Stellar Development Foundation

Senior Backend Engineer

San Francisco, California, USA · Senior · full-time

Sponsorship not specified$185k-$275kDetected 27 days ago

PythonJavaGoRustC++Distributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentData StructuresAlgorithmsCode ReviewCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

You'll join a team of talented engineers designing APIs, backend services, and tools that serve a diverse range of users-from individual developers to institutions.
Whether you're passionate about infrastructure, scaling systems, or shaping the developer and end-user experience, you'll be working on high-impact projects at the intersection of blockchain and finance.

Drive end-to-end development of backend services and APIs that support the Stellar ecosystem.
Build, maintain, and scale reliable infrastructure and web services in support of mission-critical applications.
Collaborate cross-functionally to understand developer or end-user needs and translate them into pragmatic solutions.
Optimize backend systems for performance, scale, and maintainability.
Engage in architectural design discussions, write detailed technical specifications (RFCs), and contribute to SDF's engineering best practices.
SDF also develops resources and tooling on the Stellar network to help unlock real world utility.

4+ years of experience as a software engineer
Proficiency in backend development with languages such as Go, Python, Rust, Java, C++, or similar.
Experience deploying and operating production web services at scale.

Have experience working on blockchain or financial technology.
Are passionate about open-source software and have contributed to open-source projects.
Have worked on products where developers or builders are the primary users.
Have experience with Go.

Interested in working on cutting-edge blockchain technology and creating equitable access to the global financial system?

As a nonprofit foundation, SDF puts the health of the Stellar network and the Stellar ecosystem and its mission above all else.

in, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal law

This listing is sourced directly from Stellar Development Foundation's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.