Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

Join LI.FI, a company simplifying multi-chain DeFi, as a Senior Backend Engineer (Solana). You will play a crucial role in building and maintaining backend systems. The ideal candidate possesses extensive Solana ecosystem experience, strong TypeScript backend skills, and a passion for blockchain. This position reports to the Backend Lead and requires location in the EMEA region. LI.FI offers a compelling benefits package including flexible remote work, flexible hours, equity participation, personal development budget, and unlimited PTO.

Requirements

• Be located in the EMEA region
• Have good TypeScript experience
• Have a good technical understanding of the Solana ecosystem
• Have extensive professional experience in a similar role
• Have experience working with Solana smart contracts
• Have an understanding of document databases and caching
• Have experience in software design and architecture
• Have deep knowledge of testing frameworks and principles
• Have strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving and analytical skills
• Have proactivity, a strong ability to work well within a team and to be self-guided on a day-to-day basis
• Have the ability to write maintainable, scalable, production-grade code
• Have a passion for new technologies and the ability to autonomously evaluate them and make suggestions for improvement
• Have very strong verbal and writing skills in English

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science
• Have an understanding of other ecosystems

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