Backend Engineer, Data Platform

Responsibilities

• ETL & Data Pipeline Design: Develop, maintain, and optimize scalable ETL pipelines using our modern data stack. You’ll be responsible for sourcing, transforming, and integrating data from on-chain sources.
• Data Quality & Observability: Drive initiatives to implement data quality frameworks and observability solutions that ensure the accuracy, freshness, and reliability of data across all pipelines.
• Architect for Scalability & Performance: Build systems capable of handling millions of requests per day, with a focus on high availability, low latency, and strong fault tolerance, in service of other engineering teams’ data access needs at Phantom.
• Data Modeling & Schema Design: Design and maintain efficient data models and schemas that underpin our efforts.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product, design, and other engineering teams to translate business requirements into scalable backend platform solutions.
• Team building: Work with the team to create and foster a culture of raising the bar with each new hire.

Qualifications

• 5+ Years of Backend Experience: Demonstrated success in building large-scale, high-availability systems.
• Deep experience building and optimizing modern ETL pipelines and data engineering solutions in high-growth environments.
• Experience with the languages/frameworks in our stack (e.g. Go, Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS, Kafka, Redis, PostgreSQL)
• Demonstrated experience implementing data quality frameworks along with observability and monitoring solutions.
• Web3/Crypto Knowledge: Familiarity with on-chain data, wallet integrations, or decentralized application patterns is strongly preferred.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a lean team structure.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Comprehensive insurance (medical/dental/vision) — 100% covered
• Stipend for your ideal remote set-up
• Flexible hours and a supportive remote environment
• Unlimited vacation: Take time when you need it (and we really mean it!)
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Monthly wellness benefit
• Weekly meal benefit
• Global off-sites