Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Exodus as a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and evolve core backend services for millions of users. You will architect scalable, fault-tolerant, and secure systems, lead projects from inception to production, and champion engineering excellence. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless user experiences. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of backend system experience, Javascript proficiency, and expertise in cloud-native technologies. A passion for creating fast, secure, and scalable software is essential. Exodus offers a remote-first work environment and a competitive benefits package.

Requirements

• You have 5+ years of experience building and maintaining backend systems in production
• You’re a Javascript Pro
• You’ve designed and deployed scalable, reliable infrastructure using cloud-native technologies (e.g., AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform)
• You write clean, well-tested, and observable code, and advocate for best practices across engineering teams
• You care deeply about security, performance, and delivering an excellent customer experience
• You thrive in a remote, async-first environment and are self-directed and highly accountable

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve the core backend services that power millions of Exodus customers' wallets
• Architect scalable systems that are fault-tolerant, performant, and secure
• Lead the end-to-end delivery of backend projects from inception to production
• Champion engineering excellence by writing clean, testable, and maintainable code, and setting standards for service reliability and performance
• Make smart, technical decisions that support our long-term vision while solving today’s challenges
• Collaborate closely with product, security, and frontend teams to deliver seamless, resilient user experiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in crypto
• Familiarity with payment systems, wallets, or blockchain infrastructure
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and networking fundamentals
• Contributions to open-source projects or experience maintaining public APIs
• Prior experience mentoring or leading small teams of engineers

Benefits

• Most of our health insurance plans are covered 100% for you and covered 50% for your dependents. We’ll also cover dental insurance. If you are outside of the United States, we will reimburse you up to $500 per month for any medical and dental insurance for you and your dependents
• 30 days of paid time off per year on top of a flexible schedule where you can work wherever and whenever . If you’re part-time with us, you’ll still receive 15 days of paid time off
• We will pay you your full salary for the first two weeks for the loss of any immediate family members but we allow you to take all the time you need to grieve outside of that
• 13 weeks of fully paid leave with and a month of flexible work for the primary caregiver. 4 weeks of paid leave if you are the child's secondary caregiver
• Getting paid in Bitcoin new to you? Don’t worry! We will reimburse you for speaking with a professional tax specialist in your state/country to make sure everything is taken care of
• Exodus offers a variety of seasonal perks such as coverage for gym memberships and therapy. We also offer quarterly Wellness Days!