Design, develop, and maintain the core backend systems that power the company's DeX and Network
Define the high-level structure of the backend systems, the data flow, and interactions between the various components of the backend stack
Ensure the architectural design addresses reliability, high availability and performance requirements
Implement and maintain robust security measures to protect backend systems and APIs from security threats
Define the strategy for data storage, including selection of databases
Develop and execute a comprehensive testing strategy including unit, integration, security, load and performance testing
Stay updated on emerging technologies and trends in backend development and architecture
Clearly document the architectural design and collaborate with software engineers to implement the design effectively
Participate in code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and enforce coding standards

Requirements

8+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer with experience working in financial services industry
6+ years of experience with Rust and/or C++ building highly scalable webservices
Mastery of asynchronous programming and advanced concurrency patterns
Emphasis on thread safety and lock-free data structures
6+ years of experience designing and maintaining relational databases like PosgreSQL
4+ years of experience with messaging and low latency persistence like Kafka, Redis, RabbitMQ or others
Experience in building and maintaining high-availability systems that have handled significant transaction volumes in a Web3 and trading environment
Experience with low-level network programming, including asynchronous I/O, direct socket programming, and familiarity with Linux kernel optimizations
Experience in fine-tuning latency-sensitive components, particularly in trading systems like order matching engines and risk engines
Strong proficiency in securing and hardening backend systems and APIs against evolving security threats
Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization tools (e.g Docker, Kubernetes)

Benefits

Flexible PTO
Health Insurance
Major industry conferences and events covered
Remote-first
Equity by way of tokens on top of salary

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

RustC++asynchronous programmingconcurrency patternsthread safetylock-free data structuresrelational databasesPostgreSQLmessaging systemslow latency persistence

Soft Skills

mentoringcollaborationdocumentationcode reviewenforcing coding standards