Senior Backend Software Engineer
Loopscale provides direct-matched lending and borrowing infrastructure for any asset on Solana with fixed rates and custom risk management.
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About Loopscale
Loopscale implements a credit order book architecture that enables direct matching between lenders and borrowers on Solana blockchain. The protocol supports any tokenized asset as collateral, offers fixed-rate loans, and minimizes risk through segregated collateral and customizable terms. Loans feature market-driven rates, granular risk pricing, and support for complex assets including yield-bearing tokens and liquidity positions.
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About the Role
Design, implement, and maintain scalable backend infrastructure for an on-chain lending platform. Build high-performance Rust servers on GCP, manage cloud infrastructure and databases, develop testing and security measures, optimize performance, and deliver reliable software from ideation through production.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience working on performant services at scale.
- Experience in finance or adjacent industries.
- Experience with microservices, pub/sub, and messaging queues.
- Expertise in database design, indexing, query optimization, and performance tuning.
- Experience with GCP App Engine and GKE.
- Experience with complex CI/CD workflows and safe deployment strategies, including Blue-Green, Canary, and A/B Testing.
- Knowledge of networking, routing, load balancing, and telemetry tools.
- Ability to operate with ambiguous requirements.
- Proficiency in writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
- Understanding of blockchain development, SVM, and on-chain data indexing strategies.
Responsibilities
- Build high-performance Rust servers deployed on GCP.
- Interface backend services with the Solana network and web application.
- Build, maintain, improve, scale, and secure cloud infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code tools.
- Manage and optimize MySQL and Redis databases.
- Develop testing and security measures against sybil attacks, hacks, and other threats.
- Optimize system performance and scalability through code and architectural improvements.
- Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software.
- Implement and uphold coding standards focused on extensibility, maintainability, and testing.
Benefits
- Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision health insurance plans
- Competitive equity and token options
- Private office in New York
- Regular off-sites and company-sponsored events and travel opportunities