Principal / Staff Backend Engineer

About the Role

As a driven, product-focused senior-level backend software engineer on the founding team, you will be building a well-tested, feature-rich crypto trading experience. You will develop with a blazingly modern backend tech stack, primarily using Golang, Python, GCP, and MongoDB.

Requirements

  • 5-10+ years of software engineering experience
  • Working knowledge of modern cloud infrastructure and DevOps best practices (e.g., Heroku, GCP)
  • Comfortable with MongoDB for databasing
  • High-agency and autodidactic with a founder mentality
  • Crypto-native (Bonus)
  • Experience with Typescript (Bonus)

Responsibilities

  • Build a well-tested, feature-rich crypto trading experience
  • Develop with a modern backend tech stack, primarily Golang, Python, GCP, and MongoDB
  • Adhere to good code practices with a focus on readability, maintainability, and testing
  • Take on full ownership of meaningful projects

Benefits

  • Generous equity
  • Flexible location and hours
  • Best-in-class health, dental, and vision insurance with full coverage
  • Unlimited PTO
  • $100 monthly gym stipend

Skills

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