Lead Backend Engineer, Real-Time Web3 Finance

ITRADE Innovations | STEM; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-of-market salary

Possible equity

Crypto bonuses

Flexible hours

Collaborative culture

Job summary

ITRADE Innovations | STEM is seeking a Backend Engineer to join a well-funded Web3 fintech startup in Miami. The role involves architecting real-time financial APIs and working with bleeding-edge technologies like NestJS, Kafka, and gRPC to create robust solutions for decentralized finance.

Candidates should have 5+ years of backend engineering experience, a strong command of TypeScript, and a passion for building real-time infrastructure in a collaborative, remote-friendly environment. Top salary and equity options are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in backend engineering with a focus on financial systems.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js.
• Experience with Kafka and event-driven architecture.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain APIs for crypto trading and DeFi analytics.
• Manage streaming pipelines with Kafka for blockchain data.
• Collaborate with a team to ship features end-to-end.

Skills

Backend engineering

TypeScript

Node.js

Kafka

gRPC

WebSockets

Microservices

Blockchain fundamentals

Tools

NestJS

APISIX

QuestDB

ClickHouse

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

ITRADE Innovations | STEM is seeking a Backend Engineer to join a well-funded Web3 fintech startup in Miami. The role involves architecting real-time financial APIs and working with bleeding-edge technologies like NestJS, Kafka, and gRPC to create robust solutions for decentralized finance.

Candidates should have 5+ years of backend engineering experience, a strong command of TypeScript, and a passion for building real-time infrastructure in a collaborative, remote-friendly environment. Top salary and equity options are offered.