Senior Backend Engineer
Core
Design, build, and maintain backend services for WalletConnect Pay, an end-to-end crypto and stablecoin payment method, including payment orchestration, merchant APIs, settlement flows, and internal business systems.
Role type
Senior Backend Engineer
Builds
Payment orchestration, merchant APIs, settlement infrastructure, internal business services, and SDKs for the WalletConnect Pay platform.
Domain
Web3 / Blockchain / Fintech / Payments
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Backend service design and delivery, API and system design, cloud infrastructure management, infrastructure as code, cross-functional collaboration, technical documentation, AI-assisted coding
Preferred skills
Rust, payment systems experience, financial infrastructure, merchant-facing APIs, data transformation pipelines, Crypto/Web3 familiarity
Technologies
Rust, TypeScript, AWS, Terraform
Responsibilities
Design and build backend services across the WalletConnect Pay platform, make architectural decisions for owned services, write technical design documents, own services end-to-end including deployment and monitoring, contribute infrastructure using AWS and Terraform, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, participate in code review culture with AI-assisted workflows
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC