Salary
💰 $160,000 - $200,000 per year
Tech Stack
GoJavaScriptMySQLNode.jsPostgresRedisTypeScriptWeb3
About the role
- Design and build backend systems and strategies powering data and analytics products.
- Build backend data structures and APIs for core products; ship fast and often with quality.
- Own, evolve, and maintain the backend API layer for crypto analytics products.
- Proactively identify and fix stability and scalability issues in partnership with the Data Engineering team.
- Participate in product development lifecycle and provide technical leadership.
- Estimate development scope and build specs for implementation and system changes.
- Drive operational efficiency by improving workflows, automating routine tasks, and mitigating project risks.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Research, Product, and Engineering to lead initiatives and move programs forward.
Requirements
- Significant knowledge of the crypto industry; interest alone is not sufficient—must be crypto native.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or intensive hands-on work experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience as a Backend Engineer.
- Strong focus on backend development and API architecture using Typescript and Node.js or Go.
- Demonstrated experience building API endpoints that can handle large amounts of data (over 1M requests per day).
- Significant experience maintaining and running API endpoints using serverless architecture, including deployment, configuration, and TTFB optimization.
- Proficiency in designing and optimizing relational databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL, including data modeling and query optimization.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and developing digital product pipelines.
- Strong problem-solving and engineering skills; attention to detail and ability to write and maintain clean, reusable code.
- Leadership experience as a player-coach; ability to facilitate engineering teams to increase productivity and quality.
- Experience in caching mechanisms and tools like Redis is a plus.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills; experience working cross-functionally.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment and be comfortable with frequent experimentation.
- Application form asks: 'Are you legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States without any restrictions?' and 'Will you now or in the future require visa sponsorship?'.