Staff Backend Engineer

Trojan Trading is a leading company in crypto trading technology, offering a non-custodial trading and data platform. They are seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to design and build scalable microservices-based backends, ensuring system reliability and performance while collaborating with co-founders and teams to deliver innovative features.

Responsibilities:

• Project/Product Ownership : Leadership and oversight of Trojan Trading’s backend services while reporting directly to the technical co-founders
• Backend Development : Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services using TypeScript (Bun.js framework) to support trading functionality, tools/analytics for traders, third-party integrations, and more
• System Availability/Reliability: Design scalable and fault-tolerant architectures, implement monitoring/alerting, and maintain disaster recovery protocols to ensure system availability
• Performance Optimization : Ensure backend systems & database queries deliver top-tier speed for thousands of concurrent users without compromising on reliability
• Code Quality : Uphold best practices by writing well-structured, efficient, and well-documented code
• Collaborate Across Teams : Work closely with frontend teams and users to align backend solutions with platform objectives
• Problem Solving : Identify, debug, and resolve complex technical issues to maintain smooth platform operations

Requirements:

• Proficiency in Node.js/Bun.js and TypeScript with 7+ years of experience in backend development
• Must have delivered a complex microservices-based backend serving web clients end-to-end
• Experience serving a high number of concurrent users with large data-streaming requirements
• Proficiency with building robust and optimized API endpoints and web sockets
• Strong understanding of Postgres, including schema/query design and optimization for high-performance/high-reliability use cases
• Proven ability to work independently while driving projects to completion
• Strong communication skills to work effectively within a cross-functional team
• Experience leading a mid-sized engineer team
• Experience working on backend systems for crypto trading platforms, DeFi applications, or other data-heavy services
• Passion or experience in on-chain trading; being a part-time trader on Solana is a plus
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and development tools for streamlined deployments