Senior Staff Backend Engineer

Job description

Senior Staff Backend Engineer Location: Manhattan, New York: Onsite | Full-time: We are hiring on behalf of our client who is the development powerhouse behind one of the largest and most high-traffic platforms in the digital asset space. Currently processing ~$1B in daily volume, their technology stack handles low-latency, high-throughput, and constant load at a scale few companies ever reach. The Role: In this role, you will act as a technical anchor, overseeing the integrity and evolution of their core backend systems. You will balance high-level architectural governance with deep-tier execution, driving technical excellence from the front. Your primary focus will be the proactive mitigation of scaling risks and the design of durable, fault-tolerant systems capable of sustaining high-throughput workloads. What You’ll Do: - Own & Execute: Directly write and ship production code across core services, owning the design and implementation of high-scale distributed systems. - Architect for Scale: Make principled decisions that balance rapid iteration with long-term scalability and maintainability. - Drive Initiatives: Lead multi-service projects spanning storage, compute, APIs, and b...