Senior Backend Engineer - DeFi

ZipRecruiter; New York (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in DeFi is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to work on innovative trading platforms. The role offers high autonomy and involves building scalable systems, tuning LLM-based models, and creating data pipelines. This is a fully remote position catering to US-based candidates with strong experience in Rust and distributed systems.

Benefits

Competitive salary with comprehensive token package

Collaborative, remote-friendly work environment

Opportunities to shape the future of trading infrastructure

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building and architecting distributed software systems.
• 2+ years of advanced skills in Rust.
• Experience with production Databases and Message Queues.

Responsibilities

• Build highly scalable backend systems and APIs for financial platforms.
• Tune LLM-based models to enhance user experience.
• Build data pipelines for training LLM models.

Skills

Distributed software systems

Rust

Production Databases

Message Queues

Tools

Rust

Postgres

Redis

Kafka

OpenAI

Gemini

Cloudflare

Job description

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionCareer Renew is recruiting for one of its clients a Senior Backend Engineer - DeFi - this is a fully-remote role for US-based candidates.

We power one of DeFi’s largest RFQ liquidity sources, facilitating over $25 billion in volume through professional market makers to ensure guaranteed pricing and protection against MEV exploits.

We are building the next interface for trading: AI-, mobile-, and asset-agnostic from day one. Whether it's crypto, equities, or beyond, we will simplify the entire trading experience into a single intelligent conversation — setting a new standard for human-market interaction. If you can say it, you can trade it.

Role Overview

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help build the core systems powering our next- trading platform. From scalable APIs and distributed systems to LLM-tuned infrastructure and data pipelines, this is a hands-on role at the frontier of finance and AI. You’ll operate across the stack with high autonomy and collaborate closely with product and engineering to drive a best-in-class user experience.

Key Responsibilities

Build highly scalable backend systems and APIs powering cutting edge financial

platforms.

Tune LLM-based models that revolutionize user experience for financial platforms.

Build data pipelines for training LLM models that generate financial insights.

Work cross-functionally with stakeholders in order to architect the best-in-class user

experience.

Exercise a high level of autonomy while focusing on accomplishing business objectives

across the technical stack.

Requirements

5+ years of experience building and architecting distributed software systems

2+ years of experience and advanced skills in Rust

Experience with production Databases / Message Queues

Bonus

Experience working with LLMs (e.g. OpenAI / Gemini)

Tech Stack

• Rust

• Postgres

• Redis

• Kafka

• LLM (OpenAI / Gemini)

• Cloudflare

What We Offer

• Competitive salary with a comprehensive token package

• A collaborative, remote-friendly work environment

• Opportunities to shape the future of trading infrastructure

Compensation & Package

Base Salary + Tokens & Equity.