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Energy Jobline ZR

Senior Backend Engineer - Crypto in New York

Energy Jobline ZR, New York, New York, us, 10261

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Our Momentum

$150M daily trading volume

$40M+ TVL with 10x growth in 2025

26% of Arbitrum's total DEX activity

Backed by General Catalyst, LocalGlobe, and Susquehanna International Group

The Role We're hiring an exceptional backend engineer who deeply understands crypto infrastructure. You'll build and scale the systems that power our exchange: oracle integrations, subgraph indexing, smart contract event processing, keeper infrastructure, and APIs serving our trading interface.

This role requires someone who can navigate the entire stack—from decoding oracle message signatures and reading blockchain state to building high-performance APIs and data pipelines. You should be comfortable working close to the protocol layer while building systems that handle significant load.

You will own critical infrastructure that directly impacts billions in trading volume.

Required Skills & Experience Must-Have

4+ years backend development experience with TypeScript/Node.js

(this is essential)

Deep crypto/Web3 experience:

smart contract interactions, wallet integrations, blockchain data

Hands‑on experience with subgraphs

- writing, deploying, and optimizing

Oracle integration experience:

verifying signatures, processing price feeds, handling data freshness

Reading from smart contracts:

ethers.js/viem/web3.js, ABI decoding, event parsing

Production experience with blockchain RPC providers

(Alchemy, Infura, QuickNode, etc.)

Strong understanding of cryptographic signatures and message verification

Experience building high‑reliability systems with monitoring and alerting

Comfortable working in a fast‑paced startup environment

Technical Expertise

Expert‑level TypeScript and modern Node.js patterns

Deep understanding of EVM chains (Ethereum, Arbitrum, etc.)

Experience with GraphQL (subgraphs, Apollo, or similar)

Proficiency with databases (PostgreSQL, Redis, TimescaleDB)

Understanding of blockchain indexing patterns and event processing

API design and performance optimization

Docker and basic DevOps knowledge

Huge Plus (Strongly)

Go/Golang experience

- we're considering Go for performance‑critical services

Background in trading systems or financial infrastructure

Experience with Layer 2 solutions (Arbitrum, Optimism)

Understanding of perpetual futures mechanics and derivatives pricing

Also Valuable

Rust experience (acceptable alternative to Go)

Experience with message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka)

Frontend experience with React/Next.js (full‑stack capability)

Security mindset and secure coding practices

Open‑source contributions to crypto projects

Why Join Us? High Impact

Build infrastructure powering billions in monthly trading volume

Your code directly impacts thousands of users and critical financial operations

Own entire systems from design to production deployment

Small team (7 people) means massive ownership and visibility

Technical Excellence

Solve genuinely hard problems at the cutting edge of DeFi/TradFi convergence

Work with advanced oracle systems and Layer 2 infrastructure

Build systems requiring institutional‑grade reliability and performance

Tackle novel challenges around onchain RWAs that few others are solving

Massive Growth

Join during explosive growth phase (10x TVL increase in 2025)

Platform has proven product‑market fit with sustained traction

Well‑funded with runway from tier‑1 VCs (General Catalyst, LocalGlobe, SIG)

Positioned at the center of the expanding RWA narrative

Exceptional Team

Work directly with founders from Harvard, Bridgewater, and BlackRock

Small, senior team with high talent density

Remote‑first culture with autonomy and trust

Open‑source development practices

Compensation

$180-300K base salary

Significant equity/token allocation

Competitive benefits package

Annual bonuses tied to protocol growth

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