Senior Backend Engineer: Low-Latency Exchange

deCircle; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading prediction market platform is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to design and scale core exchange infrastructure. You will focus on high-performance backend systems that ensure reliability and low latency. The ideal candidate will have 4-7 years of experience, strong C/C++ skills, and a solid understanding of complex systems. This role emphasizes collaboration and ownership, with opportunities to work on cutting-edge technologies in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 4–7+ years of professional backend development experience.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++, Go, Rust, or Java.
• Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, and concurrency.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, low-latency backend services.
• Profile, tune, and debug systems for performance.
• Build robust APIs and data pipelines.

Skills

C/C++ proficiency

Understanding of algorithms

Concurrency

Memory management

Debugging production issues

Knowledge of low-latency systems

Tools

Kafka

Go

Rust

Java

gRPC

Protobuf

Job description

A leading prediction market platform is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to design and scale core exchange infrastructure. You will focus on high-performance backend systems that ensure reliability and low latency. The ideal candidate will have 4-7 years of experience, strong C/C++ skills, and a solid understanding of complex systems. This role emphasizes collaboration and ownership, with opportunities to work on cutting-edge technologies in a fast-paced environment.