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Tech Lead Global - Remote RSK Apps & Services – Smart Contracts Full-time contract - remote Apply for this job About IOV Labs IOV Labs is on a mission to provide the next generation of fintech innovators with the decentralized tools and technology to build a new global economy. IOV Labs develops, promotes, and supports the RSK Blockchain, a Bitcoin merge-mined smart contract platform - the most secure smart contract platform in the world. IOV Labs also develops the RSK Infrastructure Framework (RIF) to provide our partners with everything they need to build decentralized apps and new Open Finance services on the RSK Blockchain. Every day our teams come to work to build a more decentralized world, for a freer and fairer future. About the Role We are looking for a Technical Team Leader to lead a team of high qualification and technical excellence for one of the most challenging projects in the Bitcoin and FinTech industry worldwide. RSK (Rootstock) is an open-source, decentralized, and peer-to-peer network that brings smart contracts to the Bitcoin ecosystem. It is the first one to provide the possibility of running Ethereum smart contracts in Bitcoin, using bitcoin as its native cryptocurrency, and leveraging Bitcoin's hashing power. RSK is one of the most exciting projects in the crypto and blockchain space! The RSK Interoperability team is responsible for building services and protocols that will integrate RSK with other crypto economies, such as Ethereum or Binance Chain. It maintains and evolves bridges that let users transfer assets (ERC-20 tokens, NFTs, etc) back and forth between RSK and other blockchains, giving Dapp developers the ability to bring their token-based services to the RSK ecosystem. What You'll be Doing

• Develop the short and mid term strategy together with the RSK group manager.
• Manage the team backlog.
• Be the main interface of the team with other members of the organization.
• Listen to other teams' needs and agree on a way and time to address them.
• Be available for technical consultancy to team members.
• Provide guidance, instruction, direction and leadership to the team.
• Break down tasks based on how complex they are to the development team.
• Check on the status of a task whenever the task feels ‘stale’.
• Collaborate with other engineers and teams to implement new features, improvements and fixes.
• Work with your team to make RSK bridges more secure, robust and easy to use.
• Help with design and code reviews. Ensure good engineering practices are being applied.
• Learn about blockchain, crypto, Ethereum and Bitcoin, working on one of the most exciting open-source projects in the blockchain industry.
• Collaborate with people all over the world.
• What You Bring to the Table
  • Have previous experience (at least 2 years) as a Technical Team Leader in a high performing team.
  • Have advanced knowledge and proven experience working as a full-stack engineer.
  • Have experience working with HTMLJavascript technologies.
  • Have experience working with Node.Js in asynchronous environments
  • Have knowledge in Solidity and smart contracts development (not mandatory).
  • Have experience working on technological challenging projects.
  • Have experience with Scrum.
  • Bring the right attitude to the team: ownership, accountability, attention to detail.
  • Have knowledge about Bitcoin or Ethereum (not mandatory).
  • Place a high value on security.
  • Possess advanced English language proficiency.
  • What You'll Get Back
    • Competitive salary, cash bonus, and equity-like bonus. 
    • Laptop and other working tools you might need.
    • 100% remote working (External Employee) from anywhere in the world.
    • Global WeWork membership. 
    • Flexible working hours - you’re free to work however you work best. 
    • Paid holidays and personal leave days. 
    • Opportunity to work with state of art technology through challenging and unique projects. 
    • Internationally diverse and dynamic team with a clear vision and strategy. 
    • Training programs to learn everything about crypto. 
    • Weekly scientific moments by our Research & Innovation team to learn about technology, challenges, and solutions in the blockchain world.
    • Language courses: English, Spanish or Chinese. 
    • Employee assistance program offering legal, financial, family, psychological, healthcare, and wellness counseling for you and your family
    • IOV Labs Mission, Vision, & Purpose
      • Our purpose is to... build a more decentralized world, for a freer and fairer future.
      • Our vision is… a safe and equitable global financial system that enables everyone to participate and prosper.
      • We’re on a mission to… provide the next generation of fintech innovators with the decentralized tools and technology to build a new global economy.
      • Our Values
        • Our values reflect the fact that we are a global, distributed team who embraces complex and revolutionary decentralized technologies, guided by a strong social purpose.
        • Focus
        • Take Responsibility
        • Make it Useful
        • Stay Open
        • Be Fair
        • We are excited to see what you're made of! IOV Labs embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, Veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Apply for this job

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