U.S. video game, consumer electronics and gaming product retailer Gamestop is seeking a senior software engineer specializing in non-fungible tokens (NFTs), according to a new job posting. Similar to the recent job listing stemming from the social media services company Reddit, the retail giant Gamestop seems to be building an NFT marketplace.
Gamestop is looking to hire an Engineer to join the company’s NFT / Blockchain team
On October 25, the Gamestop Company, a video game and consumer electronics retail chain, posted a job posting seeking a senior software engineer for a possible NFT platform. The candidate, if hired, will join Gamestop’s “NFT/Blockchain team.”
“Gamestop is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our NFT / Blockchain team,” notes the company’s job listing. “This role will be remote and will collaborate with a team of engineers, product managers, designers, and business partners distributed across the U.S. In this role, you will help design, build, and maintain highly scalable services and core API components, powering products and features that delight millions of Gamestop customers.”
Gamestop is not only well known for the video game stores the company operates, but the recent Wallstreetbets fiasco has propelled the corporate entity into the limelight. Wall Street hedge funds allegedly tried to short the company’s shares, and Reddit users from the Wallstreetbets subreddit tried to reverse the trend with a “short squeeze.” Gamestop and many other companies like AMC have made headlines this year and have seen their shares increase dramatically after the Wallstreetbets fiasco.
Gamestop’s recent NFT/Blockchain team member job listing was a popular subject on the Reddit forum r/cryptocurrency during the last two days. “This is one of the best jobs I’ve seen in a while,” one person wrote on Reddit. “Very clear on expectations and the requirements make sense (and [are not] artificially inflated) with wiggle room. Don’t have a degree but know your sh ** professionally? Get in there, ”the Redditor added.
The Gamestop job listing follows a similar NFT job listing from the company Reddit, published last week. US social news aggregation and discussion website Reddit is looking for a senior software engineer for a platform offering “NFT-backed digital products.”
The Gamestop job requirements are similar to the Reddit listing, but Gamestop would like the potential employee to know about crypto and NFTs. “NFT market experience and knowledge of crypto, Ethereum and Ethereum Layer 2 products” is a prerequisite for the Gamestop listing.
