Job Description
Job DescriptionCareer Renew is recruiting for one of its clients a Senior Backend Engineer - this is a fully remote role for US/Europe based candidates (as long as they can ovberlap EST working hours). Salary range: 150-200K USD yearly plus benefits.
We are building the next generation of DeFi trading powered by Hyperliquid. Our mission is to democratize access to global financial markets across crypto, equities, commodities, and more by leveraging decentralised technologies.
We are the largest builder-code product on Hyperliquid. To date, we have processed over $65B in cumulative trading volume, generated eight figures in revenue in the past year, and grown to more than 400,000 registered traders.
We are a small, highly technical team of strong individual contributors who care deeply about free markets and building ambitious systems from the ground up. We value autonomy, ownership, and rapid execution. Our culture is low-process, high-trust, and results-driven. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguous, 0-to-1 environments and wants to be directly responsible for shipping products used by millions of traders.
You will be on the front lines of scaling us to millions of users, building trading interfaces that move billions of dollars in volume every day while still feeling fast, intuitive, and delightful.
Why work with us
We are leading the charge to bring on-chain perpetuals trading to the mainstream. On-chain, 24/7 perpetuals trading is one of the most important financial innovations of recent decades. We believe the opportunity to bring this to the masses rivals the scale of modern retail brokerages and global exchanges.
The path to building a generational company is clear, and we are committed to delivering the best trading experiences imaginable. You will work alongside people who care deeply about craft, move quickly, and hold a very high bar for both technical excellence and product quality.
Why this role matters
We process billions in trading volume across high-throughput WebSocket connections, continuous order book streams, and large volumes of trade data that need to be stored and queried efficiently. Slow APIs or dropped messages directly impact whether a trader gets their fill.
You'll own the infrastructure powering this: data pipelines, APIs, real-time delivery, and the databases underneath.
What you’ll do
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Own architecture decisions for our backend systems
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Build and operate real-time data pipelines for order book updates, trades, and market events
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Design and maintain the API layer (GraphQL, WebSockets) serving web and mobile clients
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Work with ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, and Redis to handle high-volume trading data
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Optimize query performance, caching, and schema design as data scales
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Instrument services with metrics and alerting; participate in on-call rotations
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Debug latency issues, memory problems, and system reliability under load
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Collaborate with frontend and mobile engineers on serving analytical data via API
What you’ll bring
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5+ years of production backend experience, ideally in TypeScript
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Strong experience with real-time systems: WebSockets, event streaming, pub/sub
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Deep familiarity with PostgreSQL and Redis; ClickHouse or similar columnar databases a plus
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Track record operating services at scale with high availability requirements
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Understanding of trading concepts: orders, fills, order books, positions, execution
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Experience designing APIs for latency-sensitive, high-throughput clients
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Solid debugging skills — comfortable with slow queries, memory leaks, performance profiling
Bonus points
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Experience with Kafka similar streaming systems
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Background in trading platforms, fintech, or low-latency applications
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Familiarity with DeFi or on-chain data
Benefits
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Competitive salary and equity
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Stipend for your ideal remote setup including laptop, peripherals, and work gear
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Multiple in-person team offsites and coworking sessions around the world
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Flexible vacation policy with genuine encouragement to take time off
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Learning and development budget to help you continuously deepen your craft
Compensation & Package
$150,000 to $200,000 USD, plus equity and benefits.