Senior Backend Engineer

Skills

About the Role

In this role, you will build and maintain scalable production services that currently support thousands of queries per second, with future systems needing to handle at least another order of magnitude. You will implement systems to monitor performance at the micro- and nano-second level. You will also drive ambitious engineering initiatives, such as real-time data indexing at scale, from inception to completion, covering specification, architecture, implementation, testing, monitoring, and maintenance.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience building and maintaining production-grade software systems (preferably in Rust, C++, C, or Golang), with high-quality and well-documented production code
• 3+ years of experience with Unix systems
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
• Ability to make informed engineering decisions based on relevant business context
• A demonstrated track record of high agency, willingness to dive into unfamiliar technical and non-technical areas, and a team-first attitude
• Passion for decentralized finance
• Experience working with blockchain technology, specifically Solana
• Experience in quant trading or fintech
• Proficiency in Rust

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable production services.
• Implement systems to monitor performance at the micro- and nano-second level
• Drive ambitious engineering initiatives (for example, realtime data indexing at scale) from inception to completion: specification, architecture, implementation, testing, monitoring, and maintenance

Benefits

• Offers Equity