Senior Backend Engineer

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Senior Backend Engineer

Location: US or Europe (Must have solid overlap with EST)

Remote | Full-time

Compensation: $150K - $200K

Our client is an industry-leading DeFi organization building the next generation of trading infrastructure. Operating as the largest builder-code product on a major decentralized exchange protocol, the company has processed over $65B in cumulative trading volume and generated eight-figure revenue over the past year. With a user base exceeding 400,000 registered traders, the platform is at the forefront of democratizing access to global financial markets across crypto, equities, and commodities.

The organization operates as a lean, highly technical team of individual contributors who prioritize autonomy, ownership, and rapid execution. This environment is designed for a Senior Backend Engineer who thrives in 0-to-1 environments and is capable of building ambitious systems from the ground up. This role is central to scaling trading interfaces that manage billions of dollars in daily volume while maintaining high-speed, intuitive user experiences.

Key Responsibilities

Job Skills

professional system architecture postgresql real time system operates reliability equity api management security policy trading platforms high availability debugging volume trading data pipeline troubleshooting backend cross functional collaboration hosted system leadership team low latency analytical nice traffic web redis performance monitoring instrument development budget managed securely collaboration deep dive code product equities debug high trading scalability API real time layer query optimization performance profiling infrastructure graphql financial market memory management typescript scale applicable data user experience operating data structure prioritize data pipelines 7 system manage track

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Senior Backend Engineer