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Staff Backend Engineer, Vaults

Remote, EU
RemoteEngineering

Job Description

#### How you can make an impact:

  • Design, build, and operate backend infrastructure for new DeFi protocols and vault products
  • Build vault management, curation, and constraint-based allocation systems
  • Build high-throughput blockchain indexers and data-ingestion pipelines
  • Design performant, stable, and well-documented APIs for applications and internal systems
  • Work with Quant Engineers to turn reviewed models into reliable production services
  • Work closely with smart contract engineers on systems that consume onchain state and submit onchain transactions
  • Take technical ownership of projects and help maintain a high engineering standard across the team

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#### Let's connect if you have:

  • 5-8+ years of backend engineering experience, including ownership of production systems
  • Strong experience with Rust. Experience with C++, Go, Zig, or another systems language can substitute
  • Experience building high-performance, data-intensive, or event-driven backend systems
  • Strong PostgreSQL knowledge
  • Experience with blockchain, DeFi, financial infrastructure, or another environment involving real capital
  • The ability to work independently in a high-autonomy environment
  • Strong judgment around correctness, reliability, and security

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#### Nice to haves:

  • Experience with cross-chain blockchain indexing or large-scale data ingestion
  • Experience designing constraint, optimization, solver, or allocation systems
  • Experience reading smart contracts and integrating with EVM-based protocols
  • Experience operating financial systems where correctness and reliability affect capital
  • Hands-on experience with Kafka and ClickHouse or similar analytical databases

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First seen: August 26, 2026
Last updated: September 20, 2026