Caldera is hiring a
Staff Backend Engineer in United States

Summary

The job is for a Staff Backend Engineer at Caldera, a San Francisco-based company specializing in blockchain scalability. The role involves developing backend systems, building secure and scalable crypto-native systems, taking ownership of new features, leading on data model design, and providing technical leadership. The company offers competitive pay, an equity grant, and full benefits.

Requirements

• Have 4+ years of engineering experience
• Have experience writing backend services in Go or Typescript
• Have experience designing, building, and maintaining robust APIs
• Have a strong ability to design efficient and scalable data models
• Strong background with cloud computing platforms, especially AWS
• Keen eye for security, solid understanding of threat modeling and secure system architecture

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop backend systems to ensure the smooth operation of Caldera’s blockchains
• Build secure and scalable crypto-native systems on EVM blockchains ie indexers or relayers
• Take ownership of new features from conception through to deployment for Caldera’s self-serve infrastructure platform
• Take the lead on data model design, ensuring that databases are optimized for performance, scalability, and reliability
• Engage in performance tuning and optimization efforts, profiling systems then reducing latency + increasing throughput
• Be a source of technical leadership and mentorship; for example, providing high-quality feedback and code reviews for junior engineers

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience with modern infrastructure; containerization, infrastructure as code, kubernetes
• Are familiar with how blockchains like Ethereum or Bitcoin work under the hood
• Are up-to-date with Ethereum scaling solutions such as sidechains or rollups
• Have an understanding of cryptography primitives, such as hash functions or digital signatures
• Have built Ethereum ‘dapps’ before

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Equity grant in the company
• Full benefits