Staff Backend Engineer
Uniswap is a decentralized finance protocol for exchanging cryptocurrencies.
Projects
About Uniswap
Uniswap is a decentralized finance protocol used for exchanging cryptocurrencies and tokens without relying on centralized intermediaries. It aims to solve issues with liquidity in trading by implementing an automated liquidity protocol on Ethereum. The platform primarily serves cryptocurrency traders and liquidity providers.
Skills
About the Role
You will drive end-to-end execution of technical projects from ideation and design to deployment. You will design and build resilient, large-scale systems with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance. You will write high-quality, well-tested code, review peers' code, provide technical leadership, and spearhead strategic initiatives that impact multiple engineering pods.
Requirements
- 10+ years of hands-on experience building and maintaining large-scale production-level systems
- Experience as a Technical Lead or in a similar leadership capacity
- Exceptional coding skills with expertise in cloud architecture, distributed systems, and algorithms
- Proven ability to independently lead projects including requirements gathering, system design, implementation, testing, and deployment
- A track record of mentoring and guiding engineers
- Ability to build systems and processes from scratch (0→1 mindset)
- Deep interest in modern development practices and crypto technology
Responsibilities
- Drive end-to-end execution of technical projects
- Design and build resilient large-scale systems focused on reliability, scalability, and performance
- Write high-quality and well-tested code
- Review code from other team members
- Provide thought leadership and guide peers in complex architectural and coding decisions
- Champion best practices and technical excellence across the engineering organization
- Spearhead strategic technical initiatives that impact multiple engineering pods
Benefits
- Company-paid medical insurance for employees and dependents
- Company-paid dental insurance for employees and dependents
- Company-paid vision insurance for employees and dependents
- Wellness offerings including partnership with Equinox Fitness Clubs
- 401(k) with 4% employer contribution
- Annual $1,500 education stipend
- Unlimited and encouraged time off
- Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Home office setup stipend for remote employees
- Daily lunches at New York headquarters
