Low-Latency Backend Engineer for Real-Time Trading

ArtOfBlockchain; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 320,000 - 465,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual base salary: $320,000 – $465,00

Performance-based bonus

Job summary

Axiom Trade in Austin is seeking a Backend Engineer to set the technical direction for its core backend infrastructure. You will design, build, and operate ultra-low-latency APIs, indexers, and streaming pipelines to handle high write loads.

You will own performance and reliability across Postgres, Redis, and ClickHouse, work across Solana, BNB Chain, Ethereum, and Base, and mentor peers while keeping systems simple and maintainable.

Qualifications

• Backend mastery in building and scaling high-throughput backend services or distributed architectures (TypeScript or Rust).
• Deep data modeling, query optimization, and caching with Postgres, Redis, ClickHouse.
• Proven track record designing APIs and streaming architectures with low latency under heavy concurrency.
• Strong debugging fundamentals across production services, RPC nodes, and database layers.
• Urgency, autonomy, and obsession with shipping reliable, user-focused software.

Responsibilities

• Core Backend Architecture: Set technical direction and architect low-latency APIs, indexing layers, and streaming pipelines powering the core trading product.
• Throughput & Reliability: Own system latency, throughput, and state correctness under continuous, heavy write loads and market volatility.
• High-Volume Data Design: Design robust data schemas and advanced caching strategies across Postgres, Redis, and ClickHouse.
• Multi-Chain Execution: Build and scale services across multiple blockchain networks, including Solana, BNB Chain, Ethereum, Base, and emerging L2s.
• Production Observability & Triage: Rapidly debug production incidents across services, databases, and node/RPC infrastructure.
• System Simplification: Continuously refine fleet architecture to keep systems simple, maintainable, and highly operable while mentoring peers.

Skills

Backend Mastery

Data Layer Depth

High-Load Performance

Operational Excellence

High Ownership

Tools

Postgres

Redis

ClickHouse

Job description

Axiom Trade in Austin is seeking a Backend Engineer to set the technical direction for its core backend infrastructure. You will design, build, and operate ultra-low-latency APIs, indexers, and streaming pipelines to handle high write loads.

You will own performance and reliability across Postgres, Redis, and ClickHouse, work across Solana, BNB Chain, Ethereum, and Base, and mentor peers while keeping systems simple and maintainable.