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Base pay range
$130,000.00/yr - $250,000.00/yr
Job Title:
Back-End Engineer
Role Overview Join a stealth-mode Web3 startup founded by a former Robinhood Crypto engineer and backed by a powerhouse team with experience at Facebook, LinkedIn, and Robinhood. This company is building a real-time, AI-powered trading platform on Solana that’s currently in private beta. As a founding backend engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping bleeding-edge infrastructure and redefining the trader experience in crypto. The position can be based in the company’s New York City office, hybrid within the area, or fully remote depending on candidate location.
Key Responsibilities
Design and build high-throughput, low-latency backend trading systems
Take full ownership of new product features from ideation to deployment
Operate at startup speed: rapid shipping, tight feedback loops, real production impact
Uphold engineering best practices: thoughtful code reviews, clean architecture, and continuous refactoring
Contribute to the company’s technical direction and culture
Education & Qualifications
Proven experience building and maintaining backend systems at scale
Fluency with modern backend technologies: Golang, Kafka, Clickhouse, PostgreSQL, Prometheus, and Grafana
Strong product ownership mindset — comfortable operating independently in a fast-paced environment
Ability to debug and iterate quickly in production environments
Preferred Experience
Prior experience in crypto or Web3 infrastructure
Exposure to trading systems or real-time data architectures
Experience working in startup environments or small, high-impact teams
Why Us
Competitive salary ($130,000-250,000/year), equity, and non-dilutive token grant with early liquidity
Work directly with seasoned leaders from top tech companies
Hybrid flexibility with a homey, sunlit Brooklyn loft as HQ
Culture of high feedback, fast iteration, and tasteful software design
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future. This position does not offer sponsorship.
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$130,000.00/yr - $250,000.00/yr
Job Title:
Back-End Engineer
Role Overview Join a stealth-mode Web3 startup founded by a former Robinhood Crypto engineer and backed by a powerhouse team with experience at Facebook, LinkedIn, and Robinhood. This company is building a real-time, AI-powered trading platform on Solana that’s currently in private beta. As a founding backend engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping bleeding-edge infrastructure and redefining the trader experience in crypto. The position can be based in the company’s New York City office, hybrid within the area, or fully remote depending on candidate location.
Key Responsibilities
Design and build high-throughput, low-latency backend trading systems
Take full ownership of new product features from ideation to deployment
Operate at startup speed: rapid shipping, tight feedback loops, real production impact
Uphold engineering best practices: thoughtful code reviews, clean architecture, and continuous refactoring
Contribute to the company’s technical direction and culture
Education & Qualifications
Proven experience building and maintaining backend systems at scale
Fluency with modern backend technologies: Golang, Kafka, Clickhouse, PostgreSQL, Prometheus, and Grafana
Strong product ownership mindset — comfortable operating independently in a fast-paced environment
Ability to debug and iterate quickly in production environments
Preferred Experience
Prior experience in crypto or Web3 infrastructure
Exposure to trading systems or real-time data architectures
Experience working in startup environments or small, high-impact teams
Why Us
Competitive salary ($130,000-250,000/year), equity, and non-dilutive token grant with early liquidity
Work directly with seasoned leaders from top tech companies
Hybrid flexibility with a homey, sunlit Brooklyn loft as HQ
Culture of high feedback, fast iteration, and tasteful software design
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future. This position does not offer sponsorship.
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