Integration Engineer

 
Location: We are a fully remote team, and although we hire globally, there is a preference for this role to be based in Europe or remote +/- 3 hours CEST time




 Position: Full-time Contractor




 About the role




 You will be part of the frontend team and closely align and work together with the business development team. The goal for this role is to increase the amount of integrations of CoW Swap and grow the general ecosystem that’s built around CoW Swap. As part of your role you will examine and brainstorm new collaboration ideas with our partners, improve the SDK and general developer experience, work closely on our grants program (define bounties and evaluate submissions), and attend conferences and hackathons.




 
What you’ll do


 
Be CoW Protocol’s foremost expert on the developer audience. Work to understand the core needs, pain points, and motivations of external engineers that are tasked with evaluating and implementing CoW Protocol
 
Structure documentation requirements for developers with varying objectives — from integrating CoW Protocol into their existing DeFi platforms to creating new solvers for the core protocol
 
Develop features that foster fast integrations (e.g. easy to integrate widget for swapping)
 
Help the CoW GrantsDAO in creating new technical bounties as well as assessing bounty applications and submissions
 
Plan, oversee, and develop materials for CoW Protocol’s presence at hackathons. Travel the globe to be an on-hand resource for anywhere between 4-8 Ethereum conferences per year
 
Shape the roadmap of CowSwap by collecting and scoping out new feature requests and proposing improvements that will accelerate the onboarding of new partners
 
Attend sales calls between technical teams to assess deal potential, suggest other collaborations, and ideas, and evaluate priorities.
 
Maintain excellent communication with current and potential partners in terms of onboarding and ongoing support.


 
Who you are


 
You have several years of experience developing professional client-side web apps
 
Experience in Python, JS, React
 
Experience designing restful API
 
Automation of tools, docker
 
A natural collaborator and problem solver
 
Experience developing software solutions
 
Extrovert, you enjoy talking to other devs and exploring new ideas for collaborations
 
Excellent communication skills in English
 
Excited by new challenges
 
Proactive & hands-on! Sending code snippets to kick-start an integration can go a long way!


 
It’s a plus if you bring:


 
Understanding of the Ethereum blockchain and ecosystem, general finance and/or game theory, and mechanism design.
 
Good to have other relevant languages, like Rust, C++, Solidity
 
Good to have experience in consulting, on technology solutions or as a client-facing solutions architect, integrations engineer, or similar


 
Our tech stack


 
Product: Typescript, React, Redux, styled-components, Rust, Python, C++
 
Web3 development: Web3, ethersjs, Hardhat, Foundry, Solidity, IPFS, TheGraph, ENS
 
Testing: jest, cypress, React testing-library
 
Analytic tools: Dune Analytics, Google Analytics


 
What we can offer you


 
Flexible work environment: join one of our hubs in Berlin or Lisbon or work remotely with the option of joining a local coworking space;
 
Competitive compensation and a stake in the success of the project (token plan);
 
Regular trips to reunite with the rest of the team;
 
Conference budget to keep up to date with the developments of the ecosystem;
 
Learning budget to support your higher ambitions;
 
Impact: If you are joining a startup, and you can make a huge difference. Your work matters!


 
But most importantly - grow with us! We're growing rapidly, the industry is expanding fast, and we have a lot to do. If you're someone who loves taking the initiative and getting things done, there are a lot of opportunities for you at CoW Protocol. We’re enthusiastic about our shared mission and enjoy spending time together!




 
Culture


 
Life in CoW Protocol is an amazing journey, we pride ourselves on how we work together. We like autonomy, we think big, and we have a growth mindset. We value initiatives and ownership. Our work is open source, designed code is publicly accessible - anyone can see, modify, and distribute the code as they see fit.




 Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other folks tend to only apply when they check every box. If you think you have what it takes but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch. We would love to hear from you.




 We look forward to your application!