Senior Backend Engineer

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Senior Backend Engineer - Decentralized Perpetual Exchange

Location: Remote - US or EU if willing to overlap 6+ hours with ET

Compensation: $180K - $300K

We are the largest decentralized perpetual exchange on a leading Ethereum Layer 2 solution, processing over $20 billion in cumulative trading volume. Our mission is to bring global markets on-chain, enabling leveraged trading of real-world assets (commodities, forex, indices, stocks) alongside crypto, all with full self-custody. Backed by top-tier investors, we are a small team scaling critical infrastructure handling billions in volume and are seeking an exceptional Senior Backend Engineer who deeply understands crypto infrastructure.

You will build and scale the high-reliability systems that power our exchange, directly impacting billions in trading volume. This role requires navigating the entire stack, from reading blockchain state and decoding oracle message signatures to building high-performance APIs and data pipelines. You will be comfortable working close to the protocol layer while owning critical infrastructure that processes thousands of trades daily.

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Senior Backend Engineer