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Overview
Join deBridge as a Senior Backend Engineer to build scalable services for decentralized applications. Work remotely and impact the future of DeFi with your expertise in Node.js and distributed systems. At deBridge, we’re creating the internet of liquidity for DeFi — a unified layer that enables any app and any user to connect seamlessly across the entire ecosystem, in real time. To date, we’ve earned the trust of over 700,000 users and facilitated $10+ billion in real-time cross-chain transfers. Our partners include leading names like, Trust Wallet, Phantom Wallet, Jupiter Exchange and many more. We’re a global team of builders, tinkerers, and dreamers united by a single mission: to transform how liquidity flows across blockchains. If you’re excited about shaping the future of DeFi, you’ll feel right at home here.
Responsibilities
- •Web3-specific tasks:
- •Integrate with EVM and Solana blockchains using ethers.js, web3.js, and @solana/web3.js
- •Process blockchain data, interact with smart contracts, index on-chain events
- •Offchain / distributed systems tasks:
- •Build backend services and SDKs in Node.js/TypeScript
- •Work with databases, caches, brokers, and infra: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Kafka, gRPC, Kubernetes, AWS, ClickHouse
- •Deliver production-grade, well-documented code with strong focus on test coverage
- •Take ownership of code in production: monitoring, debugging, and incident resolution
- •Contribute to architectural decisions, code reviews, and continuous improvement of development practices
- •Collaborate with Protocol, Frontend, Data, and DevRel teams to deliver high-impact features
- •Bring in best practices from the broader IT industry and help improve our engineering culture
What we offer
- •💸 Competitive compensation package
- •🌍 100% remote — work from anywhere in the world
- •💻 Be part of the Web3 revolution and shape the future of decentralized tech
- •🤝 Work with a team of passionate blockchain and distributed systems experts
- •🚀 Opportunity to work on high-impact projects used by hundreds of thousands of people
- •📈 Continuous learning and growth within the evolving blockchain space
Requirements
- •4+ years of backend development experience with Node.js/TypeScript
- •Solid knowledge of distributed systems, databases, messaging, cloud, and container orchestration
- •Strong testing discipline with modern frameworks (Jest, Mocha, Sinon, etc.)
- •CI/CD familiarity
- •Ability to consistently deliver high-quality, maintainable code and follow engineering best practices
- •Comfortable working in a distributed team with strong focus on reliability and code quality
Nice to have
- •Hands-on Web3 experience (EVM/Solana, smart contracts, transactions, events)
- •Exposure to Solidity and ability to read smart contracts
- •Familiarity with DeFi protocols and products
- •Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
- •Hands-on experience with other runtime ecosystems (C#, JVM, Go, etc.) — we value engineers who have looked beyond a single stack and bring diverse perspectives