Description:

The Uniswap Labs team is building products to unlock value through universal exchange, envisioning a future where digital economies flourish and markets are transparent, global, and equitable.
The products include the Uniswap Interface, the Uniswap Mobile App, and the Uniswap Extension, all powered by the Uniswap Protocol, which is the largest on-chain marketplace with billions of dollars in weekly volume across thousands of tokens on Ethereum and 8+ additional chains.
The team recently launched an Optimism L2 chain that they aim to scale and expand.
The role of Senior Backend Engineer involves writing high-quality and well-tested code, reviewing code from team members, and driving strategic technical initiatives to ensure the reliability and scalability of the chain.
Responsibilities include managing projects from gathering requirements to release management, designing and maintaining a large-scale production system on the cloud, being part of the on-call rotation, and providing guidance and technical leadership to peers.

Requirements:

Candidates must have 5+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 2 years on EVM-related chains.
Excellent coding skills, a deep understanding of cloud architectures, algorithms, and strong debugging capabilities are required.
Experience in building backend systems from the ground up in a 0→1 fashion is necessary.
A desire to keep up with modern best practices in software development/Web3 and to shape the tech stack is essential.
Experience mentoring junior engineers is also required.
Nice to have qualifications include experience with Optimism chains, Solidity, time-series based monitoring systems, Go/Typescript, AWS, and a love for unicorns.

The minimum full-time salary for this position ranges from $210,000 to $232,000, in accordance with New York City's Pay Transparency Law.
Full-time employees at Uniswap Labs are eligible for additional compensation elements, including equity, tokens, and benefits, depending on the position type.
Benefits include company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents, a gym subsidy, a 401(k) plan with a 4% employer contribution, an annual $1,500 education stipend, unlimited and encouraged time off, up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave, a home office setup stipend for remote employees, and daily lunches at the New York headquarters.
All benefits are subject to applicable taxes and based on eligibility.