Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Career Renew's team as a Senior Backend Engineer (Solana) and contribute to building and maintaining backend systems. This fully remote position, open to EMEA-based candidates only, requires extensive Solana ecosystem experience, strong TypeScript backend development skills, and a passion for blockchain technology. You will lead design, development, and maintenance of Solana-focused systems, architect scalable solutions, and ensure high coding standards. Mentorship of junior developers and problem-solving are key aspects. The role offers various benefits including flexible remote work, equity participation, professional development budget, and unlimited PTO.

Requirements

• Strong experience with the Solana ecosystem and backend development in TypeScript
• Proven ability to design, build, and optimize scalable backend systems, including APIs and smart contract interactions
• Deep understanding of testing frameworks, debugging, and performance tuning for high-availability systems
• Strong problem-solving skills, ability to work independently, mentor junior developers, and communicate effectively
• Must be located in the EMEA region

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of Solana-focused backend systems and APIs
• Architect and implement scalable, robust solutions tailored to Solana’s unique requirements
• Maintain high coding standards, conduct code reviews, and ensure best practices for code maintainability and readability
• Identify bottlenecks and optimize code and algorithms to improve system performance
• Implement monitoring and debugging tools to proactively identify and resolve issues, ensuring high system availability
• Develop and maintain comprehensive test suites, including unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests, to ensure the reliability of backend systems
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior developers, helping them grow their technical skills
• Analyze complex technical problems and propose effective solutions to address them
• Document code, APIs, and technical processes to facilitate knowledge sharing within the team and support onboarding of new developers

Benefits

• Annual team offsites
• Flexible remote days
• Flexible working hours
• Equity participation from day 1
• Entitlement to work computer (choice of equipment)
• 1 Conference per year near your city of residence
• An annual 1,000€ personal development budget once you have worked 6+ months (pro-rated the first year)
• A one-time 1,000€ remote budget to use on coworking, office setup, etc
• Unlimited PTO