Senior/Staff Backend Engineer

The Role

We’re looking for a strong Senior or Staff Backend Engineer passionate about solving complex problems with high-performance solutions. You will play a pivotal role in our journey from testnet to mainnet, with significant ownership in all stages from design, development, deployment, and maintenance. You’ll work closely with a highly experienced, crypto-native team to architect and implement performant backend systems.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, mission-critical backend services and APIs powering aPriori’s liquid staking, dex aggregator, mev infrastructure and other foundational DeFi systems
• Work on high-performance systems that interact with blockchain networks in real-time
• Collaborate with smart contract engineers, frontend engineers, and leadership to ship end-to-end features
• Contribute to technical decisions and engineering culture across the stack, including system architecture and design patterns

What We’re Looking For

• 4-10 years of backend software engineering experience in one of the following: Golang, Rust, C/C++, Python, Java, Node.js
• Experience in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, high-performance backend systems and public-facing APIs
• Experience in managing and optimizing databases like PostgreSQL to ensure data integrity, enhance performance, and achieve scalability
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Strong sense of ownership and a passion for driving complex technical decisions
• Ability to move fast and ship software to production with rapid iteration
• Academic background from a top-tier university and/or experience at a well-regarded technology company is a strong plus.

Nice to Haves

• Experience in building backend systems interacting with blockchains
• Experience designing and developing liquid staking, dex aggregator and/or mev infra in production
• Knowledge of blockchain infrastructure, validator clients and p2p networking
• Deep knowledge of DeFi legos

Why Join Us

• Work at the frontier of crypto and DeFi infrastructure
• Join a tight-knit, low-ego team with deep technical chops
• Competitive compensation, bonus and token upside
• Fully remote, flexible work culture