our investment marketplace and our advice and planning divisions.
OUR VALUES: Go with your GUT
●Grow at the Edge: We embrace personal growth by stepping out of our comfort zones to
discover our genius zones, driven by self-awareness and integrity. No excuses.
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• Review code for quality and implementation of best practices.
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• Write testable code that enables extremely high levels of code coverage.
• Ability to review frameworks and design principles toward suitability in the project context.
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• Engineering graduate with 3+ years of experience in software product development.
• Proficient in Python, Django, Pandas, GitHub, and AWS.
• Good knowledge of PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
• Strong Experience in designing REST APIs.
• Experience with working on scalable interactive web applications.
• A clear understanding of software design constructs and their implementation.
• Understanding of the threading limitations of Python and multi-process architecture.
• Familiarity with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries.
• Good understanding of Test Driven Development.
• Unit and Integration testing.
• Preferred exposure to Finance domain.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
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You write high quality, maintainable, and robust code, often in Java or C++ or C#
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You solve problems at their root, stepping back to understand the broader context.
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You recognize and use design patterns to solve business problems.
You understand how operating systems work, perform and scale.
You continually align your work with Amazon’s business objectives and seek to deliver business value.
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You proactively support knowledge-sharing and build good working relationships within the team and with others in Amazon.
You communicate clearly with your team and with other groups and listen effectively.
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Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and designing for performance, scalability, and availability.
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- Experience with distributed systems handling large amount of data.
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