Software Engineer

Hype is a mobile trading app for memecoins.
You can think of us as a “jailbroken coinbase meets venmo” in that our users can buy/sell/send/receive ANY asset in the world that live on blockchains.
About You

• 2+ years of experience writing production software
• Interested in working at a small, fast-paced startup
• Have spent time building crypto products, tools, or meaningful side projects
• You like to trade memecoins
  

Nice to haves

• Worked at a hyper-growth startup
• Interest in crypto / fintech
• Spent time in DeFI
• Likes to trade
  

Our Values

• Obsessive
• Ownership Mentality
• Optimistic
• Strong Thinker
• Customer focus
  

Benefits

• Laptop
• All-access gym membership at either Equinox or Lifetime (whichever you prefer)
• Health Insurance
  

Who We Are

• We are a tremendously fast-paced team that celebrates fast execution and decisions
• We are builders, not analysts
• We are a tight-knit team that values transparency, communication, and collaboration
• We are a team where everyone has a high degree of autonomy and accountability
• We are a team that values solving problems and shipping products
  

Who You Are

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent extensive experience
• Strong Backend/Full-Stack Programming Skills
• Experience with JS/TS stacks
• Experience with mobile development (React Native, Expo)
• Experience working on crypto products
• Experience developing Smart Contracts is a plus
• Experience in environments where you have to ship quickly. We move fast.
• Experience designing and building scalable, performant, and secure systems (ideally with a focus on blockchain or fintech)
• Experience working on a remote team with a variety of timezones
  

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with a small, tight-knit team
• Have a high degree of autonomy and accountability
• Build features end-to-end, with full ownership over your work
• Work on improving/making an existing product more efficient by identifying inefficiencies and solving them
  

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React Native, Expo, Tailwind
• Backend: Node.js, Next.js, Express, Prisma, Postgres, Redis, Vercel
• Infrastructure: Vercel, AWS, Render