Backend Engineer - Blockaid

About Blockaid

Blockaid is redefining trust in blockchain through advanced, integrated security. Our on-chain security platform is trusted by leading Web3 companies—including Coinbase, MetaMask, Uniswap, Backpack, Stellar, and others—to detect, understand, and automatically prevent or minimize the impact of fraud, scams, hacks, and financial threats. We are backed by top-tier global investors including Sequoia Capital, Ribbit Capital, and Cyberstarts—firms known for supporting the most innovative and influential companies in technology and cybersecurity.

About the Role

As a Backend Engineer, you will design, build, and scale the core backend systems that power our security platform—directly shaping the safety of millions of Web3 users. You’ll work closely with a team of world-class engineers to deliver highly reliable, performant, and secure infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead feature development end-to-end, from requirements to production.
• Build systems that protect millions of users from fraud, scams, and hacks.
• Contribute across the full software development lifecycle in an agile environment.
• Drive technical innovation by staying ahead of emerging technologies.
• Uphold the highest standards of code quality, scalability, and performance.
• Take true ownership of our product, tech stack, and development processes.

Requirements

• 5 years of backend-focused engineering experience, with a proven track record of building and scaling complex systems in fast-paced startup environments.
• Strong proficiency in GO/Rust/Python for backend development.
• Deep understanding of data systems, including SQL/NoSQL databases and data warehouses.
• Experience designing and building scalable data pipelines and real-time processing systems, Customer facing APIs.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Skilled with ETL/ELT tools (Apache Airflow/dbt/Dagster) and streaming platforms (Kafka/Kinesis/RabbitMQ).
• Familiar with real-time analytics frameworks such as Flink, Spark Streaming, or similar.
• Curiosity and eagerness to learn; background in cybersecurity, blockchain is a strong plus.
• Applicants must have the legal right to work in the country where the position is based, without the need for visa sponsorship. This role does not offer visa sponsorship.