Staff Software Engineer (Backend)

About the company

We are on a mission to enable everyone in the world to use crypto with peace of mind. By enabling seamless cryptocurrency portfolio tracking and accurate tax reporting, we empower people to better understand their crypto portfolio, comply with existing regulations, and make better financial decisions.

What they're looking for?

We need a Staff Backend Engineer with 8+ years of backend engineering experience, strong CS fundamentals, and deep knowledge of backend technologies. You should be comfortable architecting and scaling backend systems to support millions of users and transactions, and have a track record of leading complex technical projects across multiple teams. Bonus points if you have experience in crypto or financial systems, and a background in large-scale data ingestion and processing.

What you'll do:

• Architect and scale backend systems to support millions of users and transactions efficiently.
• Lead and drive critical technical projects, ensuring long-term scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and other teams to align technical execution with business objectives.
• Design and optimize complex data processing pipelines, distributed systems, and APIs.
• Mentor and guide engineers, fostering technical excellence and best practices across the team.
• Continuously improve system performance, observability, and maintainability.

Salary

$210k - $240k + equity

Location:

Remote in US or Canada

Visa sponsorship not available

Why you should join

We are building foundational tools in the rapidly growing cryptocurrency space enabling millions to use crypto with peace of mind. You'll tackle complex technical challenges like scaling data ingestion to 10 million transactions and shaping the future of crypto tax and portfolio tracking.

Who is Recruiting from Scratch:

Recruiting from Scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companies. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire. We work with companies funded by the best investors including Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Ventures, Tiger Global Management, A16Z, Accel, DFJ, and more.