Summary
✨ AI‑Generated
A fast-growing technology company is looking for a Backend Engineer to design and operate high-performance backend systems, including APIs, data processing pipelines, and real-time services. The role requires strong system design skills and experience handling demanding workloads.
Highlights
High-impact backend engineering role focused on scalable systems, performance optimization, real-time infrastructure, and technical ownership in a fast-moving environment.
Description
Axiom Trade is building the future of retail trading.
As market opportunities increasingly migrate on-chain, Axiom's mission is to make discovering and trading digital assets fast, powerful, and intuitive.
Serving millions of active users and facilitating more than $100M in daily trading volume, Axiom is operated by a lean, high-ownership, and fast-moving engineering team based in Austin.
Role Summary
As a Backend Engineer, you will set the technical direction for Axiom’s core backend infrastructure.
You will design, build, and operate ultra-low-latency APIs, indexers, and real-time streaming pipelines, owning end-to-end performance, throughput, and correctness for mission-critical systems under constant high write loads.
Key Responsibilities
Core Backend Architecture: Set technical direction and architect low-latency APIs, indexing layers, and streaming pipelines powering the core trading product.Throughput & Reliability: Own system latency, throughput, and state correctness under continuous, heavy write loads and market volatility.High-Volume Data Design: Design robust data schemas and advanced caching strategies across Postgres, Redis, and ClickHouse.Multi-Chain Execution: Build and scale services across multiple blockchain networks, including Solana, BNB Chain, Ethereum, Base, and emerging L2s.Production Observability & Triage: Rapidly debug production incidents across services, databases, and node/RPC infrastructure.System Simplification: Continuously refine fleet architecture to keep systems simple, maintainable, and highly operable while mentoring peers.
Requirements & Qualifications
Must-Haves
Backend Mastery: Deep production experience building and scaling high-throughput backend services and distributed architectures (TypeScript or Rust).Data Layer Depth: Advanced expertise in data modeling, query optimization, and caching strategies with Postgres, Redis, and ClickHouse.High-Load Performance: Proven track record designing APIs and streaming architectures that maintain low latency under heavy concurrency.Operational Excellence: Strong debugging fundamentals across production services, RPC nodes, and database layers.High Ownership: Urgency, autonomy, and an obsession with shipping reliable, user-focused software.
Nice-to-Haves
Hands-on experience with on-chain data extraction, indexing engines (Solana Geyser, EVM logs), and mempool mechanics.Background in high-frequency trading platforms, order books, DEX aggregators, or high-volume fintech APIs.
Compensation & Benefits
Annual Base Salary: $320,000 – $465,000 USDBonus: Performance-based bonus structure
