Senior Backend Engineer
Plexus RS · plexusrs.com
New YorkHybridSenior5+ yrs
Straight from the company’s own careers site.
The job in short
Backend software engineering.
Details
- Found
- 10 d ago · posted 2026-10-23
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- Pay (as listed)
- $150,000–$300,000 a year
Full description
Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer
Location: New York Hybrid
Compensation: $150k-$300k
Plexus has partnered with a fast-growing crypto trading platform to hire a Senior Backend Engineer. The team previously built one of the largest decentralised exchanges, with over $1 trillion in trading volume, and is backed by a16z and Polychain.
The Role:
• Work on core exchange infrastructure, with a focus on performance and reliability
• Build and own real-time data systems that power the trading experience
• Help design systems that run around the clock and scale with the business
• Have a real say in technical direction as the platform grows
• Report directly to the CTO
What they’re looking for:
• 5+ years of engineering experience
• Background in trading systems or high-performance backend environments
• Strong distributed systems knowledge and CS fundamentals
• Comfortable in a fast-moving, early-stage environment
• Crypto or DeFi experience is a plus
Interested? If so, send over your CV to [email protected] to get started!
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