DOVU

About this role We are looking for a hands on, motivated and experienced Lead Blockchain Developer to lead and grow our development team, nurturing a centre of excellence for blockchain technology in our home city of Bristol, UK. You will be a pivotal part of a dedicated product team providing direction and guidance to a multidisciplinary team tasked with working to develop our core product but also to lead on our pilot programmes working alongside global vehicle manufacturers, transport providers and technology partners. About you You’ll be a confident self starter and comfortable with a lot of autonomy. You’ll be a pragmatist and know when to follow perceived wisdom or when to tear up the rule book. You’ll have significant experience shipping commercial or corporate software at scale, lived to tell the tale and learned from the experience. You’ll be excited by technology and how it impacts people’s lives. You’ll care deeply about the user. You’ll be comfortable in a rapidly evolving, agile (in all senses of the word) environment with strong opinions loosely held. By which we mean your experience is incredibly valuable but you’re a good listener and able to communicate your ideas cogently, whilst being respectful and open to others input. You have experience leading a team, providing direction, support, guidance and mentorship. You’ll have a good body of work to talk through, and preferably demonstrate. You have hands on experience working on blockchain projects and a deep understanding of blockchain, cryptocurrency and related technologies. You’ll love travel and transportation and are genuinely excited about transforming the mobility industry. Activities include Working with the CTO and engineering team to define tech stack and associated infrastructure Working on mobile, desktop and native vehicle experiences Providing domain expertise to engineering team Production and auditing of smart contracts Assist with recruitment process building a team Representing DOVU at meetups, hackathon’s and industry events REQUIREMENTS Minimum 5 years commercial experience in software development Educated to degree level in Computer Science or related field Demonstrable projects and/or community contribution Experience and strong understanding of blockchain dev tools e.g. Solidity, Truffle, Web3, Geth etc Significant experience working on iOS and Android React Native experience would be beneficial Fluent in English. Additional languages are a plus BENEFITS 25 days holiday Conference and training budget Mission driven, venture backed startup Flat hierarchy and flexible environment Large Growth Opportunity

About this role We are looking for a hands on, extremely motivated and experienced CTO to oversee our development team and own strategic technical direction. You will be responsible for the technology that drives our business. As part of a growing team you’ll likely need to roll your sleeves up and be hands on with code and infrastructure, as well as nurturing a team of engineers and driving technological choices. You’ll be part of a multidisciplinary product team tasked with developing our core product but also will provide guidance and direction for our pilot programmes working alongside global vehicle manufacturers, transport providers and technology partners. You will likely need to travel and spend some time onsite with partners across the globe. About you You’ll be a confident self starter and comfortable with a lot of autonomy. You’ll be a pragmatist and know when to follow perceived wisdom or when to tear up the rule book. You’ll have significant experience shipping commercial or corporate software at scale, lived to tell the tale and learned from the experience. You’ll be excited by technology and how it impacts people’s lives. You’ll care deeply about the user. You’ll be comfortable in a rapidly evolving, agile (in all senses of the word) environment with strong opinions loosely held. By which we mean your experience is incredibly valuable but you’re a good listener and able to communicate your ideas cogently, whilst being respectful and open to others input. You have experience leading a team, providing direction, support, guidance and mentorship. You’ll have a good body of work to talk through, and preferably demonstrate. You have hands on experience working on blockchain projects and a deep understanding of blockchain, cryptocurrency and related technologies. You’ll love travel and transportation and are genuinely excited about transforming the mobility industry. Primary responsibilities Understand the business objectives of the organisation and define a technical strategy Monitor legacy technology inside the organisation and make suitable recommendations for enhancement and improvement Define and establish working practices and processes to optimise delivery Create, inspire, and manage our team from a technology delivery perspective Work with our Head of Product and wider team to understand businesss/user needs and constraints Understand and oversee the end to end software development process improving our systems and processes where advantageous Define and exemplify a strong quality control, working practices and security culture throughout the company Ensure extremely high levels of operational service Manage provision of all internal technology services Activities include Leading on and defining development processes and working practices Working with the engineering team to define tech stack and associated infrastructure Definition and configuration of appropriate tech stack Working on mobile, desktop and native vehicle experiences Providing domain expertise to engineering team Production and auditing of smart contracts Lead on engineering recruitment and growing the tech team Representing DOVU at meetups, hackathon’s and industry events Requirements Minimum 10 years commercial experience in software development Educated to degree level in Computer Science or related field Demonstrable projects and/or community contribution Experience and strong understanding of blockchain dev tools e.g. Solidity, Truffle, Web3, Geth etc Significant experience working on iOS and Android React Native experience would be beneficial Fluent in English. Additional languages are a plus Experience hiring and leading technical teams Hands on experience with high volume mission critical systems Excellent communication skills Benefits Token bonus 25 days holiday Conference and training budget Mission driven, venture backed startup Flat hierarchy and flexible environment Large Growth Opportunity