# Staff Backend Engineer

> Raydar · Canada (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-13

**Salary:** USD 225,000–300,000

**Workplace:** remote

## Description

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing financial technology company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead the design and build of the core data platform behind a consumer mobile application, owning backend architecture from the ground up. You will be one of a very small group of founding engineers, setting technical direction and delivering systems that remain dependable under heavy load and sudden surges.

What you'll do

\- Integrate several third-party data providers and APIs into one dependable backend with fallback options.

\- Build an in-house data indexing system to reduce reliance on outside providers.

\- Develop real-time streaming infrastructure that delivers live updates to a large user base.

\- Architect fast, economical data access and caching layers using a relational database and a major cloud platform, built to withstand demand surges.

\- Lead platform feature development and architectural decisions in partnership with product and company leadership.

\- Take ownership of backend systems from initial design through production operation.

## Requirements

What we're looking for

\- Experience building and owning backend platforms at well-known brokerage, wallet or mobile trading applications.

\- Recent hands-on experience in the crypto domain, roughly 2 to 3 years or more.

\- Expertise in Rust or Go.

\- Experience indexing on-chain blockchain data.

\- Working knowledge of a public cloud provider and a relational database such as PostgreSQL.

\- Experience operating WebSocket systems at scale, including through traffic surges.

\- Typically 6 to 15 years of engineering experience.

\- Strong drive and a winning attitude.

\- Legal eligibility to work for the company with no active non-compete agreements.

\- Ability to work in North American or European time zones, with Eastern Time preferred.

Bonus points

\- Background with consumer-facing products that see heavy daily usage, or with trading products.

## Benefits

Compensation and benefits

\- Base salary: USD 225,000 to 300,000 per year

\- Equity

Location and work model

\- Remote (Canada, US or Singapore)

\- Full-time

## Apply

[Apply at Raydar](https://apply.workable.com/raydar/j/CA4D409492/apply)

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