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Staff Backend Engineer
Trojan Trading
United StatesRemote1y ago
- Employment
- Full-time
- Seniority
- Staff
About the role
- Project/Product Ownership: Leadership and oversight of Trojan Trading’s backend services while reporting directly to the technical co-founders.
- Backend Development: Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services using TypeScript (Bun.js framework) to support trading functionality, tools/analytics for traders, third-party integrations, and more.
- System Availability/Reliability: Design scalable and fault-tolerant architectures, implement monitoring/alerting, and maintain disaster recovery protocols to ensure system availability.
- Performance Optimization: Ensure backend systems & database queries deliver top-tier speed for thousands of concurrent users without compromising on reliability.
- Code Quality: Uphold best practices by writing well-structured, efficient, and well-documented code.
- Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with frontend teams and users to align backend solutions with platform objectives.
- Problem Solving: Identify, debug, and resolve complex technical issues to maintain smooth platform operations.
- Proficiency in Node.js/Bun.js and TypeScript with 7+ years of experience in backend development.
- Must have delivered a complex microservices-based backend serving web clients end-to-end.
- Experience serving a high number of concurrent users with large data-streaming requirements.
- Proficiency with building robust and optimized API endpoints and web sockets.
- Strong understanding of Postgres, including schema/query design and optimization for high-performance/high-reliability use cases.
- Strong communication skills to work effectively within a cross-functional team.
- Experience leading a mid-sized engineer team.
- Experience working on backend systems for crypto trading platforms, DeFi applications, or other data-heavy services.
- Passion or experience in on-chain trading; being a part-time trader on Solana is a plus.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and development tools for streamlined deployments.
- Remote Flexibility: Work from anywhere on your schedule.
- Challenging Projects: Solve complex problems with cutting-edge technology in the trading space.
- Impactful Role: Shape backend systems powering one of the largest trading platforms on the market and shaping the experience of tens of thousands of daily users.
- Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values innovation, efficiency, and collaboration.
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