Staff Backend Engineer New York or US-based Remote

Senior Interior Designer; New York (NY); Remote; USD 240,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking team at Uniswap Labs as a Staff Backend Engineer, where you'll lead the charge in shaping the architecture of innovative crypto products. This role offers the unique opportunity to drive technical initiatives, mentor fellow engineers, and ensure that Uniswap remains a leader in the blockchain space. With a focus on building scalable systems and championing best practices, you'll play a vital role in a company that values creativity and technical excellence. Enjoy the flexibility of remote work while contributing to a transparent and equitable digital economy. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Company-paid medical, dental, & vision

Gym subsidy

401(k) with 4% employer contribution

Annual $1,500 education stipend

Unlimited time off

Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave

Home office setup stipend

Daily lunches at NY headquarters

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in building large-scale systems.
• Exceptional coding skills and cloud architecture expertise.

Responsibilities

• Drive execution of technical projects from ideation to deployment.
• Design and build resilient, large-scale systems.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

Distributed Systems

Algorithms

Technical Leadership

Mentoring

Modern Development Practices

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

TypeScript

Go

GraphQL

AWS

Job description

The Uniswap Labs team is building products to unlock value through universal exchange. We envision a future where digital economies flourish, and markets are transparent, global, and equitable.

Our products – the Uniswap Interface, the Uniswap Mobile App, and the Uniswap Extension – are powered by the Uniswap Protocol. The protocol is the largest onchain marketplace, with billions of dollars in weekly volume across thousands of tokens on Ethereum and 8+ additional chains.

When you join Uniswap, you become part of a team that's reshaping the way value flows on the internet.

As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the architecture and strategy of our systems. This is a unique opportunity to lead technical initiatives, drive innovation, and ensure Uniswap remains at the forefront of crypto.

We are headquartered in SoHo in New York City, and this role has the option to be partially or fully remote.

What You'll Do

• Drive end to end execution of technical projects, from ideation and design to deployment.
• Design and build resilient, large-scale systems from the ground up with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Write high quality and well tested code, and review code from other team members.
• Provide thought leadership and guide peers in navigating complex architectural and coding decisions.
• Champion best practices and technical excellence across the engineering organization.
• Spearhead strategic technical initiatives that impact multiple engineering pods and deliver organization-wide improvements.

What You'll Bring

• 10+ years of hands-on experience building and maintaining large-scale, production-level systems.
• Experience as a Technical Lead or in a similar leadership capacity.
• Exceptional coding skills, with expertise in cloud architecture, distributed systems, and algorithms.
• Proven ability to independently lead projects, including requirement gathering, system design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
• A track record of mentoring and guiding engineers to achieve their potential.
• A 0→1 mindset with the ability to build systems and processes from scratch.
• Deep interest in modern development practices and a passion for shaping the future of crypto technology.

Nice to Have

• Prior work with time-series based monitoring and observability systems.
• Knowledge of TypeScript, Go, GraphQL, and AWS.
• A degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Minimum full-time salary of $240,000-$270,000. 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 equity, tokens, and benefits, dependent on the position type.

Uniswap Labs' Full-Time employee benefits include company-paid medical, dental, & vision for you and your dependents, gym subsidy, 401(k) with 4% employer contribution, annual $1,500 education stipend, unlimited and encouraged time off, up to 16 weeks paid parental leave, 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 (including actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality), veteran status, military status, domestic violence victim status, reproductive health decision making or any other protected category.