Web3 Lead Developer (Fullstack)

About Us

Legitimate connects physical products to digital experiences that extend customers’ relationship with the most culturally relevant brands. Leveraging near-field communication technology (NFC) and blockchain infrastructure, Legitimate has enabled world-renowned brands and companies to create compelling connected products that help brands secure product authenticity and extend digital experiences to physical product and merchandise. Some of the brands and companies that trust Legitimate include PUMA, Adidas, ROC Nation, Timberland, and more.

About The Role

As our Lead Developer, you will run a product engineering team of 3-5 people, manage sprints, and be responsible for the technical delivery of projects as well as engineering processes and initiatives. You will also contribute code, review pull requests, and provide feedback for designs. 

You are a self starter who likes to innovate, and will collaborate closely with our cross-functional team to deliver seamless and intuitive user experiences in Web2 and Web3. Our team is small and everyone makes an outsized impact in the company.

Our team is currently spread between North America and Asia. As this position is remote and meetings are regularly scheduled in the US time zones, some flexibility in meeting hours will be required. You’ll also enjoy traveling a few times a year for onboarding, in-person planning sessions, and client support.

• Lead and Mentor our Product Engineering Team: Manage sprints, workflows, team processes, specifications, and delivery timelines.
• UI Development: Design and implement user interfaces for B2B and consumer applications, ensuring a responsive and visually appealing UX across all devices. 
• Cross-Browser Compatibility: Ensure compatibility across different browsers and devices to deliver a consistent user experience.
• User Feedback Integration: Collaborate with the product & design team to incorporate user feedback and continuously iterate on the UI for optimal user satisfaction.
• Systems Architecture: Improve the speed, reliability, and usability of our Legitimate platform while minimizing cost and complexity. Balance decentralization and on-chain transactions with conventional frontends and backends for optimal performance and scalability.
• Web3 and Smart Contract Integration: Integrate smart contracts and blockchain functionality into the frontend and backend, providing both our business users and their customers with seamless on-chain transactions while abstracting the complexity of blockchain.

• Experience: 6+ years of experience in full stack software development including 2 years of team lead or management experience (2+ years in Web3)
• Technical Proficiency: Mastery in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and experience with the React framework and related tooling. Experience with Node.js, Express, Ruby on Rails, or other similar backend frameworks is also required.
• UI/UX: Understanding of user interface design principles and a strong eye for detail.
• Adaptability: Ability to adapt to a fast-paced startup environment and quickly learn and apply new technologies.
• Collaboration: Strong collaboration and communication skills, comfortable working in a cross-functional team with tight deadlines.
• Web3 Tools: Experience with Web3 libraries (e.g. ethers.js, viem) and familiarity with blockchain wallet integrations such as WalletConnect.
• Web3 Security: Implement best practices for secure frontend and backend development in the context of decentralized applications.
• Nice to have: Passion for fashion, music, sports, the arts and the application of blockchain in NFC technology.

• React/Next.js, Ruby on Rails and Node.js
• Our web3 usage consists of Solidity contracts running on EVM compatible chains such as Avalanche, Polygon, and Ethereum.
• Our NFC tag programming apps are built with Electron for Mac and Windows, and React Native for iOS and Android.

Why Work For Legitimate Tech

Build the future of trust in Web3 by crafting tools that keep transactions honest and secure - ensuring everything is above board in a space where trust is the ultimate currency.

As our Lead Developer, you’ll be shaping the future of how we verify and safeguard digital assets. You will be an active mentor and lead the growth of the team alongside our product. 

Work in a fully remote, distributed and high performing team with access to knowledge sharing.

Medical and Dental coverage for (US employees)

401k with matching (US employees)

Flexible Paid Time Off and Travel Opportunities

Please note - We cannot sponsor H1B or any work visas for the United States. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.