Senior Backend Engineer: Scale High-Volume APIs (Remote)

Blockworks Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 190,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Medical Coverage

Flexible PTO

Parental Leave

Hardware Stipend

Learning & Growth Stipend

Job summary

A leading crypto information platform is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems. This role involves owning API development, database optimization, and collaborating across teams. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience, strong skills in Node.js and TypeScript, and proficiency in relational databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL. The position offers a remote-first work culture, competitive salary, and flexible benefits including medical coverage, PTO, and professional development stipends.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer, focusing on development and architecture.
• Proven experience with fast, reliable API endpoints handling over 1M requests per day.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to write clean, maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend systems for high-performance APIs.
• Own database design, optimization, and reliability.
• Lead backend feature development from planning to production release.

Skills

Backend development

API design

Node.js

TypeScript

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Redis

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

NestJS

TypeORM

AWS

Job description

A leading crypto information platform is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems. This role involves owning API development, database optimization, and collaborating across teams. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience, strong skills in Node.js and TypeScript, and proficiency in relational databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL. The position offers a remote-first work culture, competitive salary, and flexible benefits including medical coverage, PTO, and professional development stipends.