Senior/Staff Backend Engineer - Crypto

Career Renew is recruiting for one of its clients a Senior/Staff Backend Engineer - Crypto - this is a fully onsite role in NYC. We are the development company that builds and operates the entire technology stack behind the largest memecoin launchpad in production today. ~$1B daily volume. Low latency, high throughput, constant load. What You’ll Do • Own the most critical and complex backend systems, directly writing and shipping production code across core services • Lead the design and implementation of high-scale distributed systems that power real-time, high-throughput workloads • Set technical direction for foundational backend architecture while remaining deeply involved in execution • Make principled architectural decisions that balance iteration speed with long-term scalability, resilience, and maintainability • Drive multi-service initiatives that cut across storage, compute, APIs, and blockchain infrastructure • Anticipate scaling constraints and correctness risks before they surface, proactively designing durable solutions • Establish patterns and standards for observability, reliability, performance tuning, and operational excellence • Raise the engineering bar through design reviews, RFCs, and direct mentorship, influencing through technical depth and clarity of thinking • Act as a technical anchor during high-pressure incidents, ensuring systems remain stable under load • Improve internal developer velocity by evolving tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and service abstractions Who You Are • 10+ years of backend engineering experience, with multiple cycles of building, scaling, and operating distributed systems in production • Proven track record of owning foundational backend architecture in high-growth or high-scale environments • Deep expertise in Rust, Go, or TypeScript, with strong systems-level intuition • Strong understanding of distributed systems design: consensus, failure modes, replication, consistency models, and performance tradeoffs • Extensive experience with database design and data modelling, including complex tradeoffs around consistency, latency, and durability • Comfortable owning ambiguous, cross-cutting problems that span multiple services and teams • Recognised as a go-to technical authority by senior engineers and peers • High-agency and execution-focused. You shape direction by building • Crypto experience is a plus What it's like to work here • We work in person • Hours can be long and unconventional • The pace is intense • Expectations are high, and impact is immediate • Working with us is not for everyone Why Join Us? • Unmatched ownership and autonomy • Exposure to systems operating at the edge of crypto scale • The ability to ship fast and see real-world impact immediately If you’re motivated by responsibility, speed, and building products used by massive audiences, you’ll feel at home here. Compensation & Package $500K – $1.5M • $75K – $500K Equity • Offers Bonus