Uniswap Labs is looking for a Backend Engineer to take on ambitious infrastructure challenges for Unichain, our Layer 2 chain. You will own meaningful projects from start to finish, improving performance, expanding capabilities, and ensuring rock-solid reliability as we scale.
What You'll Do
- Own projects end-to-end: scope requirements, design systems, implement solutions, and monitor them in production.
- Write clean, well-tested Rust code and raise the bar through thoughtful code reviews.
- Build and maintain infrastructure that keeps Unichain reliable, performant, and available 24/7.
- Proactively identify gaps in our systems and propose practical solutions that move us forward.
- Participate in on-call rotations to ensure chain stability and rapid incident response.
- Work cross-functionally to turn complex, ambiguous problems into clear technical plans.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience with a track record of shipping production systems.
- Experience building and operating distributed systems or blockchain infrastructure.
- Comfort with ambiguity: you can take an unclear problem, break it down, and deliver results.
- Solid understanding of cloud architectures, system design, and debugging at scale.
- Experience building systems from scratch (0→1) and iterating on them over time.
- Genuine interest in Web3 and staying current with industry best practices.
Nice to Have
- Rust proficiency.
- Hands-on experience with the OP Stack or other Optimism-based rollups.
- Familiarity with Reth or Kona.
- Exposure to zero-knowledge (ZK) systems or cryptographic primitives.
- Experience with observability tools and time-series monitoring.
- Working knowledge of Go or TypeScript.
- AWS or equivalent cloud platform experience.
Technical Stack
- Rust
- OP Stack
- AWS
- Go
- TypeScript
Team & Environment
Work alongside a talented team solving hard problems in blockchain infrastructure and distributed systems.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $210,000-$232,000 + equity and tokens.
- Company-paid medical, dental, & vision for you and your dependents.
- Gym subsidy.
- 401(k) with 4% employer contribution.
- Annual $1,500 education stipend.
- Unlimited and encouraged time off.
- Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave.
- Home office setup stipend for remote employees.
- Daily lunches at NY headquarters.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role based in our SoHo, NYC office.
Uniswap Labs is committed to diversity in our workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability (including gender dysphoria and similar gender-related conditions), sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation (including actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality), veteran status, military status, domestic violence victim status, reproductive health decision making or any other protected category.
