Senior Engineer

Confidential; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier compensation

Unlimited vacation

Comprehensive benefits tailored by 202

Flat structure with no unnecessary

Job summary

Deciml, based in Singapore, seeks an experienced Backend Engineer to own feature lifecycles from concept to launch. The role focuses on distributed systems, blockchain smart contracts, and high-impact customer features. You will work directly with the CEO and a small elite team to push performance and UX limits.

Responsibilities include protocol design, API/SDK development, and system monitoring. Strong experience with distributed systems and cryptography is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience in a strong engineering team.
• Proficiency in Javascript, Python, Golang, Java, or C++.
• Familiarity with cryptography and Solidity for smart contracts.
• Hands-on experience building on blockchain platforms; AWS and Kubernetes familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Protocol development: design and implement a decentralised protocol for crypto derivatives.
• API and SDK development to support robust trade execution services.
• System monitoring: implement analytics, alarms, and reporting for services.
• Collaborate across teams to align on project goals and requirements.

Skills

Backend engineering

JavaScript

Python

Golang

Java

C++

Solidity

Kubernetes

AWS

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

About the Company

We are building the Everything Store for Finance. We have combined three powerful financial primitives: Exchange, Asset Management, and Borrow/Lend, all seamlessly composable and accessible through one unified account that uses your entire portfolio as collateral, including spot and derivative assets. Trade 250+ markets on a super exchange with zero fees, better-than-CEX liquidity, and institutional-grade privacy, all built on a blazingly fast blockchain.

Backed by top-tier investors, we are scaling fast and building a team of mission-driven engineers to redefine what is possible in decentralised finance. There are no product managers, no managers, no 1:1s. Just code. You will work directly with our CEO and a small, elite team of builders every day, pushing the limits of performance and UX.

Platform scale

• $200B+ lifetime volume
• $1.2B+ average daily volume
• $200M+ total value locked

About the Role

As a member of the product engineering team, you will own the lifecycle of features from concept to launch. We are looking for someone with strong experience in distributed systems and hands-on experience building on blockchain smart contract platforms. You will work in a dynamic cross-functional team, building high-impact features that directly benefit our users. Some projects will focus on enhancing the customer experience, while others will tackle challenges of scalability, integrations, and performance optimisations.

Key Responsibilities

• Protocol Development: contribute to the design and implementation of a decentralised protocol for crypto derivatives trading, including developing, testing, and deploying systems and smart contracts
• API and SDK Development: design and develop APIs and SDKs to support robust trade execution services
• System Monitoring: own monitoring, alarming, analytics, and reporting for all services you build, ensuring they meet high performance and responsiveness standards
• Effective Communication: collaborate and communicate requirements effectively within and across teams to ensure alignment on project goals

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience, ideally from ideation to launch within a strong engineering team
• Solid knowledge and hands-on experience with modern programming languages including Javascript, Python, Golang, Java, or C++
• Familiarity with basic cryptography and experience with Solidity for building smart contracts
• Hands-on experience building on blockchain platforms; comfortable with cloud-native AWS infrastructure and/or Kubernetes
• Solid understanding of the cryptocurrency ecosystem and underlying technologies including blockchain, PoW, PoS, and L1/L2 technologies
• Interest in ZK-Rollups and cutting-edge blockchain technologies

Benefits

• Top-tier competitive compensation
• Unlimited vacation
• Comprehensive benefits packages tailored by country
• Flat structure with no unnecessary meetings