Senior Backend Engineer

Chicago, Illinois

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Venture backed DeFi startup is hiring for a Senior Backend Engineer.

This Jobot Job is hosted by: Sydney Weaver
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Salary: $150,000 - $300,000 per year

A bit about us:

Well-Funded, venture backed startup is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their growing team. This startup is partnered with big names in the crypto space and is a core contributor to a Solana liquidity aggregator and a mobile trading app used by over half of a million users. In this role you work will primarily focus building backend, real-time services powering the production software.

Why join us?

Competitive base salary plus bonus, Great Benefits, Remote Work, Growth Opportunity, Great Culture, PTO, 401K, and much more.

Job Details

Requirements
  • BS in CS or equivalent
  • 5 years of software engineering experience, preferably in HFT, fintech, or in the crypto space (also open to SaaS)
  • Experience with at least one compiled language (Rust, C , or C) AND one backend language (TypeScript, Python, Node, or similar)
  • Strong system and software design skills, including the ability to reason about technical tradeoffs of different architectural approaches
  • Understanding of networking protocols and frameworks including TCP, UDP, WebSockets, Protocol Buffers, and gRPC

Bonus Qualifications
  • iOS or Android experience
  • Experience with the Solana ecosystem or having written code that interfaces with such (indexers, RPC nodes, validator nodes, wallet connectors, wallets)
  • Understanding of Solana architecture, including leaders, shreds, transaction structures (e.g. list of instructions within a transaction), and Jito bundles


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Date Posted: 19 February 2025
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