Senior Backend Engineer

Overview

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Base pay range

$190,000.00/yr - $210,000.00/yr

About Us

Blockworks is an information platform that sits at the center of the crypto industry. We transform raw, complex data and facts into actionable research, trusted news, alpha-driven insights, and world-class events. The result is transparency and confidence. We enable investors, operators, and institutions to see past the noise, make better decisions, and drive the industry forward.

Who You Are

You have a keen focus on backend and API development and software engineering is your passion. You are a player-coach and a natural leader who understands the technical and human elements that go into great software design. You have a results-oriented attitude and a passion for delivering flawless releases and developing digital product pipelines (CI/CD pipelines). You have a proven track record facilitating engineering teams to increase productivity and quality. You are excited at the possibility of being on the ground floor of the design and development of backend strategies. You bring a passion for designing and maintaining scalable API services that handle large amounts of data elegantly. You love moving quickly in a fast-paced start-up, but you also bring intentionality, sustainability and scalability to your approach as an engineer.

What Youll Do

As a Senior Backend Engineer at Blockworks, youll design, build, and maintain the systems that power our products end-to-end. From high-performance APIs to database architecture, youll own the backend layer that makes everything else possible.

You wont just be handed requirements, youll help define them, scope projects, and make the architectural decisions that shape our technical foundation. Your work will directly impact our research platform (blockworksresearch.com) and our media site (blockworks.co; 1M+ monthly active users).

Every day will look a little different, but in general, you will do things like:

• Architect, build, and ship backend systems that can scale to millions of requests/day
• Design, implement, and optimize APIs that power our research and media products
• Build pipelines to parse and model blockchain transactions and financial data
• Own database design, optimization, and reliability (MySQL/Postgres)
• Implement caching and performance strategies with Redis or similar tools
• Lead backend feature development from planning to production release
• Diagnose and resolve scalability, performance, and reliability issues under real-world load
• Raise the bar on testing, monitoring, and observability across the stack
• Collaborate with frontend, product, and data teams to ensure seamless integrations

What Youve Done Before

We value backend engineers who think holistically about systems, anticipate edge cases, and bring a balance of speed and rigor to shipping code.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience), and at least 5 years of professional experience as a Backend Engineer with a strong focus on backend development and architecture using TypeScript and Node.js. Youve built fast, reliable API endpoints capable of handling over 1M requests per day, and you bring a mature approach to automated testing, monitoring, and observability.
• Strong proficiency in designing and optimizing relational databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL, including data modeling and query optimization, and you know how to enhance performance and scalability through caching mechanisms like Redis.
• Experience troubleshooting and problem-solving in fast-paced environments, familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment tools, and collaboration across teams. High attention to detail and pride in writing clean, maintainable, and reusable code.

Itd Be Great If Youve Done This

Itd be great if youve worked with frameworks like NestJS and database access layers such as TypeORM, and have experience supporting legacy migrations in PHP. Familiarity with AWS cloud infrastructure, exposure to ML/AI models, and hands-on experience in the crypto space are all strong pluses.

Salary, Benefits, & How We Work

This is a full-time exempt position with an expected salary of $190,000 to $210,000/year.

Benefits

• Remote-First: We are a remote-first organization with an office in NYC for you to utilize as you please.
• 100% Medical Coverage for You: Close to fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for you, and a significant portion covered for your dependents.
• Flexible PTO: We have a flexible paid time off policy that doesnt limit the number of vacation days you can take.
• Parental Leave: 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all team members.
• Hardware Stipend: A stipend to purchase tools and technology.
• Learning & Growth Stipend: A stipend for skill growth and professional development.
• Career Growth: Clear, documented structure for development and progression.
• Global & Diverse Team: Were a global team committed to open, inclusive, and diverse culture.

We are committed to diversity and equal opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Information Services

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