Senior Backend Engineer, Platform

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems that support all shared services at Uniswap Labs.
• Write high quality and well tested code, and review code from other team members.
• Provide guidance and technical leadership to peers in navigating architectural and coding tradeoffs.
• Take charge of driving strategic technical initiatives across engineering pods that impact the entire engineering organization.
• Improve developer productivity and system reliability through automation and best practices.

Requirements

• 6+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on infrastructure.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, Go, or Rust.
• Excellent coding skills, deep understanding of AWS cloud constructs and architecture, algorithms, and strong debugging capabilities.
• Design, build, and maintain a large-scale production system on the cloud, ensuring smooth operation and high availability.
• Be able to build systems from the ground up, in a 0→1 fashion.
• A passion for building scalable, reliable systems that enable high-quality feature development.

Nice to Have

• Experience or a strong interest in infrastructure-as-code tools (Pulumi is a plus).
• Experience with distributed systems, authentication, and developer tooling.
• Degree in computer science.
• Background in blockchain or DeFi.

Compensation

• Minimum full-time salary of $180,000-$226,000.
• Full-time employees eligible for other compensation elements, including tokens, and benefits.
• Benefits include company-paid medical, dental, & vision, wellness offerings, 401(k) with 4% employer contribution, annual $1,500 education stipend, unlimited time off, up to 16 weeks paid parental leave, home office setup stipend, and daily lunches at NY headquarters (subject to eligibility).