Polychain is seeking a Backend Engineer to support their Accounting and Reporting Systems on a 6-month contract.
This role is essential for building APIs, managing crypto asset data, and delivering actionable insights for the asset operations team.
The engineer will focus on data extraction from various crypto platforms, data normalization, and optimizing data accessibility for portfolio management, smart contract vesting, and counterparty exposure.
Key responsibilities include designing, developing, and maintaining APIs to extract crypto asset data from counterparties and block explorers.
The engineer must ensure high reliability, performance, and security across all data pipelines.
Utilizing no-code tools like Retool to build internal dashboards and data interfaces is also required.
Normalizing raw data to ensure accuracy and consistency across systems is a critical task.
Implementing scalable data storage and retrieval solutions is necessary for effective data management.
Writing and optimizing complex SQL and NoSQL queries to support robust reporting is expected.
The engineer will ensure data is easily queryable for portfolio insights and operations analysis.
Cross-functional collaboration with teams across asset operations, finance, and investments to understand data needs is essential.
Building dashboards and reports that provide visibility into smart contract vesting schedules, counterparty exposures, and portfolio positions is part of the role.
Maintaining clear documentation for APIs, data models, and reporting tools is required.
Ensuring compliance with data protection and processing standards is also a responsibility.
Requirements:
A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field is required.
Candidates must have 3–5 years of experience in backend engineering roles with strong expertise in SQL and relational databases.
Proven experience in designing and managing APIs is necessary.
Familiarity with blockchain technologies, smart contracts, and decentralized finance is required.
The ability to build backend-powered data visualizations and reporting interfaces is essential.
Candidates should be resourceful and solutions-oriented, comfortable in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
A passion for cryptocurrency and blockchain technology is a must.
Preferred qualifications include experience with Google Cloud (BigTable) or AWS.
Prior work experience in the crypto/blockchain industry is also preferred.
Benefits:
The position offers competitive compensation at a rate of $150/hour, dependent on experience.
Polychain is an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, ensuring a diverse and inclusive work environment.
