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Staff Backend Engineer

Uniswap Labs

On-siteNew York, New York, United States {{REMOTE}}lead$240kโ€“$270kPosted 8h ago

Job description

  • As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the architecture and strategy of our systems. This is a unique opportunity to lead technical initiatives, drive innovation, and ensure Uniswap remains at the forefront of crypto

  • Drive end to end execution of technical projects, from ideation and design to deployment

  • Design and build resilient, large-scale systems from the ground up with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance

  • Write high quality and well tested code, and review code from other team members

  • Provide thought leadership and guide peers in navigating complex architectural and coding decisions

  • Champion best practices and technical excellence across the engineering organization

  • Spearhead strategic technical initiatives that impact multiple engineering pods and deliver organization-wide improvements

Benefits

  • Unlimited and encouraged time off

  • 100% company-paid medical, dental, & vision for you and your dependents

  • 401(k) participation

  • Annual $1,500 education stipend

  • Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave

  • Home office setup stipend for remote employees

  • Daily lunches at NY headquarters- A 0โ†’1 mindset with the ability to build systems and processes from scratch

  • Experience as a Technical Lead or in a similar leadership capacity

  • Deep interest in modern development practices and a passion for shaping the future of crypto technology

  • Proven ability to independently lead projects, including requirement gathering, system design, implementation, testing, and deployment

  • A track record of mentoring and guiding engineers to achieve their potential

  • 10+ years of hands-on experience building and maintaining large-scale, production-level systems

  • Exceptional coding skills, with expertise in cloud architecture, distributed systems, and algorithms

  • Prior work with time-series based monitoring and observability systems

  • A degree in Computer Science or a related field

  • Knowledge of TypeScript, Go, GraphQL, and AWS

  • A love for unicorns