Senior Backend Engineer, Platform

Uniswap Labs; United States; On-site; USD 210,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid medical, dental, and vision

401(k) with 4% employer contribution

Unlimited time off

Annual $1,500 education stipend

Job summary

A leading DeFi technology firm is seeking a Backend Engineer to design and maintain backend systems that support shared services. Ideal candidates will have over 6 years of software engineering experience focusing on infrastructure and proficiency in TypeScript, Go, or Rust. This position offers a minimum full-time salary of $210,000-$232,000, along with a range of benefits including medical coverage, wellness programs, and an education stipend. The role allows for remote work options, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on infrastructure.
• Excellent coding skills and strong debugging capabilities.
• Experience with large-scale production systems on the cloud.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems for shared services.
• Write high quality and well tested code.
• Provide technical leadership to peers.

Skills

TypeScript

Go

Rust

AWS cloud constructs

debugging

Education

Degree in computer science

Tools

Pulumi

Job description

Overview

Uniswap Labs is a core contributor to the Uniswap Protocol, the world’s largest DEX, with over $4 trillion in volume across 17 chains. It builds products that help millions access the protocol, including the Uniswap Web App, Wallet, and Trading API. Uniswap Labs is also the primary technical provider for Unichain, a DeFi-native Ethereum Layer 2 built to be the home for liquidity across chains. When you join Uniswap, you become part of a team that's reshaping the way value flows on the internet. Our platform team plays a critical role in ensuring our products are scalable, secure, and efficient. We are looking for a Backend Engineer to help build and maintain the shared services that power our ecosystem. We are headquartered in SoHo in New York City, and this role has the option to be partially or fully remote.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems that support all shared services at Uniswap Labs.
• Write high quality and well tested code, and review code from other team members.
• Provide guidance and technical leadership to peers in navigating architectural and coding tradeoffs.
• Take charge of driving strategic technical initiatives across engineering pods that impact the entire engineering organization.
• Improve developer productivity and system reliability through automation and best practices.

Requirements

• 6+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on infrastructure.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, Go, or Rust.
• Excellent coding skills, deep understanding of AWS cloud constructs and architecture, algorithms, and strong debugging capabilities.
• Design, build, and maintain a large-scale production system on the cloud, ensuring smooth operation and high availability.
• Be able to build systems from the ground up, in a 0→1 fashion.
• A passion for building scalable, reliable systems that enable high-quality feature development.

Nice To Have

• Experience or a strong interest in infrastructure-as-code tools (Pulumi is a plus).
• Experience with distributed systems, authentication, and developer tooling.
• Degree in computer science.
• Background in blockchain or DeFi.
• Love for unicorns :)

Minimum full-time salary of $210,000-$232,000. Disclosure in accordance with New York City's Pay Transparency Law. Full Time employees at Uniswap Labs are also eligible for other compensation elements, including tokens, and benefits, dependent on the position type.

Uniswap Labs' full-time employee benefits include company-paid medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents, wellness offerings including a partnership with Equinox Fitness Clubs, 401(k) with 4% employer contribution, an annual $1,500 education stipend, unlimited and encouraged time off, up to 16 weeks paid parental leave, a home office setup stipend for remote employees, and daily lunches at NY headquarters (all benefits are subject to applicable taxes and based on eligibility).

Uniswap Labs is committed to diversity in our workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability (including gender dysphoria and similar gender-related conditions), sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, military status, domestic violence victim status, reproductive health decision making or any other protected category. In addition, Uniswap Labs participates in E-Verify. You can view the E-Verify poster and the Right to Work poster.