Senior Backend Engineer - Crypto

TieTalent; Illinois; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-funded startup in the crypto space seeks a Senior Software Engineer. Join a team working on impactful projects, including a Solana liquidity aggregator and mobile trading app. Competitive salary, remote work, and growth opportunities available.

Benefits

Competitive base salary plus bonus

Great Benefits

Remote Work

Growth Opportunity

PTO

401K

Qualifications

• 5 years of software engineering experience preferably in HFT, fintech, or crypto.
• Experience with compiled languages like Rust, C++, or C, and backend languages.
• Strong grasp of networking protocols (TCP, UDP, WebSockets), gRPC.

Responsibilities

• Focus on building backend, real-time services powering production software.
• Participate in architectural discussions and technical trade-offs.

Skills

Software Engineering

System Design

Networking Protocols

Technical Tradeoffs

Education

BS in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Rust

C++

C

TypeScript

Python

Node.js

Job description

A bit about us:

Well-Funded, venture backed startup is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their growing team! This startup is partnered with big names in the crypto space and is a core contributor to a Solana liquidity aggregator and a mobile trading app used by over half of a million users. In this role you work will primarily focus building backend, real-time services powering the production software.

Why join us?

Competitive base salary plus bonus, Great Benefits, Remote Work, Growth Opportunity, Great Culture, PTO, 401K, and much more!

Job Details

RequirementsBS in CS or equivalent5 years of software engineering experience, preferably in HFT, fintech, or in the crypto space (also open to SaaS)Experience with at least one compiled language (Rust, C++, or C) AND one backend language (TypeScript, Python, Node, or similar)Strong system and software design skills, including the ability to reason about technical tradeoffs of different architectural approachesUnderstanding of networking protocols and frameworks including TCP, UDP, WebSockets, Protocol Buffers, and gRPCBonus Qualifications

iOS or Android experienceExperience with the Solana ecosystem or having written code that interfaces with such (indexers, RPC nodes, validator nodes, wallet connectors, wallets)Understanding of Solana architecture, including leaders, shreds, transaction structures (e.g. list of instructions within a transaction), and Jito bundles

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