# Staff Backend Engineer
**Company:** [OpenSea](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/opensea)
**Location:** Remote
**Salary:** $190K-$345K
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** Kotlin, Java, Kafka, Flink, Debezium, Distributed Systems, Blockchain, REST APIs, Websocket, Database Design
**Posted:** 2024-12-02
> Staff Backend Engineer leads technical vision and builds scalable, event-driven marketplace infrastructure handling massive transaction volumes, including blockchain indexing, order systems, and APIs. Requires 6+ years experience with JVM languages, Kafka/Flink, and distributed systems.
## Job Description
## Responsibilities
- Form, communicate, and execute on a technical vision for the next generation of OpenSea’s architecture that leverages highly scalable and event-driven patterns
- Write reliable, low latency marketplace infrastructure software that will eventually process billions of dollars a day worth of transaction volume, including highly performant blockchain indexing systems, order management systems at scale, and REST & Websocket API endpoints
- Raise the bar for internal understanding of best practices in building highly performant & event-driven systems with “live” characteristics
- Mentor and train other team members and act as an internal thought leader and agitator for architectural rigor and cleanliness

## Requirements
- At least 6 years of experience as a software engineer
- Strong fluency in event-driven system design patterns, leveraging technologies such as Kafka, Flink, and Debezium, as well as distributed systems more generally
- Strong fluency in JVM languages like Kotlin or Java
- Strong fluency and opinionated in database choice and schema design for highly performant and scalable applications
- Intrinsic interest in leveraging new tools (e.g. AI) to increase work efficiency and quality
- Passion for (blockchain) technology, NFTs, and the potential of digital ownership is a huge plus

## Compensation
- Base salary for US: $190,000 to $345,000 plus benefits & equity
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