# Senior Backend Engineer, Platform

**Company:** [Uniswap](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/uniswap)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $180k – $226k/yr
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** TypeScript, Go, Rust, AWS, Pulumi, Distributed Systems, Infrastructure-As-Code, Blockchain, Defi, Kubernetes
**Posted:** 2026-03-18

> Builds and maintains scalable backend infrastructure and shared services for Uniswap Labs' DeFi platform. Requires 6+ years experience with TypeScript/Go/Rust, AWS, and large-scale systems; provides technical leadership.

## Job Description

## 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).

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