Senior Backend Engineer

Interceptaio โ€” United Kingdom ยท Posted ~1 day ago

Senior Full-time

Skills

backend engineering blockchain data low-latency systems real-time threat detection streaming pipelines data processing system architecture scalability infrastructure monitoring blockchain real-time data processing backend systems

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Summary

As a Senior Backend Engineer, design and scale low-latency systems that analyze transaction activity and detect security risks in real time. You will work with high-volume blockchain data, streaming pipelines, and data-processing systems while collaborating with security and data teams. You will own systems end-to-end, from architecture and implementation through deployment, optimization, and monitoring.

Highlights

Build mission-critical, low-latency security systems, work with high-volume blockchain data and streaming pipelines, collaborate with data and security specialists, and own systems end-to-end from architecture through deployment and monitoring.

Description

About Intercepta Intercepta builds real-time security infrastructure that operates inside transaction flows โ€” detecting risk, simulating intent, and preventing attacks before execution. Role Overview As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will design and scale systems that process onchain data, generate risk signals, and power mission-critical protection for wallets, exchanges, and fintech platforms. Your Impact Design and build low-latency backend systems for real-time threat detectionDevelop services that analyze and simulate transaction behavior before executionWork with high-volume blockchain data and streaming pipelinesBuild and optimize data processing systems for reliability, throughput, and speedCollaborate with data and security teams to productionize detection logicContribute to system architecture, scalability, and infrastructure decisionsOwn systems end-to-end โ€” from design to deployment and monitoring Requirements 5+ years of backend engineering experience building and scaling complex systemsStrong proficiency in Python, Go, or RustExperience with distributed systems and high-load environmentsDeep understanding of EVM internals, transaction lifecycle, and blockchain node architecture (RPC, mempool, execution layer)Experience with real-time or streaming systems (Kafka, Flink, Spark, etc.)Strong understanding of data systems (SQL/NoSQL, data pipelines, storage)Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), containers, and CI/CDStrong system design and problem-solving skills