Software Developer, specializing in team dedicated to growing user base and improving user experience in an application or platform.
Phantom, a leading self-custodial crypto wallet company, is on the hunt for a seasoned backend engineer to join their Growth & Engagement team. This core member will play a pivotal role in building and operating backend systems for rapid experimentation, personalized engagement features, and scalable growth initiatives.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be tasked with designing, building, and optimizing streaming blockchain data platforms. These platforms will enable scalable ingestion, transformation, and delivery of on-chain data such as token, price, and spam data. Ensuring data quality and observability will be crucial for reliable and accurate blockchain data servicing.
Architecting systems for high scalability and performance will also be a key responsibility, as the goal is to support millions of active users. The engineer will engage in data modeling and schema design to efficiently handle complex blockchain data. Collaboration with product and engineering teams will be essential to empower other teams with rich, real-time blockchain data access.
Potential responsibilities may include covering backend infrastructure to support user-facing wallet features such as token swaps, NFT management, and multi-chain support. The engineer may also participate in team-building activities and mentor junior engineers to foster growth.
Qualifications
Ideal candidates will have extensive backend engineering experience, ideally 7+ years, with proven skills in building large-scale, high-availability systems. Strong proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS, or similar frameworks used for backend development is essential.
A solid understanding of blockchain technology and data workflows, particularly related to Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin, and Polygon, is crucial since Phantom supports multiple blockchains. Experience with ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, data pipelines, and streaming data technologies is also highly desirable.
Familiarity with scalable system architecture, data modeling, schema design, and data quality assurance is essential. The ability to work in a collaborative, cross-functional environment involving product managers, designers, and other engineers is also important.
A background or strong interest in crypto wallets, blockchain security, and self-custodial wallet principles is beneficial to align with Phantom's focus on user control and privacy.
Salary and Benefits
Salaries for senior backend roles at Phantom range roughly from $200,000 to $250,000+ annually, with equity and benefits included. This reflects the high responsibility and expertise required for the role.
Why Join Phantom?
Phantom, supporting over 7 million users, emphasizes building a secure, user-friendly self-custodial wallet that covers multiple blockchains with features such as low-fee token swaps and NFT support. The backend engineer plays a critical role in enabling the infrastructure that delivers reliable, real-time blockchain data powering these features.
Phantom encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply, as they believe in the strength of a variety of perspectives. The company is committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for employees to do their best work.
If you're ready to make a difference in the crypto world and help millions of users navigate the space more easily, consider joining Phantom's Growth & Engagement team as a backend engineer. Apply today!
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