
This full-time Lead Backend Engineer role supports a well-funded Web3 fintech startup building real-time financial infrastructure for the decentralized economy. The position involves architecting and maintaining high-throughput APIs and microservices using NestJS, gRPC, and Kafka to power crypto trading and asset tracking. Key responsibilities include managing streaming pipelines, implementing WebSocket services for live data updates, and optimizing time-series databases for both hot access and long-term analytics. The role offers a remote-first, async-friendly environment with flexible hours, allowing engineers to shape the technical roadmap while collaborating with an elite team on cutting-edge blockchain solutions.

