Phantom

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Phantom

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $200,000 - $250,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AWSDistributed SystemsKafkaKubernetesRustSparkTerraformTypeScriptWeb3

About the role

  • Phantom is revolutionizing the way millions of people interact with the crypto ecosystem. Our self-custodial wallet offers a seamless, unified experience for managing accounts and tokens across Solana, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Polygon, empowering users with a single, convenient solution. By integrating cutting-edge security features and launching innovative tools for an enhanced personalized user experience, Phantom is able to provide a next-generation, safe and easy to use self-custodial wallet for everyone. This strategy has allowed Phantom to achieve significant milestones including surpassing 15 million MAU’s, reaching #1 in the Google play store finance category, and consistently trending as a Top 50 app across all categories, right next to X, PayPal, Coinbase, and ChatGPT. Responsibilities As a Backend Engineer, You’ll play a critical role in shaping the technical direction of our backend systems and infra, with a focus on high-volume, high-availability solutions that meet the complex needs of modern financial platforms. Join us on our mission to make the digital economy safe and easy to use for everyone. Qualifications Proven backend engineering experience with distributed systems fundamentals. Direct ownership of paved path / service standards or major DevEx initiatives. CI/CD pipeline design and optimization for backend deployments. Familiarity with Kubernetes, AWS, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Pulumi). Strong code quality, testing, and observability practices. Hands-on Rust experience Demonstrated interest in open and community-driven platforms Nice To Haves: Hands-on TypeScript experience 1+ years experience in a blockchain based product Kafka / Flink /Spark or other data streaming/storage platforms. Service mesh exposure. Crypto/web3 familiarity. Why Work with Us Opportunity We are a team of experienced builders in the blockchain and crypto industry. Our journey began from users seeking an easy, seamless path to accessing the crypto ecosystem. Our dedication to a secure and seamless user experience has made us the leading wallet on Solana as well as our multi-chain approach enhances our platform's versatility, meeting the needs of a diverse and growing user base. By staying at the forefront of technology and user expectations, we continue to innovate and set industry standards on self-custodial crypto wallets. There has never been a better time to work in crypto to help shape the future of innovation with a focus around the wallet experience! Benefits We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.

Requirements

  • Proven backend engineering experience with distributed systems fundamentals.
  • Direct ownership of paved path / service standards or major DevEx initiatives.
  • CI/CD pipeline design and optimization for backend deployments.
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes, AWS, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Pulumi).
  • Strong code quality, testing, and observability practices.
  • Hands-on Rust experience
  • Demonstrated interest in open and community-driven platforms
  • Hands-on TypeScript experience
  • 1+ years experience in a blockchain based product
  • Kafka / Flink /Spark or other data streaming/storage platforms.
  • Service mesh exposure.
  • Crypto/web3 familiarity.