Staff Backend Engineer

Location: Remote (US preferred)

Level: Staff / Principal

A high-growth, venture-backed crypto company is hiring a Staff Backend Engineer to help build next-generation autonomous trading infrastructure.

This is a senior, ownership-heavy role working on real-time trading systems, wallets, and execution infrastructure operating under extreme market conditions. The client is highly responsive and only interviewing candidates who meet all criteria.

🚨 Non-Negotiable Hiring Criteria

Candidates must have all of the following:

• Hands-on experience with crypto wallets, tokens, and/or trading systems
• Deep production experience with Golang, Node.js, and TypeScript
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, performance, and reliability
• Deep familiarity with trading APIs, execution flows, and transaction lifecycles

If any of the above is missing, this role will not be a fit.

The Role

You’ll be responsible for owning and building business-critical backend systems that power high-throughput, real-time crypto trading.

This includes:

• Designing and building low-latency trading infrastructure
• Developing wallet and execution systems that perform under extreme volatility
• Working on AI-driven intelligence layers that continuously improve outcomes
• Shipping production systems with a strong bias toward correctness, resilience, and speed
• Using AI tooling aggressively as a force multiplier across development and architecture

This is frontier-level backend engineering at the intersection of crypto, trading infrastructure, and applied AI.

Interview Process

1. Hiring Manager Interview
2. CTO Intro Call
3. Technical Interview
4. Technical Interview
5. Founder / CEO Interview

Location

• Remote (US preferred)
• Strong preference for Austin, TX (office planned)
• Exceptional candidates in Europe will be considered