Principal / Staff Backend Engineer
Kinetic
Kinetic
The crypto world is changing—we’ve seen an explosion in innovation but a fragmentation of tools. Today, traders navigate a low visibility landscape, handling multiple chains, scattered data, and many marketplaces. Now, trading tooling has shifted towards consolidation. Users demand a simple solution that effortlessly weaves their favorite decision-making software and maximum liquidity into one elegant interface. Kinetic is a multi-chain DEX aggregator and trading dashboard. Kinetic consolidates cross-market visibility, personalized data feeds, and predictive insights, providing clarity and decisiveness with every trade. Here, crypto assets across all major ecosystems are finally accessible through a single interface.
Team Overview
Kinetic is recruiting a driven, product-focused senior-level backend software engineer to join the founding team. We are looking for someone excited about building a well-tested, feature-rich crypto trading experience. At Kinetic, our engineering team is developing with a modern Typescript tech stack.
Qualifications
- You have 5-10+ years software engineering experience.
- You adhere to “good” code practices with a focus on readability, maintainability, and testing.
- You have a working knowledge of modern cloud infra/DevOps best practices through services like AWS.
- You are comfortable with Postgress for databasing.
- You have experience working with Rust, REST API, and GraphQL, etc.
- You are a high-agency autodidact who will lead with a founder mentality as you take on full ownership of meaningful projects.
- Bonus: You are crypto-native and are excited about working on the cutting edge of trading technology and building a product that you yourself would be excited to use.
- Bonus: You have experience with Typescript.
Compensation & Benefits
- As a founding engineer, you will receive competitive compensation and generous equity.
- Work in a dynamic environment with flexible location and hours.
- Have high impact in actualizing team goals as a core member of Kinetic’s growing organization.
- Grow alongside a supportive team that is deeply invested in your learning and development.
- Best-in-class health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Unlimited PTO.
- $100 monthly gym stipend.