Senior Backend Engineer at Blockworks

<h1><strong>About Us:</strong></h1><p style="min-height:1.5em">Blockworks is an information platform that sits at the center of the crypto industry. We transform raw, complex data and facts into actionable research, trusted alpha-driven insights, and world-class events. The result is transparency and confidence. Blockworks connects investors and businesses in onchain capital markets. We give businesses a platform to earn trust and provide investors with the information they need to underwrite the asset class.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>Who You Are:</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">You have a keen focus on backend and API development and Software engineering is your passion. You are a player-coach and a natural leader who understands the technical and human elements that go into great software design. You have a results-oriented attitude and a passion for delivering flawless releases and developing digital product pipelines (CI/CD pipelines). You have a proven track record facilitating engineering teams to increase productivity and quality.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">You're excited at the possibility of being on the ground floor of the design and development of backend strategies. You bring a passion for designing and maintaining scalable API services that handle large amounts of data elegantly. You love moving quickly in a fast-paced start-up, but you also bring intentionality, sustainability and scalability to your approach as an engineer.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">As a Senior Backend Engineer at Blockworks, you’ll design, build, and maintain the systems that power our products end-to-end. From high-performance APIs to database architecture, you’ll own the backend layer that makes everything else possible.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">You won’t just be handed requirements, you’ll help define them, scope projects, and make the architectural decisions that shape our technical foundation. Your work will directly impact our research platform (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://blockworksresearch.com">blockworksresearch.com</a>) and our media site (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://blockworks.co">blockworks.co</a>; 1M+ monthly active users).</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Every day will look a little different, but in general, you will do things like:</p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Architect, build, and ship backend systems that can scale to millions of requests/day</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Design, implement, and optimize APIs that power our research and media products</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Own database design, optimization, and reliability (MySQL/Postgres)</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Implement caching and performance strategies with Redis or similar tools</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Lead