Senior Backend Developer

About Socket

Socket is the first chain abstraction protocol. Socket was founded in 2021 with the mission to solve increasing fragmentation between rollups and chains.

Over the last 2 years, Socket has facilitated over $11bn in volumes. Socket is leveraged by the top protocols & applications in the space like Metamask, Coinbase, Rainbow Wallet, Zapper, Zerion, OpenSea, Aevo, Matcha & more.

Socket is looking for exceptional, experienced, and self-motivated backend engineers. You should take pleasure in solving hard problems and working with an extremely smart team.

Required Experience

• Design and develop scalable backend systems which can handle billions of transactions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, analyze product needs, and develop scalable products
• Conduct code reviews and implement best practices to ensure the security, efficiency, and reliability of systems
• Develop and maintain testing frameworks and tools to ensure comprehensive unit testing, integration testing, and deployment automation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues
• Document code, specifications, and processes to maintain a comprehensive knowledge base.

About you

• You have a strong understanding of backend system design and have designed complex distributed systems in the past.
• You are comfortable writing clean, scalable, and well-tested code.
• You enjoy working in a fast-paced start-up environment, where you'll need to take initiative and solve problems independently.
• You're not afraid to navigate up and down a deep technical stack.
• You are able to articulate complex technical concepts clearly and succinctly.
• You have excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

What you'll like about us:

• We have real scale - our product reaches millions of people in crypto and our users love us
• No micromanagement bullshit. We trust each other and empower employees to make decisions autonomously.
• We are a team of builders- we’re always shipping
• Good vibes - we are all team players that only want the best for each other and the company.
• Remote Friendly - Enjoy the flexibility of remote work.