Senior Full Stack Engineer

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Description of the offer

Overview:
At RIVER we are building a paradigm shifting app that blends social media, AI, and a new
proprietary protocol for the way in which personal data is handled over the internet – the
Sovereign Protocol. We give consumers complete transparency and control over their data, and let
them earn real, significant dollars from that data.
Our founding CEO brought MTV and NetJets to the European market and we are backed by a
number of technology company luminaries from Google, Sun Microsystems, and others.
We are preparing for market launch, and are looking for a full stack engineer to join our rapidly
growing team. The ideal candidate has significant experience building teams and greenfield
solutions and can handle the hard work, ambiguity, rapid iterations and pivoting that starting a new
business requires.

Come join us on our mission to disrupt the $800B+ data industry!

Primary Responsibilities:
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable services from scratch.
• Lead the implementation of new features.
• Build beautiful user interfaces.
• Optimize application performance and ensure high availability.
• Implement best practices for code quality, testing, and CI/CD.

Required Skills:
• 7+ years experience in professional software development.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and JavaScript (ES6+).
• Extensive experience with Node.js and Node.js based frameworks (Express, Fastify, NestJS).
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Experience with event-driven architectures, asynchronous programming and message queues
(Kafka).
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases and how to efficiently leverage them (DynamoDB, MongoDB,
Cassandra).
• Experience working with cloud services and infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Understanding of Agile development methodologies and practices.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with modern JavaScript web frameworks/libraries (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with AWS managed services (specifically API Gateway, Cognito, ECS, MSK,
DynamoDB).
• Experience working with Infrastructure as Code (CDK, CloudFormation, Terraform).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK
stack).
• Understanding of DevOps practices and tools.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States and will be required to provide evidence of their right to work as part of the hiring process. The majority of work will be remote; however, occasional in-person team events will be organized in Los Angeles, so applicants must be able to attend these when required. Standard business hours are based on the Pacific Time Zone and availability during these hours is essential. Please note that references will be sought for shortlisted candidates.

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