Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, TRM Labs
Node Ops
$200-255k
+ Stock options
Blockchain investigations & risk management
Job no longer available
Blockchain investigations & risk management
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$200-255k
+ Stock options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To build a safer financial system for billions of people.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related field
- 8+ years of experience building real-time and distributed system architecture, from whiteboard to production
- Strong understanding or interest in acquiring knowledge in any Blockchain at the protocol level and Networks
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Clear documentation and succinct communication are very important
- Ability to work independently, be proactive, prioritize, communicate, and set and meet goals
- Mastery of time management skills and attention to detail
- Flexibility in work schedule to coordinate amongst global timezones
- Excellent intrapersonal skills to foster relationships with developers
What the job involves
- TRM’s Node Ops team is responsible for monitoring the flows of data on blockchain networks. We are looking for a Senior or Staff Engineer with a deep understanding of (or interest to learn) blockchain protocol development that will lead projects from research and ideation to feasibility in production
- In this role, you will have the opportunity to expand your existing expertise in software engineering and applied research, and ultimately help build a safer financial system for billions of people
- Lead and develop a team of talented and high-impact engineers, providing cultural, technical, and hands-on leadership
- Provide regular coaching and technical mentorship to your immediate team as well as the broader engineering department
- Take direct responsibility for the quality and delivery of the team's work, and manage the end-to-end availability and performance of critical services
- Drive work based on goals and measurable outcomes that are accountable to KPIs
- Encourage best practices in design and usability, creating scalable engines with thorough documentation and knowledge sharing
- Resolve escalations arising from operations and work with various teams to solve production incidents through to resolution
- Collaborate with management and product teams to plan, estimate, and prioritize roadmap objectives and identify upcoming opportunities and risks
Our take
The crypto space has become more mainstream but it is also intensely volatile and poorly regulated, with a high degree of anonymity afforded to its users. As such it has become a major source of financial fraud with $20 billion in crypto stolen in 2022 alone. TRM Lab exists to return trust to the blockchain, helping banks, government agencies and crypto companies detect and combat fraud with its blockchain intelligence solutions.
As the risk of blockchain fraud is only increasing, with the proceeds often being used for organized crime, there are a number of companies working in this space. TRM stands out with the breadth of its crypto asset coverage and the strength of its cross-chain analytics. It has partnered with the FBI and Europol to aid its investigations, and is also used by major crypto companies MoonPay and Binance.
The company has grown its revenue by almost 500% year on year since its founding in 2018, and has raised a significant amount of capital. With the funding its secured, its further developing its product and hiring additional talent. And as businesses and government agencies increasingly come to grips with fraud in the crypto space, TRM is well poised to continue its rapid growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
42% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Feb 2026
$70m
SERIES C
Nov 2022
$70m
SERIES B
Total funding: $220.1m
Company benefits
- DIstributed, not distant
- Competitive compensation package
- Paid time off: 25 days of vacation and competitive holistic paid time off plans
- Parental leave & family planning: 18 weeks of paid parental leave (if employed for at least 180 days unless the home state or country required less tenure). For select eligible regions, we also offer fertility treatments via the Carrot platform
- Health coverage: Premium coverage for medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- Company retreats
- Career growth
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Esteban Castaño
(Co-Founder & CEO)Former Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company. Founded the Digital team at Generation, a high growth youth employment program, before launching TRM in 2018.
Rahul Raina
(Co-Founder & CTO)Former Senior Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company. Former Software Engineer at Amazon Web Services and Opendoor.
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