Open Positions
Staff Backend engineer - $140k-$200k + .2-.75% Equity - Full remote
About:
Our client has developed a one-stop blockchain data platform to make on-chain and off-chain data indexing, querying, and sharing extremely fast, reliable, flexible, etc... We help developers build real-time, reliable, data-intensive apps in minutes — all without worrying about data processing in their frontends or backends! This is done through ready-to-use, flexible, and customizable APIs.
About the role:
We’re looking for an early Backend Engineer to join us. We store and index a massive amount of data, and need to make the storage layer efficient and the query engine fast. This role will interact with widely used big data open-source projects. This role will design, implement, optimize, and maintain the backend to accommodate large-scale data and queries.
What you'll do:
Build microservices to serve our customers
Build real-time systems that can handle millions of TPS in sub-10ms latency
Own the end-to-end product lifecycle of identifying, designing, and building new features
What you'll need:
5+ years of relevant industry experience
Deep understanding of the distributed system
Ability to solve complex design, scaling, latency, or performance problems in high-throughput, low-latency systems
Dive deep into at least one open-source project
BA/BS in STEM, Economics, Business, Engineering, Operations Research, or other quantitative focus (or equivalent work experience)
Why join us
Top-notch team - Did we mention this? You’ll work with the sharpest crew you’ve ever met. We are a team of 10+ experienced engineers, having built data infrastructure and products as early employees at Databricks, Uber, Coinbase, Confluent, Salesforce, Zoom, LinkedIn, and so on.
Unlimited vacation policy - we need you at your best at all times. Our expected minimum time off lets you schedule your work around your life.
Competitive compensation - we firmly believe amazing talent is the No. 1 reason for success, and thus we provide globally leading compensation, stock, and benefits.
All of the standard benefits -Healthcare, 401k etc.
Travel With Purpose - we are a fully distributed, 100% remote-friendly team, however, we recognize the value of in-person time. We will pay for round-trip flights, hotel, transportation, and food on weekdays for you to visit our headquarters in San Francisco, or other members of your team around the world.
Continuous learning/training policy - we sponsor you for the conferences and training programs you feel would add to your development in the company. Sponsored visas - for employees in need of them, such as H1b and Green Card.
Who you are:
Builder - Excited to build a data-heavy product from the ground up, knowing that the work you do will set the stage for future engineers and become important parts of the product in years to come.
Owner - Self-starter and able to operate independently, with a high degree of autonomy, while maintaining a focus on delivery and excellence at work.
Shipper - Get stuff done when the shit hits the fan, comfortable with ambiguity and able to adapt to changes in priorities and plans.
Collaborator - Empathetic, kind, curious, and sincere; respect others with their decisions.
Crypto curious - Excited about blockchain or web3, with bonus points for crypto fluency.
If this sounds like you, please apply today!