Location: Preference is NYC > North America Timezones or Western Europe Timezones.
Remote | Full time
Compensation: $140K - $240K
🚀 Build real-world crypto payments used at global scale
We are hiring on behalf of our client who is looking for a backend-focused software engineer with blockchain experience to help build and scale next-generation payments infrastructure. This is a hands-on role for someone who wants to work close to the product, touch real users, and ship systems that operate at serious scale.
Location
- Strong preference for New York City
- Open to remote (US or global) for exceptional candidates with strong experience and solid tenure
What You’ll Be Doing
- Play a key role in shaping the technical and product roadmap
- Build and scale backend services that interact with blockchain infrastructure
- Work directly with smart contracts across multiple chains
- Develop and support new smart contracts and blockchain integrations
- Help scale on-chain infrastructure to millions of users globally
- Ship new features quickly in a fast-moving environment
- Influence architectural decisions in a rapidly evolving product
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys ownership, speed, and solving real problems at the intersection of payments, fintech, and crypto.
What They Are Looking For
- 2–10+ years of professional engineering experience
- Strong experience with Node.js and modern backend technologies
- Hands-on experience interacting with blockchains and smart contracts
- A backend engineer with real blockchain exposure (not just interest)
- Crypto-curious at minimum - crypto-native is a plus
- Comfortable working in lean, fast-paced teams
Nice to have (not required):
- Fintech experience (neobanks, card issuing, payments infrastructure)
Why This Role Is Different
- You’ll be building real-world crypto infrastructure, not side experiments
- Flat, open culture - engineers influence the roadmap
- High ownership and autonomy
- Backed by top-tier investors in fintech and crypto
- Global impact from day one
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive compensation based on experience
- Equity so you share in the upside
- Unlimited PTO (with a minimum 10 days encouraged)
- Flexible work environment (remote or office-friendly)
- Home office setup stipend
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision (US-based)
- 401(k) with company match
- Health & wellness allowance (gym, classes, recovery, etc.)
- Team offsites and international summits
- Access to internal products for hands-on testing
Interview Process
- Intro call with Recruiting / HR
- CTO phone screen (team fit & culture)
- Technical interview (deep dive into past work & impact)
- Technical session (2 hours: architecture + programming)
- Founder / CEO interview
- Final wrap-up conversation