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Backend Engineer

Axiom· Engineering
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Austin, TX$320k - $465kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Backend Engineer role at Axiom, building and operating low-latency backend systems for on-chain asset trading, with a focus on scalability, real-time data pipelines, and cross-chain activity.

Responsibilities

  • Set technical direction for Axiom's backend
  • Build and operate the low-latency APIs, indexers, and real-time pipelines behind the product
  • Own latency, throughput, and correctness for systems under constant write load
  • Design schemas and caching across Postgres, Redis, and ClickHouse at high volume
  • Ship across chains - Solana, BNB, Ethereum, Base, and more
  • Debug production incidents across services, databases, and chain infrastructure
  • Improve fleet architecture while keeping systems simple and operable
  • Raise the engineering bar through strong judgment and mentorship

Qualifications

  • Deep TypeScript/Node or Rust experience (we run both)
  • Excellent programming and debugging fundamentals
  • Experience building and operating backend services in production
  • Solid Postgres fundamentals and instincts for query performance
  • Comfortable working with high ownership in a fast-moving environment

Skills

Required:TypeScriptRustPostgreSQL
Nice to have:Redis
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Axiom

Trade memecoins, perpetuals, and earn yield.

Axiom is the trading platform for decentralized finance and currently offers memecoins, perpetuals, and yield. Since launch we've hit 10M MRR and 5M monthly net profit.

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