Talent Pool - Software Engineer, Backend (Typescript / Golang)

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 is the DeFi ecosystem building financial freedom for everyone. 1inch products help users and builders trade, hold and track digital assets - with the self-custody, comprehensive security and the intuitive user experience they need to unlock the potential of true crypto ownership. 1inch protocols and APIs provide core infrastructure across the DeFi industry and beyond. So if you're someone who thinks big, moves fast and wants to make an impact right from day one, then get ready to join our industry-changing team.

What You’ll Do

• Build, extend, and operate backend services and APIs that power 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 closely with product, blockchain, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable distributed systems
• Participate in code reviews, testing workflows, and engineering best practices across the development lifecycle
• At senior level, own services end-to-end, define technical direction, and mentor other engineers

Who You Are

• Professional experience building and operating backend systems in production environments
• Strong proficiency in Golang, Typescript or another backend/systems programming language with practical concurrency and performance knowledge
• Solid understanding of system design fundamentals including services, data flows, reliability, and maintainability
• Familiarity with blockchain platforms, smart contracts, transaction handling, and on-chain integrations
• Experience working with containerised services and modern deployment practices
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively in fast-paced engineering environments
• Ability to balance technical quality, scalability, and operational reliability
• At senior level, experience owning projects end-to-end and contributing to architectural decision-making

Nice to haves

• Experience working with multiple blockchain networks or non-EVM ecosystems
• Familiarity with on-chain data indexing, observability tooling, or protocol debugging systems
• Experience building performance-sensitive systems such as routing engines, risk controls, or high-throughput pipelines
• Experience working within fintech, crypto, or other correctness-critical domains
• Exposure to distributed systems or low-latency infrastructure architectures

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