Developer Relations Engineer - Midnight

Who are we?

IOG is a technology company focused on blockchain research and development. We are renowned for our scientific approach to blockchain development, emphasizing peer-reviewed research and formal methods to ensure security, scalability, and sustainability.

Our projects include the Cardano blockchain, as well as other products in the areas of decentralized finance (DeFi), governance, and identity management, aiming to advance the capabilities and adoption of blockchain technology globally.

About Midnight:

Midnight is a cutting-edge, privacy-focused blockchain network designed to empower developers with zero-knowledge (ZK) technology. Our mission is to create an ecosystem where developers can build secure, scalable, and privacy-preserving applications with ease. Education is a core pillar of our developer experience, and we are looking for a Developer Education Manager to lead our efforts in educating and onboarding developers into the Midnight ecosystem.

What the role involves:

As a Developer Relations Engineer, your primary focus will be building and maintaining example applications that demonstrate Midnight’s unique capabilities. These apps will showcase real-world use cases and serve as valuable learning tools for other developers. You’ll also help create educational materials, offer developer support, and engage with the community to grow and strengthen the ecosystem.

This role blends development, education, and advocacy. You’ll work closely with our DevRel and engineering teams to build usable demos, author helpful content, and support the success of our developer community.

Main Goals

• Build and maintain example DApps that illustrate how to develop on Midnight
• Create documentation, tutorials, and walkthroughs for onboarding developers
• Support developers by answering questions and surfacing pain points
• Contribute to awareness and engagement across the developer community
• Help translate community needs into feedback for the product and engineering teams

Responsibilities

• Development: Build example DApps that highlight Midnight’s use of data protection and ZK proofs. Contribute to open-source tooling and internal dev resources.
• Advocacy: Support content creation through blog posts, tutorials, or community updates. Join online conversations and help developers navigate common challenges.
• Developer Support: Be responsive in public channels (e.g., Discord, GitHub) to assist with questions and unblock contributors.
• Educational Content: Contribute to guides, documentation, or workshops to help developers understand and build on Midnight.
• Documentation: Ensure example DApps are well-documented and easy to replicate or build upon.

Requirements

Who you are

• 3+ years of experience in software development using JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust, or similar languages
• Experience building full-stack apps, ideally with some blockchain familiarity
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Previous experience with DevRel, education, or open-source contributions
• Interest in technical content creation (e.g., tutorials, videos, blog posts)
• Comfortable engaging in developer communities on platforms like GitHub and Discord

Nice to Have

• Experience building or supporting projects in Web3 DeFi or blockchain gaming ecosystems
• Prior contributions to privacy-preserving applications or zero-knowledge proof tooling
• Familiarity with blockchain development environments like Hardhat, Foundry, Truffle, or similar
• Comfort with public speaking or community-facing content (workshops, livestreams, video tutorials)
• Fluency in additional human or programming languages

Benefits

• Remote work
• Laptop reimbursement
• New starter package to buy hardware essentials (headphones, monitor, etc)
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Competitive PTO

At IOG, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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