Remote Backend Engineer

Description:

• Bastion enables financial institutions and enterprises to issue regulated stablecoins, generate revenue on reserves, and expand their ecosystems.
• The platform combines stablecoin issuance, secure custody, and seamless orchestration for cross-border transfers, on/off-ramps, and stablecoin conversions.
• The company is looking for a software engineer focusing on backend to join the engineering team.
• The role involves architecting, building, and implementing the technology strategy while supporting the technical vision and execution of the company.
• Collaboration with a high-performing engineering team is essential to bring forth innovative and dependable technology solutions.
• The position is pivotal in constructing and scaling the tech infrastructure vital to attaining business objectives, ensuring reliability, security, and performance.
• Ideal candidates should value team culture and prefer a hybrid or in-office working model, preferably based in New York or San Francisco.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 3+ years of professional engineering experience, with startup experience being a plus.
• Expertise and strong coding abilities in core backend technologies are required, including relevant languages (Go/Rust), databases, and cloud platforms; familiarity with Go and Rust is a bonus but not mandatory.
• Significant open-source contributions are expected, reflecting dedication to quality software and impactful work.
• Mastery in designing resilient systems and APIs from scratch is essential, emphasizing robust architecture and scalability.
• Optional but encouraged: Demonstrated achievements in competitive realms such as programming contests (e.g., ACM-ICPC, topcoder) or Capture-the-Flag events (e.g., CSAW, DEFCON).
• Candidates should demonstrate ownership and proactivity, a customer-centric mindset, attention to detail, strong collaboration skills, a continuous improvement mindset, and empathetic insight.

Benefits:

• Bastion provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any type.
• The company participates in E-Verify to authorize eligibility of employment in the United States.