Senior Software Engineer, Backend

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💎 Seniority level: Senior, 5+ years

📍 Location: San Francisco, California, United States; New York, New York, United States

💸 Salary: 180000 - 240000 USD per year

🔍 Industry: Web3 on Bitcoin

🏢 Company: Ord.io👥 1-10💰 $2,000,000 Pre-seed 10 months agoCryptocurrency Bitcoin Information Technology

⏳ Experience: 5+ years

🪄 Skills: AWSNode.jsMySQLTypeScriptRedisCI/CDRESTful APIs

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years full-time software engineering experience
Proficient with Node.js, MySQL, Redis, TypeScript, RESTful APIs, AWS, CI/CD
Strong experience building and owning high-availability, scalable, secure, low-latency systems
Self-starter who proactively takes initiative without waiting for direction

Responsibilities:

Lead initiatives to launch new products and infrastructure
Maintain and improve existing systems
Strengthen and evolve our culture of engineering excellence
Interface directly with users and help shape the product direction

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