Backend Engineer — Layer 2 DeFi (Rust/C++)

Tokalent; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Tokalent is seeking a Backend Engineer to help build core components of our Layer 2 DeFi protocol. You will work on back-end services, with touches to the front end, reporting to the Tech Lead and collaborating with engineers, product managers and business teams.

Ideal candidates have experience in C++/Rust and TypeScript with Node.js, plus Docker and serverless platforms such as Cloudflare Workers. Familiarity with Solidity/Go and open-source contributions is a plus.

Qualifications

• 0–5 years of developer experience.
• Proficient in C++ or Rust; strong preference.
• Strong TypeScript (Node.js) and React knowledge.
• Experience with Docker and serverless environments (Cloudflare Workers).
• Bonus: Solidity, Go; open-source contributions welcome.

Responsibilities

• Build backend components of the Layer 2 DeFi protocol.
• Develop back-end services and touchpoints with front-end.
• Collaborate with Tech Lead, software, product and business teams.

Skills

C++/Rust

TypeScript

React

Solidity

Go

CI/CD

Cloudflare Workers

Docker

Serverless

Open-source

Blockchain/DeFi

Tools

Docker

CI/CD

Cloudflare Workers

Job description

Tokalent is seeking a Backend Engineer to help build core components of our Layer 2 DeFi protocol. You will work on back-end services, with touches to the front end, reporting to the Tech Lead and collaborating with engineers, product managers and business teams.

Ideal candidates have experience in C++/Rust and TypeScript with Node.js, plus Docker and serverless platforms such as Cloudflare Workers. Familiarity with Solidity/Go and open-source contributions is a plus.