Backend Engineer, Data Platform

Phantom

Backend Engineer designing and optimizing scalable ETL pipelines at Phantom. Collaborating with product and engineering teams to ensure high-quality blockchain data ingestion and delivery.

Posted 6/1/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ETLGoJavaScriptKafkaNode.jsPostgresRedisTypeScriptWeb3

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop, maintain, and optimize scalable ETL pipelines using our modern data stack.
Drive initiatives to implement data quality frameworks and observability solutions that ensure the accuracy, freshness, and reliability of data across all pipelines.
Build systems capable of handling millions of requests per day, with a focus on high availability, low latency, and strong fault tolerance.
Design and maintain efficient data models and schemas that underpin our efforts.
Partner closely with product, design, and other engineering teams to translate business requirements into scalable backend platform solutions.
Work with the team to create and foster a culture of raising the bar with each new hire.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ Years of Backend Experience: Demonstrated success in building large-scale, high-availability systems.
Deep experience building and optimizing modern ETL pipelines and data engineering solutions in high-growth environments.
Experience with the languages/frameworks in our stack (e.g. Go, Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS, Kafka, redis, PostgreSQL)
Demonstrated experience implementing data quality frameworks along with observability and monitoring solutions.
Web3/Crypto Knowledge: Familiarity with on-chain data, wallet integrations, or decentralized application patterns is strongly preferred.
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a lean team structure.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and equity
Comprehensive insurance (medical/dental/vision) — 100% covered
Stipend for your ideal remote set-up
Flexible hours and a supportive remote environment
Unlimited vacation: Take time when you need it (and we really mean it!)
401(k) retirement plan
Monthly wellness benefit
Weekly meal benefit
Global off-sites

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Hard Skills & Tools

ETL pipelinesdata engineeringdata quality frameworksobservability solutionsdata modelsGoNode.jsTypeScriptNestJSPostgreSQL

Soft Skills

collaborationindependenceteam culture building