Senior Backend Engineer

Stellar Development Foundation

Backend Engineer developing APIs and services for the Stellar blockchain ecosystem. Collaborating with engineers to design and optimize backend systems for performance and scalability.

Posted 5/16/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $185,000 - $275,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsGoJavaPythonRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive end-to-end development of backend services and APIs that support the Stellar ecosystem.
Build, maintain, and scale reliable infrastructure and web services in support of mission-critical applications.
Collaborate cross-functionally to understand developer or end-user needs and translate them into pragmatic solutions.
Optimize backend systems for performance, scale, and maintainability.
Contribute to our open-source efforts, including SDKs, libraries, and tools.
Engage in architectural design discussions, write detailed technical specifications (RFCs), and contribute to SDF’s engineering best practices.
Participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing across teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of experience as a software engineer
Strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and software design patterns.
Proficiency in backend development with languages such as Go, Python, Rust, Java, C++, or similar.
Experience deploying and operating production web services at scale.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead technical discussions.
A product-driven mindset with an interest in improving the developer or user experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

lumen-denominated grants

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend developmentGoPythonRustJavaC++data structuresalgorithmsdistributed systemssoftware design patterns

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationleadershiptechnical discussionsproduct-driven mindset