Senior Backend Engineer
Zerion· API/Platform
RemoteFull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable distributed backend systems, work with Web3 infrastructure, and collaborate with product, support, and clients building on Zerion’s API. Emphasizes ownership, code quality, fast iteration, and AI-enabled engineering workflow.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable distributed backend systems powering platform and product capabilities.
- Own backend services end-to-end: from architecture and implementation to monitoring and long-term reliability.
- Work closely with product and engineering peers to shape product decisions.
- Scope solutions with clients building on our API: turn vague requests into concrete proposals and actionable plans.
- Build and evolve Web3 platform backend components, including protocol integrations, support for new blockchain networks, and reliable interactions with smart contracts.
- Ensure high standards of code quality, performance, security, and observability.
- Operate in a fast-paced startup environment balancing speed and correctness.
- Use AI as a core part of your engineering workflow — designing, reviewing, debugging and shipping with it.
- Contribute to technical discussions, reviews, and mentorship within the engineering team.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience designing and building distributed backend systems.
- Strong knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and software design patterns.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Strong desire to actively contribute to product evolution, not just implementation.
- Comfortable working directly with customers—hearing a vague problem and providing a concrete proposal.
- Hands-on daily use of AI in engineering work, with ability to discuss its impact and limitations.
- High standards for code quality, system reliability, and user experience.
- Strong ownership mindset and responsibility for outcomes.
- Clear and proactive communication in a distributed team.
- Pragmatic decision-making: balancing speed vs. depth.
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt.
Skills
Required:Backend design and architectureDocker & KubernetesDatabases - Postgres, MongoDB, CassandraMonitoring & observability (Sentry, Prometheus, Grafana)AWSAI-assisted workflows
Nice to have:Go (Golang)Python 3
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Medical insurance
- Coworking membership
- Unlimited days off and flexible work schedule
- Remote work essentials (equipment and software)
- Stock options
- Travel opportunities to industry events and annual team offsite
- Fully remote, asynchronous collaboration
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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