Senior Backend Engineer

VDEX is a decentralized perpetual exchange built on a Virtual Rollups (zero knowledge state channels) with instant finality and ZeroGas fees. The Protocol is looking for a senior backend engineer to build and scale core backend systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend services in Go and TypeScript.


• Implement low‑latency, event‑driven systems for real‑time trading workflows.


• Own core financial protocol logic: margining, liquidation, funding, pricing, and risk controls.


• Integrate off‑chain backend systems with on‑chain components where needed.


• Improve reliability, observability, and operational tooling for production services.


• Lead system design discussions and mentor engineers.

Requirements

• 5+ years building scalable distributed systems.


• Strong Go skills; experience with TypeScript a plus.


• Solid understanding of distributed systems, data consistency, and microservices.


• Experience with SQL (Postgres), REST APIs, and event‑driven architectures.


• Familiarity with Kafka (or similar), Redis, and cache design patterns.


• Knowledge of cryptographic principles and key management.


• Comfortable with Docker, AWS, and CI/CD pipelines.


• Strong communication and collaboration skills.


• Understand our whitepaper.

Nice to Have

• DeFi and blockchain fundamentals (EVM, tokens, yields).


• Experience with smart contracts (Solidity).


• Familiarity with ethers.js or go‑ethereum.


• Familiarity with Google Cloud infrastructure.


• Understanding of trading concepts like order books, perpetuals, and risk.

Offering

• Competitive base salary


• Generous token vesting


• Join a rapidly growing exchange at the forefront of zero knowledge innovation