Backend Engineer

Backend Engineer

Company: Proprietary trading infrastructure firm (hiring on behalf of)
Location: Singapore, Singapore (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-time
Compensation: $115K - $140K

About the Role

An elite proprietary trading infrastructure firm is seeking an exceptional Backend Engineer to design and build the core components of its next-generation institutional trading framework. Operating as a specialized prime brokerage ecosystem for high-throughput decentralized protocols, our client develops cutting-edge environments powering institutional-grade algorithmic execution at scale.

This critical technical role focuses on architecting secure, low-latency infrastructure capable of processing high-volume financial transactions. You will collaborate with an elite technical team to advance the capabilities of decentralized execution environments, utilizing privacy-preserving technologies and sophisticated distributed system designs.

Key Responsibilities

• Core Infrastructure Development: Design, implement, and maintain high-performance backend services and core infrastructure components using Rust.
• Smart Contract Engineering: Build, optimize, and audit highly secure smart contracts tailored for advanced decentralized virtual machine (EVM) environments.
• Latency Optimization: Develop, refine, and optimize real-time trading infrastructure to achieve sub-millisecond end-to-end execution latencies.
• System Architecture: Collaborate closely with foundational engineering teams on protocol architecture, cryptographic implementation, and scalable distributed system design.
• Security & Cryptography: Integrate privacy-preserving cryptography, including Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), into the core transaction pipeline.

Requirements

• Demonstrated professional proficiency in Rust and low-level systems programming.
• Prior exposure to high-throughput quantitative trading systems, market-making infrastructure, or order routing engines.
• Proven experience designing, profiling, and optimizing high-performance, low-latency distributed systems.
• Strong structural understanding of blockchain architecture, consensus mechanisms, and secure smart contract development.
• Familiarity with mathematical and cryptographic concepts, specifically privacy-preserving primitives and TEE architectures.
• An autonomous problem-solving approach with a passion for constructing highly resilient, scalable infrastructure.

Offerings

• Equity Allocation: Highly competitive equity compensation package ranging from 0.2% to 0.5% based on experience.
• Elite Technical Environment: Opportunity to work alongside industry-leading distributed systems architects and Web3 pioneers.
• Impact: Exposure to cutting-edge technical challenges at the intersection of quantitative finance and advanced cryptography.

Interview Process

1. Stage 1 (Introductory Consultation): 20-minute preliminary discussion with the Co-Founder.
2. Stage 2 (Technical Assessment I): 30-minute deep-dive technical session with the Lead Engineer.
3. Stage 3 (Technical Assessment II): 30-minute technical evaluation with the Co-Founder.
4. Stage 4 (Practical Evaluation): 3-day paid work trial.

Note: Due to high application volume, individual feedback may not be provided to all candidates. If you do not hear back within 4 weeks, please assume your application was unsuccessful.