Backend Engineer, Tokenization—Scalable Crypto Systems

Talos; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly wellness credit

Paid lunches

Monthly fitness events

Annual offsite events

Job summary

A financial technology company based in New York seeks a Software Engineer for its Tokenization team. The role focuses on backend systems integration and enterprise-grade platform development, involving high-performance backend services for trading infrastructure. Candidates should have over 3 years of experience in backend engineering, preferably with Go, and expertise in designing robust APIs. The workplace promotes a hybrid-friendly environment, fostering innovation and collaboration among a diverse team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of backend engineering experience in Go (preferred), Java, or C++.
• Strong expertise building and operating large-scale backend systems.
• Experience developing enterprise-grade software with strict correctness and reliability requirements.
• Proven experience designing and integrating REST, gRPC, or WebSocket APIs.
• Strong understanding of performance optimization, concurrency, and distributed system design.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services supporting tokenization and related trading workflows.
• Build and optimize high-performance, scalable, and secure distributed systems.
• Design and implement REST, gRPC, and WebSocket APIs for internal and external integrations.
• Lead integration efforts with third-party platforms, custodians, and trading venues.
• Contribute to system architecture decisions to support enterprise-grade reliability and scalability.
• Participate in the full development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production monitoring.

Skills

Backend engineering

Go programming

Java

C++

Systems thinking

API design

Performance optimization

Concurrency

Distributed system design

Job description

A financial technology company based in New York seeks a Software Engineer for its Tokenization team. The role focuses on backend systems integration and enterprise-grade platform development, involving high-performance backend services for trading infrastructure. Candidates should have over 3 years of experience in backend engineering, preferably with Go, and expertise in designing robust APIs. The workplace promotes a hybrid-friendly environment, fostering innovation and collaboration among a diverse team.