Senior Backend Engineer
Core
Building the next generation of financial products and large-scale production systems for the Uniswap Protocol, including the Web App, Wallet, Trading API, and Unichain.
Role type
Senior Backend Engineer (Web3/DeFi)
Builds
Uniswap Web App, Wallet, Trading API, and Unichain (DeFi-native Ethereum Layer 2)
Domain
Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Blockchain, Web3
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Cloud architecture, algorithms, debugging, project management, system design, 0→1 system building, technical leadership, mentoring
Preferred skills
Technical Lead experience, time-series monitoring/observability, TypeScript, AWS
Technologies
TypeScript, AWS
Responsibilities
Write high-quality, well-tested code and review peers' code; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute products end-to-end; Provide technical leadership on architectural tradeoffs; Drive strategic technical initiatives across engineering pods; Design, build, and maintain large-scale cloud systems; Build systems from the ground up; Mentor junior engineers.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities