MId-Level Software Engineer, Web

We practice transparent salaries and a level structure at CoinGecko:

• The salary for this position is RM11,702 - RM12,872.
• Learn more about our level structure at CoinGecko's Career Progression.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Web Design & Development: Design and develop web applications and software solutions that meet the business' needs and requirements. Execute full software development lifecycles based on the department’s strategy.
• Software Development: Write clean, reusable and maintainable code and libraries. Develop and push code into the production environment effectively. Apply clear understanding of fundamentals and best practices in technical skills including code quality, integrating tools and dependencies and extending the code base. Keep source code and dependencies up-to-date.
• Code Reviews: Conduct code reviews. Propose, implement and uphold best practices in code for your immediate team and projects, and contribute to technical debt initiatives. Be well-versed in reading code, detecting code smells and escalating potential defects that may arise.
• Documentation: Write concise and coherent documentation. Contribute to team knowledge base and resources, and keep them up-to-date.
• Defect Recovery: Replicate defects, provide insights from code implementation, and resolve the issues according to team objectives. Work closely with QA and other teams.
• Sharpen the Saw: Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in software development and contribute to knowledge sharing. Learn advanced programming techniques or new tools that improve the team’s code base and productivity. Demonstrate thorough understanding of a subject matter and how to apply it effectively.
• Team Player: Work collaboratively with engineers, product managers and designers to deliver in a timely and effective manner. Answer technical questions from other departments or outside the organization related to features that are being worked on/assigned.
• Coaching: Mentor interns and junior software engineers, or contribute to communities, user groups and open-source projects.
• Support any ad hoc tasks as required by the company.

What We Expect From You:

• Proven Track Record: Have 1-3 years of software development experience or similar roles in Agile teams, and have shipped high quality, scalable apps in production.
• Education: Have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related fields, or relevant professional-level certifications.
• Product Knowledge: User of CoinGecko products and demonstrates some understanding in finance, blockchain or cryptocurrencies.
• Web Development Knowledge: Demonstrate proficiency in programming languages and write high quality, well-tested code. Proficient with front-end and back-end development and simple deployment tools. Keen attention to design details. Prior experience delivering in Agile/SCRUM.
• People Skills: Communicates clearly and have experience working with other individuals in a team towards achieving a common goal.
• Leadership: Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision. Contributes to existing projects & workflows to improve team productivity.
• Scope of Work: Work mostly on clearly defined and scoped individual features or problems of moderate scope independently within guidelines set. Make reliable estimates on time and complexity of your own work.
• Problem Solving: Passionate about solving problems faced by stakeholders together with strong user empathy.
• Nice to have:
• / Working knowledge in Ruby, Rails, Javascript, Postgres and cloud services.
• / Keen interest in decentralized technologies and its applications including cryptocurrencies