Staff Backend Engineer

Come join the team as a Staff Backend Engineer at Symphony! You will be working alongside the founding team and play a crucial role in reshaping the future of DeFi.

As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will be instrumental in developing and deploying innovative solutions for secure and efficient systems. You will collaborate across teams to ensure seamless integration within our broader ecosystem and partners, and continuously drive innovation by staying at the forefront of blockchain technologies.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend experience


• Strong backend development with Node.js, JavaScript, DeFi systems, backend architectures, database management, and experience integrating smart contracts


• Proficiency in Javascript and Solidity


• Rust and/or AI/LLMs experience is a plus


• Full KYC process for all hires


• Competitive salary with equity


• Globally remote (Americas timezones preferred)


• A passion for shaping the future of finance

The total compensation package (base salary and equity) for this role ranges from $120K -$350K+, with additional company benefits. The pay range provided reflects individual compensation based on factors such as work location, assessed job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Join the Symphony team!

Symphony is the first agnostic execution network, designed to unify DeFi’s fragmented landscape by enabling near-instant cross-chain transactions. Symphony’s infrastructure reduces cross-chain execution time to under 3 seconds—45x faster than LayerZero and Axelar—creating a new standard for interoperability.

This is developed to address and solve liquidity fragmentation and the complex user experiences across chains, providing a seamless, unified solution for DeFi users and developers alike.Being the world’s first vertical agnostic infrastructure stack, Symphony enables anyone to execute anything across all chains and protocols without being burdened by bridges, multiple wallets, gas fees, etc. Our team is composed of former Consensys, MetaMask, Kraken, and Axelar veterans, and we’re backed by top investors.

We are looking for an innovative, passionate, and productive person who is excited about building the future of accessible crypto applications, feels comfortable challenging opinions, and most importantly who shares with us the same desire to make DeFi useable again.

• Opportunity. We believe DeFi should be fast AND accessible. You’ll do high-impact work to enhance scalability, shaping the future of crypto


• Flexibility. We are a remote-first company, and collaborate synchronously and asynchronously, via daily all-hands meetings


• Culture. As an early member of our team, you’ll have a unique opportunity to help shape our culture. We value intellectual honesty, bias towards action, and believe every member plays a key role in achieving our ambitious goals


• Compensation. We offer a competitive salary + equity + benefits package

Learn more at: symphony.io.

Symphony Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need.