Staff Backend Engineer (EU Remote)
Description For Staff Backend Engineer (EU Remote)
Notabene, a Y Combinator-backed B2B software company, is revolutionizing the cryptocurrency industry by providing essential compliance and risk management solutions. As a Staff Backend Engineer, you'll join a dynamic team spread across three continents, serving 100+ customers including financial institutions, fintechs, and exchanges.
The role focuses on architecting and building core transaction-processing services that are crucial for the secure and reliable processing of crypto transactions worldwide. You'll be working with cutting-edge technologies including Node.js, Kafka, and PostgreSQL, while handling high-throughput, distributed systems.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of crypto transactions, working with a team that has deep expertise in Self Sovereign Identity protocols. You'll be instrumental in setting technical direction, mentoring team members, and ensuring the architecture meets the demands of a rapidly evolving market.
The company offers attractive benefits including flexible remote work, a $1000 WFH stipend, MacBook Pro, unlimited PTO, and country-specific benefits. Founded in 2020, Notabene has gained support from leading investors including Y Combinator, Jump Capital, and Castle Island.
This role is perfect for experienced engineers who want to make a significant impact in the cryptocurrency space while working with a diverse, international team. The position requires strong technical skills, excellent communication abilities, and a passion for building secure, scalable systems.
Responsibilities For Staff Backend Engineer (EU Remote)
- Design, build, and maintain high-throughput, low-latency microservices for our Transactions team
- Work closely with product, engineering, compliance, and customer-facing teams
- Develop and execute the Transactions team roadmap
- Scope and drive large-scale technical projects end-to-end
- Mentor and support engineers throughout the Notabene engineering organization
Requirements For Staff Backend Engineer (EU Remote)
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years in a senior or staff-level backend engineering role
- 3+ years of professional experience with Node.js, including building production-grade applications
- Strong experience with Kafka, including topics, partitions, producers, and consumers
- Expertise in event-driven microservices development
- A proven track record in building and optimizing high-throughput, distributed systems
- Extensive experience with PostgreSQL, SQL optimization, and architecting high-throughput transactional databases
- Hands-on experience deploying and managing services on AWS
- Strong understanding of security principles
- Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail
- Excellent communication and writing skills
Benefits For Staff Backend Engineer (EU Remote)
- Flexible Remote Work
- $1000 WFH Stipend
- MacBook Pro
- Unlimited PTO
- Country-Specific Benefits
