Senior Backend Engineer (Rust/C++ – DeFi & Fintech)

Location: Fully Remote - EU timezone Type: Full-Time

Compensation: Competetive

We are hiring on behalf of our client who is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to lead the architecture and development of the core systems powering a next-generation decentralized exchange (DEX) and network. This is a high-impact role where you will go beyond writing code—you will design resilient, secure, and low-latency systems capable of processing high-frequency trading data in real time.

They are a dynamic, fully remote team with an ambitious roadmap and a relentless drive to redefine the future of finance. The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of DeFi, Systems Engineering, and High-Performance Computing. If you have a deep commitment to code quality and a passion for building mission-critical infrastructure, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

Integrations Engineer - APAC

Location: Remote (GMT +5 up to GMT+9)

Compensation: Competitive

We are a leading Decentralized Finance (DeFi) lending protocol that recently secured $50 million in funding from world-class investors including Ribbit Capital, a16z crypto, and Coinbase Ventures. With over $9 billion in assets supplied, our protocol is setting a new standard for open, efficient, and resilient lending.

We are scaling our team to establish our protocol as a cornerstone of a new internet-native financial system. We are looking for a technical, partner-facing Solutions Engineer to accelerate our expansion across the APAC region.

Your mission is to provide technical guidance and support to crypto-native partners and integrators within their timezone. By leveraging your fluency in Mandarin and English, you will enable faster implementation cycles and forge stronger partnerships across the region's most influential platforms.

What You Will Do

Fullstack Engineer (Web3)

Location: New York (Hybrid)
Compensation: $200K - $300K

We are hiring on behalf of our client, a core contributor to a high-performance, open-source blockchain ecosystem. They have pioneered the first parallelized EVM Layer 1, specifically engineered to scale Web3 applications to Web2-level performance. Their mission is to drive the mass adoption of digital assets by providing the infrastructure necessary for the next generation of global applications.

As a Fullstack Engineer, you will be at the epicenter of this evolution. You will not just be building features; you will be shaping the future of decentralized technology by empowering ecosystem partners to launch high-impact dApps. From decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and gaming to AI and DePIN, you will work across diverse domains to push the boundaries of what is possible on-chain.

What you’ll do:

Azumo is looking for a versatile and experienced Rust Senior Software Engineer to join our team. You will work focused on the identity space, contributing to the design, development, and maintenance of a full suite of Edge software. The position is based remotely in Latin America.

This position will give you the opportunity to collaborate with a growing team of bright engineering minds. You will enjoy the role if you are a well-rounded engineer comfortable working across different technologies, ready to own entire projects from start to finish, and eager to develop a new security product for a large market from the ground up.

While the core components are primarily written in Rust, we value engineers with diverse language backgrounds (such as C# or Go) who can adapt and contribute effectively to the technology stack.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

Frontend Engineer (Decentralized Ownership & Governance) - Remote/Hybrid

Location: Remote - Milan preferred or EU based

Compensation: $70K - $90K

TL;DR: We are building a groundbreaking new platform that enables the launch, ownership, and governance of ownership tokens using decision markets on EVM chains. We are seeking an experienced Frontend Engineer to help bring these innovative, complex interfaces to life.

This is a chance to work at the intersection of DeFi, tokenized ownership, and futarchic governance, creating the core user-facing applications that will define a new paradigm for founders, investors, and traders.

As a Frontend Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining the core user-facing applications of our protocol. You will translate complex crypto concepts and governance mechanics into beautiful, intuitive, and highly performant interfaces.

What You'll Build (Key Applications):

1. Interface (Main Web App): The primary application where users interact with the protocol for investing and ownership management.
2. Landing Page: The marketing site that tells the platform's story.
3. Governance Layers: Specialized, intuitive interfaces for decision market participation and voting.

Principal Software Engineer, Backend Infrastructure (Remote, US)

Location: US (remote-first, office optional), will consider strong profiles from Canada. EST preferred.

Compensation: $220K - $300K

Are you a technical leader ready to build the next generation of financial infrastructure?

Join a stellar team of leaders and experts in blockchain technology, cryptography, infrastructure, and security to build the backbone of secure, resilient systems for the evolving financial era. Our client is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and scaling of their core backend systems. This is a high-impact, remote-first role for someone who excels at setting technical direction and owning critical projects end-to-end.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be more than just a coder; you will be a key driver of technical strategy and execution. You will own mission-critical projects while setting the technical direction and ensuring their platform is fast, resilient, and secure under the high-stakes demands of financial workflows.

Full Stack Software Engineer - Decentralized Trading Platform

Location: Remote - North America/South America only - (NYC or SF based candidates heavily preferred)

Compensation: $150K - $175K

Join an organization founded by former employees of a leading crypto exchange, backed by top-tier institutional investors from both traditional finance and crypto. We are building the leading trading and yield platform for Decentralized Finance (DeFi), bringing deep expertise in algorithmic trading and high-performance engineering to the space.

We are looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer excited by the opportunity to build cutting-edge, crypto-native technology. You will work across the entire stack, integrating multiple protocols and connecting with various blockchains. This is a pivotal role requiring an individual who thrives on end-to-end ownership and technical complexity.

This role involves end-to-end ownership of features on a complex trading backend designed to manage billions of dollars in crypto transactions, as well as the high-performance frontend interfaces.

Lead Blockchain Payments Engineer - Fiat Ramps & Financial Infrastructure

Location: London

On-site | Full-time

Compensation: Competitive

Our client is an elite team of builders operating at the intersection of fintech and high-scale crypto infrastructure. As a high-growth software organization, the company is responsible for developing the technology behind some of the largest crypto social networks and digital asset launchpads globally. The organization is defined by a philosophy of extreme talent density, rapid iteration, and technical ownership.

The Lead Blockchain Payments Engineer (Fiat Ramps) will serve as a core architect of the firm's financial infrastructure. This role is responsible for designing and scaling the services that power seamless fiat-to-crypto flows, real-time risk decisioning, and immutable financial records. Based in London, this is a full-time, in-person position for an engineer who thrives in high-throughput, low-latency environments and is passionate about building the future of global value transfer.

Key Responsibilities

Payment Orchestration & Integrations

Senior Infrastructure Engineer - High-Performance Blockchain Services

Location: New York, San Francisco (Office)

Compensation: $200K - $400K

Join the Infrastructure & Platform team at a high-growth crypto derivatives exchange that is rapidly capturing market share in a multi-billion dollar annual sector. Our clients current focus is on building a multi-asset margin feature that leverages blockchain technology to allow users to post variable forms of collateral, which is essential as multi-asset margin comprises over 86% of crypto accounts.

You will play a pivotal role in designing, architecting, and deploying highly reliable, scalable blockchain services with lightning-fast performance. You will lead the development of mission-critical core infrastructure that powers their products, enabling them to bring financial venues directly to the user.

The Senior Infrastructure Engineer will be responsible for building the core components of a high-throughput, low-latency distributed system, focusing heavily on performance and cryptographic integrity.

Smart Contract Engineer (Rust) - High-Performance DeFi Infrastructure

Location: PST-CAT preference

Compensation: Competitive

We are building the next generation of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) liquidity infrastructure on the Solana blockchain. We are solving a critical industry problem where reliance on over-collateralized lending leads to inefficient capital use, fragmented systems, and unnecessary liquidation risks.

Our solution introduces under-collateralized borrowing, programmable margin accounts, and composable on-chain strategies ("Recipes"), all built with high-performance Rust smart contracts. We are redefining how liquidity moves in DeFi: faster, safer, and more capital-efficient.

We are looking for a highly capable Smart Contract Engineer (Rust) to join our core engineering team and shape the technical backbone of our protocol. You will design, build, and optimize Rust-based smart contracts that power our DeFi infrastructure, working closely with product and protocol teams to create scalable, secure, and innovative financial primitives.

As a core contributor, you will take full ownership of your work, from concept and research to mainnet deployment and maintenance.