Blockchain Engineer / Team Lead (E) Full Time

Imagine a world where the story, provenance and rights of every piece of art are stored immutably. Where an art purchase today secures perpetual equity to the artist who created it, and where new ownership models are redefined to open up more flexibility for artists, galleries, and collectors.

This is why we created Arcual: the first blockchain ecosystem built by the art community for the art community.

Founded in collaboration between Art Basel and the LUMA Foundation, and brought to life with the technology expertise of BCG Digital Ventures, Arcual is uniting the art industry in a shared mission to put artists at the center of the art ecosystem, offering them greater ownership, transparency, and participation in their careers.

Given the advancements in web3 and blockchain technology we’re now in a position to accelerate transformation across the arts and address the unique needs of artists, galleries, institutions, and collectors to create a trusted space for information, partnerships, and transactions that empowers our users to fully embrace innovation. Smart contracts offering artist and gallery royalties, custom payment terms, sales agreements, verified provenance, and digital certificates of authenticity are only the beginning.

We are now recruiting the team that will grow this business over the coming years to shape the future art world with Arcual.

THE DEPARTMENT

Our engineering team works in close collaboration with product and design to tackle big technical topics and build awesome products. We’re a mix of frontend, backend, and blockchain engineers with a passion for high-quality software that uses both tried-and-true and cutting-edge technology. It’s all about the right tool for the job.

Working with us you’ll have the opportunity to go deep in your area of expertise, as well as getting familiar with the other kinds of work that we do.

We are looking for engineers who are curious, collaborative, solution-oriented, and eager to tackle new challenges.

Our Tech Stack:

• Our frontend stack is Vue 3 (composition API) and Typescript, with Spring Boot and Kotlin on the backend, connected via REST APIs
• For testing, we make heavy use of Jest and Cypress
• The infrastructure stack is AWS, managed with Terrafrom
• Our blockchain infrastructure is EVM-based, with smart contracts written in Solidity
• Figma is used for UI/UX design & collaboration with the design and product teams

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Work closely with the CTO on technology choices, network design, and developing architecture that supports our strategic and product goals.
• Do hands-on implementation work, including working with applications teams to fully integrate the smart contract and blockchain capabilities into our other products.
• Support the growth of the blockchain team, and help other engineers get up to speed on blockchain concepts.
• Work cross-functionally with product and design to define what capabilities our blockchain infrastructure will need to support, and develop those capabilities into product features.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

• One of the following:
  • Experience building smart contracts, including paying attention to performance, security, and maintenance in a blockchain context, or
  • Experience setting up and maintaining blockchain infrastructure, scaling networks, and working with network protocols.
• We’re looking for engineers who have shipped products and know the challenges that come with that – including both success and failure. This isn’t limited to just blockchain projects, but can include other engineering work you’ve done.
• Attention to maintainability of code, good testing practices, and clear documentation is important.
• We’re an early stage startup, so a willingness to take ownership and be proactive and collaborative is essential.

OUR HIRING PROCESS

• The first step will be a screening call with our Talent Acquisition Manager
• From there, we’ll arrange a technical screening with one of our engineers
• If we’re both happy to proceed after the screening round, we’ll schedule a functional interview with two of our engineers (from a mix of disciplines, depending on the role you’re applying for) where we will discuss some example code you provide
• The functional interview will be followed up with a cross-functional interview with a product designer and product manager
• The final round is a short interview with our CTO

WHY ARCUAL?

Backed by Art Basel and LUMA Foundation, we are a company with a huge vision, a dynamic work environment, and a team of smart, ambitious and fun to work-with colleagues. You will be joining at a highly transformative stage and you will be given the opportunity to shape and take ownership of your role as we grow. Given our expansion plans there will also be opportunities for extraordinary personal and professional growth. If you’re an art lover, or simply want to get in on a new venture that is going to change the art world as we know it, come and join us!

Regardless of your age, gender, belief, and background, at Arcual EVERYONE (E) is welcome

If you want to rebalance the art market, apply now

*A note for recruiters/recruitment agencies; unless you’re on our PSL please refrain from approaching us with offers of assistance/support.