Front End Developer - Forta

The Forta Network is the first decentralized community-based security platform to prevent or mitigate smart contract exploits as they occur. The goal of Forta is to detect threats and other system critical issues in real time. By providing users with timely and useful information about the security and stability of their systems, they have an opportunity to react and take defensive action, preventing or minimizing the losses and other issues.

The Forta Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization with the mission to steward the continued evolution of the Forta Network by facilitating the collective action of its community. The Foundation is funding this full-time role to further its mission.

Forta is a decentralized network for threat detection icubated by OpenZeppelin in 2021. Forta is already used by many top projects including Hacken, Compound, Lido, InstaDapp, Maker, and UMA. 

Forta Explorer and Forta App are built in React connecting to a graphQL back-end. We are looking for a developer who has strength in React and associated technologies. We also integrate with other Web3 services, so experience and understanding working with Ethereum and EVM-compatible blockchains is a must.

In this role, you will play an essential part in building new user features, communicating with users to gather feedback, and working collaboratively with the rest of the team to make sure we solve important problems and provide a great user experience. 

Specifically, you will:

• Design and implement new features including writing tests and documentation.
• Participate in community forums to collect feedback and define new features.
• Help build reliable and scalable systems with a strong focus on security
• Contribute to the operational support of the Forta Explorer and Forta App

• 5+ years of experience developing programs in React.
• Strong desire to learn about Ethereum and contribute to the blockchain space.
• Prior experience working remotely: strong personal organizational skills, a love for self-time management, and ability to work collaboratively with a team.
• Advanced English communication skills — all of our internal and external communication is in English.

• Good understanding of Ethereum and Solidity.
• Good understanding of security concerns in the Ethereum ecosystem.
• Working knowledge of AWS services.