Design and build the core backend systems powering SwapRail, including APIs, routing engines, execution services, and data pipelines.
Location: Remote / Work from Home
Type: Part-time preferred / Full-time available
Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs
- Build routing and aggregation logic for swap execution across multiple liquidity sources
- Integrate on-chain and off-chain data sources (RPC nodes, indexers, third-party APIs)
- Develop simulation and validation layers for transaction execution
- Optimize system performance for low-latency and high-throughput scenarios
- Design data models for quotes, routes, transactions, and execution states
- Implement monitoring, logging, and observability across services
- Collaborate with wallet and frontend teams to ensure consistency in execution flows
Requirements
- Strong experience with Node.js / TypeScript / Go / Rust
- Experience building high-performance backend systems
- Strong understanding of asynchronous systems and concurrency
- Experience with PostgreSQL and data modeling
- Familiarity with microservices architecture and distributed systems
- Experience integrating blockchain data or Web3 systems
Nice to Have
- Experience with DeFi protocols or aggregators (1inch, 0x, Uniswap)
- Experience building trading or execution systems
- Experience with blockchain indexing (The Graph, custom indexers)
- Understanding of MEV, routing optimization, and slippage control
- Experience with caching layers (Redis) and performance optimization
Skills Required
- Strong experience with Node.js / TypeScript / Go / Rust
- Experience building high-performance backend systems
- Strong understanding of asynchronous systems and concurrency
- Experience with PostgreSQL and data modeling
- Familiarity with microservices architecture and distributed systems
- Experience integrating blockchain data or Web3 systems
- Experience with DeFi protocols or aggregators (1inch, 0x, Uniswap)
- Experience building trading or execution systems
- Experience with blockchain indexing (The Graph, custom indexers)
- Understanding of MEV, routing optimization, and slippage control
- Experience with caching layers (Redis) and performance optimization
What We Do
SwapRail builds next-generation infrastructure for decentralized liquidity routing and cross-protocol execution. The company focuses on creating secure and reliable blockchain transaction infrastructure and a trusted self-custody wallet for seamless cross-chain swaps. Their mission is to provide a professional wallet experience for cross-chain movement, allowing users to hold assets safely and move value across chains with clear routing and pre-sign fee visibility.
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