MLabs is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to be central to scaling trading interfaces that manage billions of dollars in daily volume while maintaining high-speed, intuitive user experiences. This role is for someone who thrives in 0-to-1 environments and is capable of building ambitious systems from the ground up within a lean, highly technical team.
What You'll Do
- Own and drive architectural decisions for backend systems to ensure scalability and reliability.
- Build and operate high-performance, real-time data pipelines for order book updates, trade executions, and market events.
- Design and maintain the API layer utilizing GraphQL and WebSockets to serve high-traffic web and mobile clients.
- Work extensively with ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, and Redis to manage and query high-volume trading data efficiently.
- Instrument services with comprehensive metrics and alerting systems; participate in on-call rotations to ensure 24/7 system availability.
- Debug complex latency issues, memory management problems, and system reliability concerns under heavy load.
- Partner with frontend and mobile engineers to ensure analytical data is served effectively via API.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of production backend engineering experience.
- Strong command of TypeScript.
- Proven expertise in WebSockets, event streaming, and pub/sub architectures.
- Deep familiarity with PostgreSQL and Redis.
- A track record of operating high-availability services at significant scale.
- A solid understanding of core trading concepts, including orders, fills, order books, positions, and execution logic.
- Strong debugging skills with experience in performance profiling, slow query optimization, and resolving memory leaks.
Nice to Have
- Experience with ClickHouse or similar columnar databases.
- Experience with Kafka or comparable streaming systems.
- Professional background in fintech, trading platforms, or low-latency applications.
- Familiarity with DeFi protocols or on-chain data structures.
Technical Stack
- TypeScript
- GraphQL
- WebSockets
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- ClickHouse
Team & Environment
You'll join a lean, highly technical team of individual contributors. The team prioritizes autonomy, ownership, and rapid execution.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $150K - $200K USD plus equity.
- A dedicated stipend for an ideal remote workspace, including laptop, peripherals, and necessary gear.
- Multiple in-person team offsites and coworking sessions hosted worldwide.
- A flexible vacation policy that genuinely encourages time off for recovery and inspiration.
- A dedicated learning and development budget to support continuous mastery of the craft.
Work Mode
This is a global remote position open to candidates based in the US or Europe.
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