Remote Principal Backend Architect for Regulated Exchange

ProphetX; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

ProphetX is seeking a Principal / Senior Staff Backend Engineer (IC5) to shape the technical strategy of ProphetX. You’ll be a recognized technical authority who solves our hardest problems, sets multi-year architectural direction for our exchange platform, and multiplies the impact of the entire engineering organization.

You will lead scalable, low-latency systems in a CFTC-regulated environment, mentor engineers, influence roadmap with technical insight, and collaborate with product and

Qualifications

• 10+ years backend and distributed systems experience with impact.
• Expert-level command of Go, Java, C++, or Python and large-scale system design.
• Proven experience architecting mission-critical, low-latency, high-availability platforms.
• Mastery of event-driven architecture, real-time APIs, data systems, cloud-native infra.
• Deep experience with reliability, security, and compliance in regulated environments.
• History of mentoring and growing senior and staff engineers.
• Exceptional communication and influence skills from engineers to executives.
• Proactive, growth-focused, take ownership and adapt well.
• Prediction markets, fintech, sports betting, or exchange experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define the long-term technical strategy and architecture for the exchange platform.
• Lead company-level technical initiatives with ambiguous scope and significant risk/opportunity.
• Drive decisions on scalability, resilience, and security in a CFTC-regulated environment.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies, build-versus-buy choices, and engineering practices.
• Advise executive and product leadership on technical feasibility, risk, and investment.
• Mentor staff and senior engineers, and shape hiring, leveling, and engineering culture.
• Represent ProphetX’s engineering depth with partners, regulators, and the community.
• Partner with product and leadership to influence roadmap with technical insight.
• Proactively seek development opportunities and share knowledge with peers.

Skills

Backend systems design

Go/Java/C++/Python

Large-scale distributed systems

Real-time APIs

Cloud-native infrastructure

Reliability & security in regulated

Mentoring engineers

Executive communication

Ownership

Fintech/Exchange familiarity

Job description

ProphetX is seeking a Principal / Senior Staff Backend Engineer (IC5) to shape the technical strategy of ProphetX. You’ll be a recognized technical authority who solves our hardest problems, sets multi-year architectural direction for our exchange platform, and multiplies the impact of the entire engineering organization.

You will lead scalable, low-latency systems in a CFTC-regulated environment, mentor engineers, influence roadmap with technical insight, and collaborate with product and