Senior Backend Engineer

**Company Overview**

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Goal Ownership & Delivery**: Take ownership of team objectives, ensuring impactful and timely delivery. Proactively identify inefficiencies or risks and implement solutions to meet both technical and business needs.

**Backend Development**: Lead the development and maintenance of scalable, efficient backend services using Node.js and TypeScript. Write clean, high-performance, and maintainable code.

**System Design & Architecture**: Lead the design and development of complex systems, making high-impact architectural decisions to ensure systems align with technical and business requirements.

**API Design & Integration**: Design and manage RESTful APIs, including integration with third-party APIs, to support seamless business processes and data exchange.

**Database Management**: Design, optimize, and maintain MongoDB databases to ensure data integrity, security, and scalability.

**Monitoring & Optimization**: Establish and optimize monitoring and alerting strategies, analyze complex system data, and ensure high availability and performance.

**Code Quality & Reviews**: Take accountability for the quality and reliability of codebases. Lead code reviews, implement best practices, and mentor team members to ensure consistency and scalability.

**Collaboration & Mentorship**: Mentor team members to foster a culture of continuous improvement. Actively collaborate with cross-functional teams, including frontend developers, product owners, and Web3 experts, to align development with business goals.

**Adaptability & Innovation**: Work closely with stakeholders to adapt to priority changes, drive innovations, and balance multiple perspectives to align with business objectives.

**DevOps Practices**: Collaborate on DevOps processes, including continuous integration, deployment, and managing cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS).

**User-Centric Focus**: Ensure team strategies are customer-focused, balancing technical execution with user-centric design principles.

**Documentation**: Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date documentation for backend systems, ensuring clarity and accessibility for team members.

**Team Structure**

**Company Culture**:

- Fully remote, global operation.
- Agile and inclusive work environment.
- Strong emphasis on user-centric development and continuous improvement.
- Passionate about building impactful products and fostering team growth.

**Requirements**:
**Experience**: 6+ years of professional experience in backend development or as a Senior Software Engineer.

**Technical Expertise**: Proven expertise in Node.js, TypeScript, MongoDB, and REST API design. Experience with frameworks like Express or NestJS.

**Leadership & Mentorship**: Demonstrated ability to mentor team members, foster inclusivity, and champion team culture.

**Web3 Interest**: Knowledge or interest in the Web3 ecosystem, including wallets, transactions, IDOs/ICOs, and DeFi concepts (e.g., staking, farming, liquidity pools).

**User-Centric Development**: Experience working in user-focused environments, balancing technical requirements with customer needs.

**Adaptability**: Proven ability to manage changing priorities and ensure high-quality deliverables in fast-paced environments.

**Desirable**
- Deep understanding of the Web3 ecosystem and blockchain technology.
- Experience with high-risk environments such as payment platforms.
- Proficiency with AWS and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform).
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related education

**Location**
- 100% remote
- Timezone: flexible, but working hours must be in the range between 9AM and 10PM (UTC time).

**Benefits**:
21 days of holidays / year + local bank holidays.

Sick days.

Budget for training / courses.

Budget towards purchasing work equipment such as laptop.

**Salary**:
Monthly salary paid in stablecoins (USDC)