Senior Backend Engineer (Solana)

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$80,000.00/yr - $135,000.00/yr

We are simplifying multi-chain DeFi for traditional financial institutions, fintechs and service providers by offering a unified API to access all on-chain liquidity across major blockchains for best price same-chain and cross-chain swaps. We are a passionate team on a mission to enable a fairer, more decentralised world. Apart from the tech, we care a lot about user experience and aim to make complex technologies accessible to everyone.
A quick run-down of the job
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer (Solana) to join our growing team and play a crucial role in building and maintaining the backend systems that power our platform. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with the Solana ecosystem, strong backend development skills with TypeScript, and a passion for blockchain technology. The position will report to our Backend Lead.
The Current Tech Stack

• Node.js running TypeScript code in Docker containers
• MongoDB and Redis for our data
• ethers.js for communication with the EVM blockchains
• Github, Kubernetes, AWS and CloudFlare for our GitOps CD chain
  

Please note: You must be located in the EMEA region and have a good technical understanding of the Solana ecosystem. Your application will not be considered otherwise.
What You'll Do

• Leading the design, development, and maintenance of Solana-focused backend systems and APIs
• Architecting and implement scalable, robust solutions tailored to Solana’s unique requirements.
• Maintaining high coding standards, conduct code reviews, and ensuring best practices for code maintainability and readability
• Identifying bottlenecks and optimizing code and algorithms to improve system performance
• Implementing monitoring and debugging tools to proactively identify and resolve issues, ensuring high system availability
• Developing and maintaining comprehensive test suites, including unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests, to ensure the reliability of backend systems
• Providing guidance and mentorship to junior developers, helping them grow their technical skills
• Analyzing complex technical problems and propose effective solutions to address them
• Documenting code, APIs, and technical processes to facilitate knowledge sharing within the team and support onboarding of new developers
  

What Makes a Good Candidate

• Must be located in the EMEA region
• Good TypeScript experience is a must
• Good technical understanding of the Solana ecosystem is a must; understanding of other ecosystems is a plus
• Extensive professional experience in a similar role
• Experience working with Solana smart contracts
• Understanding of document databases and caching
• Experience in software design and architecture
• Deep knowledge of testing frameworks and principles
• Strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving and analytical skills
• Proactivity, strong ability to work well within a team and to be self-guided on a day-to-day basis
• Ability to write maintainable, scalable, production-grade code
• Passion for new technologies and ability to autonomously evaluate them and make suggestions for improvement
• Very strong verbal and writing skills in English to allow effective communication with team members and stakeholders in meetings and documents
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science is a plus
  

We encourage you to apply if you feel your experience and skills equip you for this job but are
not listed here!
Company Culture

• Embracing the differences
• Embrace your own differences
• Respect and welcome the unique qualities of others
• See others’ differences as an opportunity to grow
• Own it, do it
• Own tasks end-to-end
• Hold yourself to a high bar for execution
• Make bold decisions, and be accountable
• Understand your limitations and seek for help
• Fail forward
• Try - don’t be afraid to fail
• Learn - don’t make the same mistake twice
• Adapt - grow with the experience
• Have fun together
• Take the time to get to know and understand each other better
• Don’t take yourself too seriously and keep it light-hearted
• Fun should be coming from a place of love and respect
  

What You’ll Get

• Annual team offsites (Thailand was a blast at the beginning of 2023, Vietnam this year was blast-ier; let’s see what happens in 2025!)
• Flexible remote days
• Flexible working hours
• Equity participation from day 1
• Entitlement to work computer (choice of equipment)
• 1 Conference per year near your city of residence
• An annual 1,000€ personal development budget once you have worked 6+ months (pro-rated the first year)
• A one-time 1,000€ remote budget to use on coworking, office setup, etc.
• Unlimited PTO
  

Skills: kubernetes,mongodb,typescript,backend development,ethers.js,smart contracts,redis,software design,github,architecture,cloudflare,solana,aws,testing frameworks,node.js

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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