Backend Engineer
LayerZero enables applications to move data and assets across blockchains through secure message passing with configurable security models.
Maintainer signals as of 8/20/2026
Funding history
About LayerZero
LayerZero helps developers build applications that communicate across blockchains through omnichain messaging infrastructure. Using immutable smart contracts deployed on each supported chain, the protocol sends and receives messages between networks with censorship-resistant delivery. Developers can configure security through Decentralized Verifier Networks and independent Executors, supporting cross-chain state transitions, token transfers, and composable application logic across EVM and non-EVM chains.
Skills
About the Role
As a Backend Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in revolutionizing blockchain interoperability and shaping the future of decentralized applications. You will spearhead the development of robust and scalable backend systems that power our web3 technologies. You will be building complex backend systems and should be passionate about blockchain technology. You will write clean, scalable, and well-tested code. You should enjoy working in a fast-paced start-up environment, where you'll need to take initiative and solve problems independently. Pushing code that supports tens of billions of dollars of daily transactional volume should not scare you. You are curious and eager to learn new technologies and design patterns and are not afraid to navigate up and down a deep technical stack. You will articulate complex technical concepts clearly and succinctly.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 2+ years of experience in backend development, building and maintaining scalable, production-grade systems
- Strong understanding of backend system design
- Experience with AWS services, particularly related to deploying, managing, and scaling applications
- Proficiency in backend development languages, such as Typescript
- Experience working with workflow engines
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Previous experience with blockchain technologies, smart contracts, and decentralized finance is a strong plus
Responsibilities
- Spearhead the development of robust and scalable backend systems that power web3 technologies
- Design complex distributed systems
- Write clean, scalable, and well-tested code
- Push code that supports tens of billions of dollars of daily transactional volume
- Navigate up and down a deep technical stack
- Articulate complex technical concepts clearly and succinctly
Benefits
- Equity
- Full range of medical benefits
- Full range of financial benefits
