Staff Backend Engineer

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Location: Remote (US preferred)

Level: Staff / Principal

A high-growth, venture-backed crypto company is hiring a Staff Backend Engineer to help build next‑generation autonomous trading infrastructure.

This is a senior, ownership‑heavy role working on real‑time trading systems, wallets, and execution infrastructure operating under extreme market conditions. The client is highly responsive and only interviewing candidates who meet all criteria.

Non‑Negotiable Hiring Criteria

• Hands‑on experience with crypto wallets, tokens, and/or trading systems
• Deep production experience with Golang, Node.js, and TypeScript
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, performance, and reliability
• Deep familiarity with trading APIs, execution flows, and transaction lifecycles

The Role

You\’ll be responsible for owning and building business‑critical backend systems that power high‑throughput, real‑time crypto trading.

• Designing and building low‑latency trading infrastructure
• Developing wallet and execution systems that perform under extreme volatility
• Working on AI‑driven intelligence layers that continuously improve outcomes
• Shipping production systems with a strong bias toward correctness, resilience, and speed
• Using AI tooling aggressively as a force multiplier across development and architecture

Interview Process

• Hiring Manager Interview
• CTO Intro Call
• Technical Interview
• Technical Interview
• Founder / CEO Interview

Location

• Remote (US preferred)
• Strong preference for Austin, TX (office planned)
• Exceptional candidates in Europe will be considered

Requirements

• Staff‑level engineer capable of owning large, complex systems
• Proven ability to lead work end‑to‑end: problem definition → architecture → production
• Comfortable making high‑impact technical decisions in ambiguous environments
• Direct experience building or operating crypto wallets, trading platforms, or execution systems
• Deep understanding of real‑world market behaviour, volatility, and scale
• Strong intuition for how trading systems behave under stress
• Strong production experience with Golang, Node.js, TypeScript
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, performance, and reliability
• Experience building high‑throughput backend services
• Actively uses AI tools in development and iteration (must‑have)
• Experience running production systems: monitoring, on‑call, incident response
• Strong bias toward correctness and safety in financial systems

Benefits

• Equity: initial stock grant of 1% of the company, currently valued at approximately $230,000
• Regular salary increases and bonuses based on achieving revenue targets
• Token upside: pro‑rata participation in Senpi\’s token launch, planned for 2026

Commitment to Equality and Accessibility

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