Staff Backend Engineer

Staff Backend Engineer - Crypto Trading Platform

location: Remote - US or Europe (US Preferred)

compensation: Competitive Base Salary + Bonus

We are hiring on behalf of our client, a market-leading company at the forefront of crypto trading technology. Their platform is known as the largest in its category, having facilitated over $22 billion in volume for more than 50,000 daily active users. They deliver seamless on-chain trading experiences with advanced tools like DCA & limit orders, sniping, and automatic wallet copy-trading, setting the standard for speed, innovation, and reliability. Your work will be live in the hands of tens of thousands of users immediately upon completion.

They are seeking a Staff Backend Engineer with proven expertise in designing, building, and owning scalable, high-throughput, and low-latency microservices-based backends in TypeScript. This highly autonomous technical leadership role involves reporting directly to the technical co-founders. You will be expected to thrive on complex challenges and drive the development of new innovative features.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project/Product Ownership: Take leadership and oversight of the platform's backend services, reporting directly to the technical co-founders.
• Backend Development: Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services using TypeScript (Bun.js framework) to support core trading functionality, analytics tools, and third-party integrations.
• System Availability/Reliability: Design scalable and fault-tolerant architectures, implement monitoring/alerting, and maintain disaster recovery protocols to ensure system availability.
• Performance Optimisation: Ensure backend systems and database queries deliver top-tier speed and reliability for thousands of concurrent users with large, real-time data streaming requirements.
• Code Quality: Uphold best practices by writing well-structured, efficient, and well-documented code, minimizing technical debt.
• Collaboration Across Teams: Work closely with frontend teams and users to align backend solutions with platform objectives.
• Technical Leadership: Direct and mentor teams to accomplish goals and ship first-class products.

Requirements

Must-Haves

• Experience: 7+ years of experience in backend development, with strong proficiency in Node.js/Bun.js and TypeScript.
• System Delivery: Must have delivered a complex microservices-based backend serving web clients end-to-end.
• Performance: Proven experience serving a high number of concurrent users with large data-streaming requirements.
• APIs & Data: Proficiency with building robust and optimised API endpoints and web sockets.
• Database: Strong understanding of Postgres, including schema/query design and optimization for high-performance/high-reliability use cases.
• Autonomy: Proven ability to work independently while driving projects to completion as a technical lead.
• Team Leadership: Experience leading a mid-sized engineering team.

Nice-To-Haves:

• Experience working on backend systems for crypto trading platforms, DeFi applications, or other data-heavy services.
• Passion or experience in on-chain trading (e.g., being a part-time trader on Solana is a plus).
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and development tools for streamlined deployments.
• Experience within the Solana ecosystem or broader blockchain space.

Benefits

• Work Model: Remote Flexibility—work from anywhere on your schedule.
• Impact: Take an impactful role shaping the backend systems powering one of the largest trading platforms on the market, directly affecting the experience of tens of thousands of daily users.
• Projects: Solve complex problems with cutting-edge technology in the crypto trading space.
• Culture: Join a collaborative team that values innovation, efficiency, and fast-paced releases.
• Compensation: Competitive Base Salary + Bonus.

Due to the high volume of applications we anticipate, we regret that we are unable to provide individual feedback to all candidates. If you do not hear back from us within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. We genuinely appreciate your interest and wish you the best in your job search.

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