Senior Backend Engineer
Build and maintain scalable production services, implement micro- and nano-second performance monitoring, design high-throughput systems, operate Unix-based infrastructure and cloud deployments, and drive engineering initiatives from specification through long-term maintenance.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain scalable production services
- Implement performance monitoring at micro- and nano-second granularity
- Drive engineering initiatives from specification through architecture, implementation, testing, monitoring, and maintenance
- Design system architecture for high-throughput, low-latency systems
- Develop realtime data indexing systems at scale
- Operate Unix systems and manage cloud infrastructure
- Write high-quality, well-documented production code
- Set up testing, monitoring, and observability for production services
Requirements
- 3+ years building and maintaining production-grade software systems
- 3+ years experience with Unix systems
- Experience with Rust or other statically typed languages
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
- Ability to make engineering decisions informed by business context
- High agency, willingness to learn unfamiliar areas, and a team-first attitude
- Passion for decentralized finance
- Preferred: blockchain experience, specifically Solana
- Preferred: quant trading experience
Benefits
- Equity compensation
- Unlimited and encouraged paid time off
- Health insurance for employees and dependents
- Dental insurance for employees and dependents
- Vision insurance for employees and dependents
- Lunch and dinner provided at the office
- Optional company-paid travel to events and conferences