Senior Backend Engineer (Go)

Trust Wallet; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

Learning and career development opportunities

Global and diverse work environment

Job summary

A leading cryptocurrency wallet provider is seeking a skilled software engineer to develop high-impact backend systems. This role involves building and optimizing microservice architectures, supporting a global user base. Candidates should have over 5 years of relevant experience, including expertise in Go and containerization technologies. Enjoy a fully remote role with flexible hours, competitive salary, and outstanding career development opportunities. Join us in shaping the future of Web3 and digital asset management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including knowledge of Go (3+ years for Mid Level).
• Experience building microservice-based architectures.
• Knowledge of SQL databases.
• Experience with containerization technologies.

Responsibilities

• Own backend feature development for all platforms.
• Define deployment strategies for backend services.
• Setup system monitoring to maintain high SLAs.
• Foster team culture in recruiting new hires.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Extensive knowledge of Go

Microservice-based architectures

SQL databases

Building from scratch

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

About the company

Trust Wallet is the leading non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet, trusted by over 200 million people worldwide to securely manage and grow their digital assets. Our vision is to give individuals the freedom to own their assets, confidently participate in the future economy, and access opportunities that enhance their lives. Our mission is to be a trusted personal companion — helping users safely navigate Web3, the on‑chain economy, and the emerging AI‑powered future. With support for over 10 million assets across 100+ blockchains, Trust Wallet offers a seamless, multi‑chain experience backed by industry‑leading self‑custody technology, a vibrant community, and a growing ecosystem of partners.

The Opportunity

At Trust Wallet, you’ll have the chance to directly shape the future of how millions of people interact with Web3. This role offers the opportunity to:

• Work on high-impact backend systems that power a product trusted by over 200M users worldwide.

• Contribute to the next generation of self‑custody technology, enabling individuals to securely own and grow their digital assets.

• Build and scale cloud‑native, microservice‑based architectures that support a truly global user base.

Responsibilities

• Feature development and optimization: You will be owning backend features that support all our platforms (extension, mobile, and desktop)

• Infrastructure: You will help to define how Trust Wallet runs and deploys backend services to our millions of users

• Maintainability: You will setup system monitoring in order to provide high SLAs of the developed features

• Team building: You will be working with the team to create and foster a culture of raising the bar with each new hire

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including extensive knowledge of Go (3+ years for Mid Level role)

• Experience building microservice-based architectures

• Experience with cloud environments like AWS, Azure, or GCP

• Knowledge of SQL databases

• Experience in building systems from scratch

• Experience with containerization (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)

Nice to Have

• Experience in a blockchain-based project

• Experience building distributed systems. Expertise in identifying and analyzing performance bottlenecks

• Expertise in NoSQL and/or other database storage engines (e.g. Key Value)

• Experience building distributed systems.

• Startup experience

Additional Information

This is a global and fully remote role. You must have the right to work for the country you are based.

Why work at Trust Wallet?

• Be a part of the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem that continues to grow.

• Excellent learning and career development opportunities.

• Work alongside diverse, world‑class talent, in an environment where learning and growth opportunities are endless.

• Tackle fast‑paced, challenging and unique projects.

• Work in a truly global organization, with international teams and a flat organizational structure.

• Work fully remotely with flexible working hours.

• Enjoy competitive salary and benefits.

Apply today to join our team in building the world’s most trusted and secure crypto wallet and enable a decentralized future for everyone.

Trust Wallet is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We believe that having a diverse workforce is fundamental to our success.

*Due to the large amount of the applications, please consider your application as unsuccessful should you not be contacted within 4 weeks from your application date.