Staff Backend Engineer, Historical APIs
Helius Sunlink PV
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Architect and lead the development of ingestion, indexing, and retrieval systems across our archival infrastructure
- Drive technical strategy for API performance, reliability, and scalability across high-throughput services
- Design and optimize data models and query patterns for ClickHouse, Postgres, and RocksDB at scale
- Lead system design discussions and make architectural decisions on caching, distributed data patterns, and performance trade-offs
- Set standards for operational excellence, debugging methodologies, and performance profiling across production systems
- Mentor senior engineers and elevate the team's technical capabilities
- Partner with leadership on long-term technical roadmap and infrastructure investments
- Identify and drive solutions to complex, ambiguous problems that span multiple systems
Requirements
- 7+ years of backend engineering experience with a track record of building large-scale, high-performance systems
- Deep expertise in Rust (strongly preferred), C++, or equivalent systems programming languages
- Proven experience designing and operating distributed systems, data pipelines, and performance-critical infrastructure at scale
- Expert-level knowledge of database internals, schema design, and optimization patterns for large datasets
- Demonstrated ability to architect simple, elegant solutions to complex technical problems
- Strong technical leadership and mentorship skills with the ability to influence without authority
- Track record of driving technical decisions and long-term architectural vision
- Relentless curiosity and a drive to push the boundaries of what's possible in performance engineering
- Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to thrive in a fast-moving, high-ownership environment
Benefits
- High-impact work: Your code will power applications used by millions across the Solana ecosystem, including Coinbase, Jupiter, and Phantom
- Serious engineering: Build fast, reliable systems and user experiences across distributed infra, high-throughput backends, and modern frontend stacks
- Ownership & growth: Lead critical initiatives, influence architecture and product direction, and take on more responsibility as the company scales
- Remote-first flexibility: Work where you’re most effective with a flexible, fully distributed team
- Competitive comp & perks: Market-leading salary, meaningful equity, generous vacation, wellness budgets, and support for learning and travel
- Mission-driven team: Join ambitious builders who move fast, take ownership, and are shaping the future of decentralized apps
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
RustC++backend engineeringdistributed systemsdata pipelinesdatabase internalsschema designoptimization patternsperformance engineeringAPI performance
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentorshipinfluence without authorityproblem-solvingcuriosityadaptabilitycommunicationstrategic thinkingcollaborationoperational excellence