Senior Backend Engineer
Kinetic helps users trade digital assets by aggregating liquidity across Solana decentralized exchanges for optimal pricing and execution.
Maintainer signals as of 8/14/2026
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About Kinetic
Kinetic helps DeFi users trade digital assets efficiently by providing unified access to Solana's trading ecosystem. With it, users can discover tokens through market intelligence tools, execute swaps with optimal routing, and track portfolio performance. Kinetic combines trading functionality with discovery features to create a trading platform for Solana users.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
As a driven, product-focused senior-level backend software engineer on the founding team, you will build a well-tested, feature-rich crypto trading experience. You will develop with a blazingly modern backend tech stack, primarily Typescript, Node.js (Express.js), AWS, and MongoDB.
Requirements
- 3-5 years of software engineering experience
- Adherence to best-practice coding standards with a focus on readability, maintainability, and testing
- Working knowledge of modern cloud infra/DevOps best practices through services like Heroku and GCP
- Comfortable with MongoDB for databasing
- High-agency autodidact with a founder mentality
- Crypto-native and excited about working on the cutting edge of trading technology (Bonus)
Responsibilities
- Build a well-tested, feature-rich crypto trading experience
- Develop with a modern backend tech stack, including Typescript, Node.js (Express.js), AWS, and MongoDB
- Adhere to best-practice coding standards with a focus on readability, maintainability, and testing
- Lead with a founder mentality
- Take on full ownership of meaningful projects
Benefits
- Generous equity
- Flexible location and hours
- Best-in-class health, dental, and vision insurance with full coverage
- Unlimited PTO
- $100 monthly gym stipend