Backend Engineer (DeFi): Build Scalable APIs & Crypto Infra

1inch; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

1inch in Dubai seeks a senior backend engineer to build, extend, and operate scalable services powering DeFi products. You will improve system reliability and developer experience while designing integrations with smart-contract platforms and external services.

The role requires strong backend knowledge, experience with containers, and the ability to mentor others. Join a fast-paced team delivering distributed systems with impact.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in backend systems and production experience
• Strong concurrency and performance understanding
• Familiarity with blockchain platforms and on-chain integrations

Responsibilities

• Build, extend, and operate backend services and APIs powering 1inch products and internal platforms
• Improve scalability, reliability, maintainability, and developer experience across backend systems
• Design and implement integrations with smart-contract platforms, blockchain data sources, and external services
• Contribute to observability, monitoring, incident response, and post-mortem processes
• Optimise backend services for performance, resilience, and operational efficiency
• Collaborate with product, blockchain, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable distributed systems
• Participate in code reviews, testing workflows, and engineering best practices
• At senior level, own services end-to-end, define technical direction, and mentor other engineers

Skills

Golang

Typescript

System design

Blockchain

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

1inch in Dubai seeks a senior backend engineer to build, extend, and operate scalable services powering DeFi products. You will improve system reliability and developer experience while designing integrations with smart-contract platforms and external services.

The role requires strong backend knowledge, experience with containers, and the ability to mentor others. Join a fast-paced team delivering distributed systems with impact.