Technical Lead - NFT ecosystem

Remote OK - Worldwide
Full-time
September 8, 2023

About the Role

This role is to lead the developments of our product directly under the CTO. We develop smart contracts on Ethereum-based blockchain as well as a web application. We expect you to be full-stack in web application development. Blockchain related experiences are plus but not mandatory.

We're sure you can contribute a lot to empower creators and to protect everyone's rights!

Required Skills and Experience

Proficient skills of back-end development in major programming languages such as Java, Golang, Ruby, JavaScript (TypeScript) , etc
Proficient skills of web front-end development using modern frameworks such as React, Vue, Angular with using TypeScript. Experience with any other languages which can be compiled to JavaScript like Elm is a plus
Experience with DevOps/infrastructure on cloud-based environment such as AWS, GCP or Azure. Kubernetes is preferred
Experience with leading development team, size of 3 engineers or more
Understanding of MVC, Clean Architecture, DDD, BFF, etc
Experience of developing the company's own business service with a team
Ability to communicate in business-level English
Interest and basic knowledge about blockchain, Ethereum, smart contracts, cryptocurrency and web3.0

Welcomed Skills and Experience

Experience of contributing to OSS
Experience of speaking outside and inside the company at a talk event or conference (if you have a URL, please let us know)
Experience of developing in both types of method: waterfall and agile.
Experience in large scale refactoring or its leadership

Contact Us If These Sound Like You!

You have made Dapps and have thoughts about its possibilities.
You are able to actively gather information outside of your scope.
You are inspired by new technologies and trends in the world.

Our Development Environment

Frontend: Nuxt.js (TypeScript), Next.js (TypeScript), CSR/SSR, REST, GraphQL, SCSS
Backend: Node.js (TypeScript), NestJS, Kotlin
Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform(GCP)
Blockchain: Ethereum, Polygon
Source control: GitHub
CI/CD: CircleCI
Design: Figma
Communication: Slack, Notion, GitHub, JIRA

Although this is our current environment, you are welcome to implement changes to a more appropriate environment.

You can find some information about what we do technically at https://medium.com/startbahn/startrail-and-startbahn-cert-c7a20e8b720f.

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About Startbahn

Startbahn, the leading art tech company in Asia, has developed Startrail, a sustainable and scalable blockchain infrastructure that assures the reliability, authenticity, and traceability of artworks, including NFTs.

Startrail maintains and assures the value of artworks by permanently recording important information such as provenance on the blockchain. With its smart contract feature, Startrail allows the automatic execution of rule sets, including royalty rights, protecting the rights of art world stakeholders.

Startbahn also provides Startrail PORT, a service which includes web application, API and NFC tags to make it easier to utilize Startrail. Each NFT can be paired with an NFC tag attached to the physical artwork, strengthening the proof of authenticity. Startrail PORT is currently already in use by major galleries, art fairs, collectors, artists, arts colleges, and foundations.

Japanese Language Policy
Startbahn's official language is English, so for some positions Japanese is not required. For others (such as HR or Product Management), Japanese skills may be required.
Paid Leave
Startbahn offers 10 days of paid leave (please note: this depends on when you join the company) plus public holidays in Japan.

They also have 3 summer vacation days and a year-end holiday of 3 days.
Benefits
💹 Employee stock option plan

💻 New tech gear

🏠 Remote work allowance

💜 Seminar participation support

📕 Book purchases

🍹 Free drinks

👶 Shorter work hours for employees taking care of children

👶 Parental Leave

💚 Translation support (EN<>JP)

💟 Complete health and social insurance

🚃 Commuter allowance
Remote Work
Startbahn is a remote-first company. They allow full remote work from anywhere in the world.

They also have an office in Tokyo, so you're free to come in and work from there if you wish.
Work style
Startbahn uses a "Flex time" schedule.

Currently, they have core time from 11:00AM to 4:00PM and a 1-hour lunch break.
Tech Stack
- **Frontend:** Next.js (TypeScript), Nuxt.js (TypeScript) , CSR/SSR, REST, GraphQL, SCSS - **Backend:** Node.js (TypeScript), NestJS - **Infrastructure:** Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform(GCP) - **Blockchain:** Ethereum, Polygon - **Source control:** GitHub - **CI/CD:** CircleCI - **Design:** Figma - **Communication:** Slack, Notion, Zoom, GitHub, JIRA
Diversity
[ Choose Your Own Workplace: Our Office and/or Your Home ]

Our office is located in the incubation facility at The University of Tokyo. You can expect inspiring interactions with students and researchers.

We currently encourage remote work, with more than 90% of our employees working from their homes. Since June 2020, we have updated our benefits package which now includes lending monitors and office chairs to upgrade their home offices, and a new remote work allowance.

We have employees working remotely from rural areas of Japan and some from overseas.

[ Creativity and Diversity ]

Our team is consisted of professionals with diverse experiences and interests. Not only do we have gallerists and art school graduates, our staff enjoys various cultures on the daily basis.

Startbahn is an international workplace as well. As we are building an infrastructure for the global art world, we are actively hiring people from all over the world. Many of our Japanese staff speak English, so communication is not a problem.

[ Open-minded Environment ]

There is always constant, two-way communication between employees regardless of position, age, and/or team.

We also strive to create an open environment where all employees are able to propose new businesses and reform our internal systems.

The progress and decisions of each team and project are always shared in a way that is easily accessible to everyone. Therefore, you can share your opinions and participate in discussions about any teams and projects even if you are not a part of them.