Senior Backend Engineer, Ava Labs
AvaCloud
$158-198k
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Smart contracts platform for dApps
Open for applications
Smart contracts platform for dApps
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$158-198k
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To build an open, simple, and democratic internet of finance that enables the world to have a more prosperous future.
Role
Who you are
- Education/Experience: BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- Backend Expertise: 5+ years of backend development, with at least 3 years building large-scale, enterprise-grade distributed systems
- Languages: Strong experience with Golang (preferred), plus exposure to TypeScript/Node.js is a bonus
- Cloud Proficiency: Hands-on experience with AWS services (DynamoDB, KMS, SQS, Lambda, etc.). Other cloud environments are a plus
- Blockchain Knowledge: Prior blockchain or Web3 experience is preferred, but a strong desire to learn and grow in this space is just as valuable
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join the AvaCloud team at Ava Labs. AvaCloud is redefining how businesses launch, manage, and scale Web3 applications on Avalanche L1s. Our mission is to make blockchain simple, powerful, and accessible. The team has already helped leading organizations like J.P. Morgan Kinexys, FIFA, and Nexon’s MapleStory bring innovative products to market—and we’re just getting started
- As a Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll play a key role in building distributed, scalable systems and pioneering new blockchain services that unlock real business value. This is a chance to work on the cutting edge of Web3 infrastructure and help shape the next wave of adoption
- Design & Build: Architect and implement distributed, scalable, and high-performance backend systems that power seamless integration with blockchain networks
- Smart Contract Integration: Develop and maintain services for smart contract interaction, ensuring reliable and efficient communication between application layers and blockchain protocols
- Data Infrastructure: Build performant pipelines for blockchain data ingestion and processing, enabling real-time analytics and insights
- Product Collaboration: Partner closely with product teams to shape new features, offering technical guidance on how to design impactful blockchain solutions
- Cross-Functional Work: Collaborate with frontend, product, platform, and infrastructure teams to optimize performance and create a world-class developer and end-user experience
- Technical Leadership: Establish best practices for building and maintaining distributed systems, mentoring peers, and raising the technical bar across the team
- Innovation: Drive exploration and adoption of cutting-edge blockchain technologies to solve critical challenges for our clients
Our take
The highly secure and decentralized nature of blockchain technology makes it an attractive prospect for financial projects - but historically, this has come with a compromise on transaction speed and scalability, with Ethereum and Blockchain speeds barely breaking into double digits per second.
Ava Labs’ open-source platform Avalanche enables companies to launch decentralized applications with all the benefits of blockchain, whilst processing a record-smashing 4,500 transactions per second. The company's strategy has been to tailor its blockchain to specific applications, establishing a reputation in the sector through efficient hard-and-fast use cases with low fees. This has allowed it to operate alongside blockchain giants like Ethereum that hoard large amounts of the DeFi market.
In answering the strong appetite for a cheaper and more scalable blockchain consensus, Ava Labs has found a keen audience, and secured the ability to pursue its goal of opening the space up to more users. The Avalanche platform has become the first to partner with Amazon Web Services, becoming part of a project to bring blockchain technology to government and enterprises. The company also partnered with digital identity verification provider Blockpass, to collaborate towards furthering the safety, security and capabilities of the ecosystem.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
61% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2022
$350m
LATE VC
Sep 2021
$230m
LATE VC
Total funding: $586m
Company benefits
- 401k (non-matching)
- Commuter Benefits
- Comprehensive Insurance
- Short-term/long-term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Happy Hour Fridays
- Team Activities
- Remote-friendly Networking
- Unlimited PTO
- Remote Friendly
- Volunteer Time-Off
Company HQ
Hell's Kitchen, New York, NY
Leadership
Kevin Sekniqi
(COO & Chief Protocol Architect)Former Researcher and Software Engineer at Microsoft and NASA, with a PhD in Computer Science from Cornell.
Emin Gun Sirer
(CEO)Founder of Bloxroute Labs and professor at Cornell for 20 years with a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Washington.
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