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the company is the DeFi ecosystem building financial freedom for everyone. the company products help users and builders trade, hold and track digital assets, all while providing the self-custody, comprehensive security, and intuitive user experience they need to unlock the potential of true crypto ownership. the company protocols and APIs provide core infrastructure across the DeFi industry and beyond. This opportunity is aimed at individuals who are ambitious, quick to act, and eager to make an impact right from day one.
Your mission
This is not an active vacancy. Instead, we're building a network of exceptional backend engineers with a focus on Typescript or Golang and solid Web3 experience, who have successfully completed our interview process and are ready to join the company when new positions become available. Our engineering needs evolve rapidly, and we're always looking to connect with exceptional individuals who want to help shape the future of DeFi. We look for engineers with a high-agency, "Get Stuff Done" mindset and an unrelenting passion for decentralised innovation. We also embrace AI as a force multiplier for engineering, valuing developers who thoughtfully leverage AI-powered tools to accelerate development, improve code quality, and solve complex technical challenges. Successful candidates will join our Pre-Qualified Talent Network, allowing us to quickly consider you for suitable positions as they become available.
What You'll Do
- Build, extend, and operate backend services and APIs that power the company products and internal platforms
- Improve scalability, reliability, maintainability, and developer experience across backend systems
- Design and implement integrations with smart-contract platforms, blockchain data sources, and external services
- Contribute to observability, monitoring, incident response, and post-mortem processes
- Optimise backend services for performance, resilience, and operational efficiency
- Collaborate closely with product, blockchain, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable distributed systems
- Participate in code reviews, testing workflows, and engineering best practices across the development lifecycle
- At senior level, own services end-to-end, define technical direction, and mentor other engineers
Who You Are
- Professional experience building and operating backend systems in production environments
- Strong proficiency in Golang, Typescript, or another backend/systems programming language with practical concurrency and performance knowledge
- Solid understanding of system design fundamentals including services, data flows, reliability, and maintainability
- Familiarity with blockchain platforms, smart contracts, transaction handling, and on-chain integrations
- Experience working with containerised services and modern deployment practices
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively in fast-paced engineering environments
- Ability to balance technical quality, scalability, and operational reliability
- At senior level, experience owning projects end-to-end and contributing to architectural decision-making
Nice to haves
- Experience working with multiple blockchain networks or non-EVM ecosystems
- Familiarity with on-chain data indexing, observability tooling, or protocol debugging systems
- Experience building performance-sensitive systems such as routing engines, risk controls, or high-throughput pipelines
- Experience working within fintech, crypto, or other correctness-critical domains
- Exposure to distributed systems or low-latency infrastructure architectures
the company is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to evaluating all candidates on the basis of their skills, experience, and potential — regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, age, religion, disability, or any other characteristic. We believe diverse teams build better products, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
We use AI-assisted tools to help us review applications efficiently. These tools support our recruitment team but do not make decisions on our behalf — every application is reviewed by a person before any outcome is determined. No offer or rejection is made solely on the basis of automated processing. For full details on how we use these tools and your rights in relation to them, please see our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice.
