Senior Back End Engineer

Employment : Full-time or Part-time | Reports to : Head of Technology / VP Engineering

Comp : $240,000 $260,000 USD / year (DOE & location) + equity or project tokens (standard vesting)

Payment : USD or crypto (USDT, USDC, ETH)

About Us

We are a technology company building scalable backend systems, APIs, and infrastructure that power modern web and platform products. Our team works with cloud-native technologies, distributed systems, and (optionally) blockchain-integrated services.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior Back End Engineer to design, build, and scale backend services, APIs, and data systems that support high-performance applications. You will help define backend architecture, improve system reliability, and guide best engineering practices across teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend services and microservices
• Build and maintain REST / GraphQL APIs
• Design database schemas and optimize data storage performance
• Improve system performance, reliability, and security
• Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting systems
• Collaborate with frontend, DevOps, and product teams
• Lead backend architecture decisions and technical planning
• Review code and mentor other engineers
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize backend performance

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