Staff Backend Engineer

MLabs

5d • Remote

About The Position

We are hiring on behalf of our client, a market-leading company at the forefront of crypto trading technology. Their platform is known as the largest in its category, having facilitated over $22 billion in volume for more than 50,000 daily active users. They deliver seamless on-chain trading experiences with advanced tools like DCA & limit orders, sniping, and automatic wallet copy-trading, setting the standard for speed, innovation, and reliability. Your work will be live in the hands of tens of thousands of users immediately upon completion.
They are seeking a Staff Backend Engineer with proven expertise in designing, building, and owning scalable, high-throughput, and low-latency microservices-based backends in TypeScript. This highly autonomous technical leadership role involves reporting directly to the technical co-founders. You will be expected to thrive on complex challenges and drive the development of new innovative features.

Requirements

• Experience: 7+ years of experience in backend development, with strong proficiency in Node.js/Bun.js and TypeScript.
• System Delivery: Must have delivered a complex microservices-based backend serving web clients end-to-end.
• Performance: Proven experience serving a high number of concurrent users with large data-streaming requirements.
• APIs & Data: Proficiency with building robust and optimised API endpoints and web sockets.
• Database: Strong understanding of Postgres, including schema/query design and optimization for high-performance/high-reliability use cases.
• Autonomy: Proven ability to work independently while driving projects to completion as a technical lead.
• Team Leadership: Experience leading a mid-sized engineering team.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working on backend systems for crypto trading platforms, DeFi applications, or other data-heavy services.
• Passion or experience in on-chain trading (e.g., being a part-time trader on Solana is a plus).
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and development tools for streamlined deployments.
• Experience within the Solana ecosystem or broader blockchain space.

Responsibilities

• Project/Product Ownership: Take leadership and oversight of the platform's backend services, reporting directly to the technical co-founders.
• Backend Development: Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services using TypeScript (Bun.js framework) to support core trading functionality, analytics tools, and third-party integrations.
• System Availability/Reliability: Design scalable and fault-tolerant architectures, implement monitoring/alerting, and maintain disaster recovery protocols to ensure system availability.
• Performance Optimisation: Ensure backend systems and database queries deliver top-tier speed and reliability for thousands of concurrent users with large, real-time data streaming requirements.
• Code Quality: Uphold best practices by writing well-structured, efficient, and well-documented code, minimizing technical debt.
• Collaboration Across Teams: Work closely with frontend teams and users to align backend solutions with platform objectives.
• Technical Leadership: Direct and mentor teams to accomplish goals and ship first-class products.

Benefits

• Remote Flexibility—work from anywhere on your schedule.
• Impact: Take an impactful role shaping the backend systems powering one of the largest trading platforms on the market, directly affecting the experience of tens of thousands of daily users.
• Projects: Solve complex problems with cutting-edge technology in the crypto trading space.
• Culture: Join a collaborative team that values innovation, efficiency, and fast-paced releases.
• Compensation: Competitive Base Salary + Bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed