Staff Backend Engineer
Location: Remote (US preferred)
Level: Staff / Principal
Competitive base salary ($175K - $225K)
We are hiring on behalf of our client, 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 own core systems inside the Agent Runtime — the infrastructure that prevents autonomous agents from destroying capital. Specifically: