Yield.xyz

Backend Integrations Engineer

Yield.xyz

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Tech Stack

AWSCloudJavaScriptNode.jsPostgresRedisTypeScriptWeb3

About the role

  • Design and build high-throughput, low-latency backend services in TypeScript/Node.js
  • Architect performant PostgreSQL schemas and optimize complex queries for production workloads
  • Build robust data pipelines that ingest, process, and normalize blockchain protocol data in real-time at scale
  • Integrate emerging yield sources into the Yield.xyz engine including smart contract interaction
  • Develop and maintain external-facing APIs that power integrations for major Web3 wallets and fintech platforms
  • Conduct technical R&D on emerging protocols, validator architectures, and Web3 infrastructure
  • Operate services on AWS in close partnership with DevOps engineers
  • Participate in a rotating on-call schedule
  • Mentor and collaborate with other engineers across the organization
  • Own shipping with minimal guidance from technical design and implementation through to deployment

Requirements

  • 5+ years shipping production-grade backend systems at scale
  • Strong TypeScript and Node.js proficiency
  • Deep expertise with PostgreSQL and hands-on production experience with Redis
  • Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS
  • API design expertise: you understand schema versioning, backward compatibility, rate limiting, and building APIs that scale
  • Senior-level ownership mentality: you can design, build, test, and ship features end-to-end with minimal guidance
  • Self-starter energy: you love building code, solving complex problems, and taking initiative
  • Attention to detail in system design, security, and performance; you think about edge cases and failure modes
  • Excellent communication skills, especially async and written, to collaborate effectively with distributed teams
Benefits
  • Competitive salary and equity package
  • Fully distributed team across multiple continents. Work from anywhere within American timezones.
  • Learn at the frontier: dive deep into Web3 infrastructure, yield mechanisms, and decentralized finance at a critical moment in the industry
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Hard Skills & Tools
TypeScriptNode.jsPostgreSQLRedisAPI designcloud infrastructurebackend systemsdata pipelinessmart contractsblockchain
Soft Skills
communicationmentorshipownership mentalityself-starterattention to detailproblem-solvingcollaborationinitiativetechnical R&Dedge case thinking