Blockaid is redefining trust in blockchain through advanced, integrated security. Our on-chain security platform is trusted by leading Web3 companies—including Coinbase, MetaMask, Uniswap, Backpack, Stellar, and others—to detect, understand, and automatically prevent or minimize the impact of fraud, scams, hacks, and financial threats.
We are backed by top-tier global investors including Sequoia Capital, Ribbit Capital, and Cyberstarts—firms known for supporting the most innovative and influential companies in technology and cybersecurity
As a Backend Engineer, you will design, build, and scale the core backend systems that power our security platform—directly shaping the safety of millions of Web3 users. You’ll work closely with a team of world-class engineers to deliver highly reliable, performant, and secure infrastructure.
Your Chain of Impact:
- Lead feature development end-to-end, from requirements to production.
- Build systems that protect millions of users from fraud, scams, and hacks.
- Contribute across the full software development lifecycle in an agile environment.
- Drive technical innovation by staying ahead of emerging technologies.
- Uphold the highest standards of code quality, scalability, and performance.
- Take true ownership of our product, tech stack, and development processes.
Your Chain of Strengths:
- 5 years of backend-focused engineering experience, with a proven track record of building and scaling complex systems in a fast-paced startup environments
- Strong proficiency in GO/Rust/Python for backend development.
- Deep understanding of data systems, including SQL/NoSQL databases and data warehouses.
- Experience designing and building scalable data pipelines and real-time processing systems, Customer facing APIs.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Skilled with- ETL/ELT tools (Apache Airflow/dbt/Dagster) and streaming platforms (Kafka/Kinesis/RabbitMQ).
- Familiar with real-time analytics frameworks such as Flink, Spark Streaming, or similar.
- Curiosity and eagerness to learn; background in cybersecurity, blockchain is a strong plus.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the country where the position is based, without the need for visa sponsorship. This role does not offer visa sponsorship.
Blockaid is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law
Skills Required
- At least 5 years of backend-focused engineering experience
- Proven experience building and scaling complex systems in fast-paced startup environments
- Strong proficiency in Go, Rust, or Python
- Deep understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases and data warehouses
- Experience designing and building scalable data pipelines and real-time processing systems
- Experience building customer-facing APIs
- Hands-on experience with AWS or GCP
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with ETL or ELT tools such as Apache Airflow, dbt, or Dagster
- Experience with streaming platforms such as Kafka, Kinesis, or RabbitMQ
- Familiarity with real-time analytics frameworks such as Flink or Spark Streaming
- Background in cybersecurity or blockchain
- Legal right to work in the position's country without visa sponsorship
What We Do
Blockaid is the onchain security platform trusted by chains, protocols, wallets, exchanges, banks, and digital asset managers to understand and secure what matters most. Our platform provides unmatched visibility from direct integrations with the most used web3 wallets, plus internet-wide monitoring that detects threats before they reach users. Not only does this give us the most comprehensive coverage of any security provider, but the more pre-transaction, onchain, offchain, and threat intelligence data our system sees, the more our models improve. This flywheel effect has made us the platform of choice for industry leaders like Coinbase, Kraken, MetaMask, Uniswap, World App, and Stellar—as well as traditional institutions and fintechs.
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