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Senior Backend Engineer, Nitro

Offchain Labs· Engineering
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RemoteFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Senior Backend Engineer role on the Nitro Backend team at Offchain, building core infrastructure powering Arbitrum and addressing distributed systems challenges, performance, security, and scalability.

Responsibilities

  • As part of the Nitro Backend team at Offchain, you will work on the core infrastructure powering Arbitrum, the leading Ethereum scaling solution. In this role, you’ll tackle complex distributed systems challenges, optimize performance, and contribute to the security and scalability of Arbitrum. You’ll collaborate closely with our research, product, and blockchain engineering teams, working at the cutting edge of blockchain technology alongside world-class engineers, including many industry leaders.

Qualifications

  • Possess extensive production experience with a programming language that supports concurrency (e.g. Go, C++, or Rust)
  • Possess a strong sense of ownership in your work which drives you to find new and innovative ways to solve complex problems through rigorous experimentation
  • Always up to speed on the latest technologies
  • Possess an open, transparent and direct communication style and have experience working in tight collaboration with your teammates
  • Always open to feedback, new ideas and opportunities for self-improvement
  • You look for ways to help out beyond your immediate day-to-day work
  • Made significant contributions to the products you’ve worked on in your career
  • Maintained a security focused mindset, always keeping an eye out for potential threats and vulnerabilities in your code

Skills

Required:Concurrency-enabled programming languagesSystem design and distributed systemsSecurity-minded codingCollaboration and communication

Benefits

  • Remote-first global workforce + NY office
  • Professional reimbursement program (facilitates industry conference attendance, certifications, and more)
  • Medical, dental & vision coverage (US + some other countries)
  • 401k retirement plan + company match (US only)
  • Wellness stipend
  • Home office set up / ergonomic equipment program
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Offchain Labs

Scaling Ethereum Without Compromise

Offchain Labs is a company that is dedicated to building cutting-edge scaling solutions for Ethereum. Our mission is to enable developers, businesses, and individuals to fully experience Ethereum without compromises.

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