Staff Backend Engineer - Crypto

Job Description

Job Description

Career Renew is recruiting for one of its clients a Staff Backend Engineer - Crypto - this is a fully onsite role in NYC or London.

As a Backend Engineer focused on data, youll design and scale our real-time data infrastructure at the forefront of crypto and social finance. You will:

• Interact directly with Solana full nodes and RPC infrastructure to extract raw on-chain data at high throughput

• Build and operate reliable pipelines that ingest blockchain data into ClickHouse (or other OLAP systems) for low-latency analytics

• Maintain the accuracy, uptime, and performance of our analytics services, ensuring stakeholders always have trusted insights

• Architect, ship, and own high-performance data solutions that power the worlds largest crypto social network

• Solve complex challenges around data consistency, scale, and performance where innovation and efficiency are paramount

• Collaborate with a world-class team of engineers and product leaders; own your work from concept to production

Who You Are

• An engineer with strong experience in any of: backend systems, data engineering, distributed systems, or high-performance computing

• Passionate about building scalable platforms that handle massive data volumes and enable real-time insights

• Experienced with databases, streaming systems, or analytics platforms (e.g., ClickHouse, TimescaleDB, or similar columnar/time-series databases)

• Comfortable with Rust, Go, or other systems programming languages

• A problem-solver who thrives in ambiguity and executes quickly

• Ownership-driven, capable of leading features end-to-end with minimal guidance

• Experienced in high-growth environments, startups, or fast-moving product teams where speed and impact matter

• Excited to work alongside top-tier engineers and push the boundaries of how people interact with crypto

• Familiarity with crypto, DeFi, or blockchain technologies

Why Join Us?
If you're the type who thrives in chaos, loves ambitious problems, and wants to build something game-changing, we want to hear from you. At our core, we believe in:

Speed over perfection - ship now, iterate later
Ownership over bureaucracy - every person here makes big decisions
Talent density over headcount - we hire the best, no exceptions
Building for the future - crypto moves fast, and so do we

If you're ready to move fast, break things, and build the future, apply now.