Tatum is a leading blockchain development platform and infrastructure provider worldwide. We offer developers and enterprises a highly flexible blockchain framework and tools to build, test, and run blockchain applications. With over 100,000 web3 projects and customers, we recently raised $41.5 million to fuel our rapid growth, and we're excited to expand our Engineering team with a Senior Backend Engineer.
Join a startup that is driven by a fast-paced, innovative, and risk-taking approach to business, as well as a focus on flexibility, collaboration, and respect. At Tatum, we have flat hierarchies, informal communication, and an emphasis on individual contribution and autonomy.
What you'll be doing- Collaborate closely with our frontend engineers and product team to design and deliver high-quality, scalable APIs and services for our customer-facing Dashboard
- Develop and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable TypeScript code using NestJS and modern backend tooling
- Focus on quality and long-term maintainability of our products
- Design and evolve data models and integrations backed by MongoDB
- Integrate and maintain third-party services such as Stripe for billing and payments
- Implement and maintain automated tests to ensure code quality
- Participate in code reviews to provide and receive feedback
- Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in backend development
Requirements
We are seeking a backend developer with a deep understanding of modern TypeScript and a strong ability to design and build robust back-end services (APIs, data layers, and integrations). A developer who is passionate about continuously improving and optimizing our existing codebase and pushing the quality bar higher.
In summary- Problem-solving and communication skills
- Proven experience owning services in production and designing systems at scale
- Strong understanding of API design and data modeling principles
- Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript
- Experience with the NestJS framework and MongoDB
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and GCP is plus
- Experience integrating payment providers or paywalls (e.g., Stripe) is a plus
- Experience with blockchain technology is a plus
Skills Required
- Deep understanding of modern TypeScript and ability to design and build robust backend services
- Proficiency in JavaScript
- Proven experience owning services in production and designing systems at scale
- Strong understanding of API design and data modeling principles
- Experience with the NestJS framework
- Experience with MongoDB
- Problem-solving and communication skills
- Implement and maintain automated tests to ensure code quality
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and GCP
- Experience integrating payment providers or paywalls (e.g., Stripe)
- Experience with blockchain technology
What We Do
At Tatum, we believe blockchain is the future, and developing apps on the blockchain should be accessible. Tatum is the fastest way to build, test and run blockchain apps. Supported on over 40+ blockchains, we make you turn your ideas into reality easy and quick.






