Location:
Remote (US preferred)
Level:
Staff / Principal
A high-growth, venture-backed crypto company is hiring a Staff Backend Engineer to help build next-generation autonomous trading infrastructure.
This is a senior, ownership-heavy role working on real-time trading systems, wallets, and execution infrastructure operating under extreme market conditions. The client is highly responsive and only interviewing candidates who meet all criteria.
🚨 Non-Negotiable Hiring Criteria
Candidates must have all of the following:
Hands-on experience with crypto wallets, tokens, and/or trading systems
Deep production experience with Golang, Node.js, and TypeScript
Strong understanding of distributed systems, performance, and reliability
Deep familiarity with trading APIs, execution flows, and transaction lifecycles
If any of the above is missing, this role will not be a fit.
The Role
You'll be responsible for
owning and building business-critical backend systems
that power high-throughput, real-time crypto trading.
This includes:
Designing and building low-latency trading infrastructure
Developing wallet and execution systems that perform under extreme volatility
Working on AI-driven intelligence layers that continuously improve outcomes
Shipping production systems with a strong bias toward correctness, resilience, and speed
Using AI tooling aggressively as a force multiplier across development and architecture
This is
frontier-level backend engineering
at the intersection of crypto, trading infrastructure, and applied AI.
Interview Process
Hiring Manager Interview
CTO Intro Call
Technical Interview
Technical Interview
Founder / CEO Interview
Location
Remote (US preferred)
Strong preference for Austin, TX (office planned)
Exceptional candidates in Europe will be considered
Requirements
What We're Looking For
Seniority \& Ownership
Staff-level engineer capable of owning large, complex systems
Proven ability to lead work end-to-end: problem definition → architecture → production
Comfortable making high-impact technical decisions in ambiguous environments
Crypto-Native Experience (Essential)
Direct experience building or operating crypto wallets, trading platforms, or execution systems
Deep understanding of real-world market behaviour, volatility, and scale
Strong intuition for how trading systems behave under stress
Crypto experience is essential. Product specifics can be learned - crypto fluency cannot
Technical Skills
Strong production experience with:
Golang
Node.js
TypeScript
Deep understanding of distributed systems, performance, and reliability
Experience building high-throughput backend services
Actively uses AI tools in development and iteration (must-have)
Operating Excellence
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Experience running production systems: monitoring, on-call, incident response
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Strong bias toward correctness and safety in financial systems
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Pragmatic, outcome-focused approach to shipping
Benefits
Equity: initial stock grant of :1% of the company, currently valued at approximately $230,000
Everyone on the Senpi team is eligible for regular salary increases and bonuses based on achieving revenue targets — the entire team is usage + revenue focused
Token upside: pro-rata participation in Senpi's token launch, planned for 2026
Due to the high volume of applications we anticipate, we regret that we are unable to provide individual feedback to all candidates. If you do not hear back from us within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. We genuinely appreciate your interest and wish you the best in your job search.
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