Staff Backend Engineer (Onboarding)

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Requirements:

• Expert-level proficiency in Node.js/NestJS, with a track record of building large-scale, high-performance services.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (K8s) and related tooling for container orchestration, scaling, and deployment.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and logging solutions to maintain production-grade systems.
• Demonstrated interest in open and community-driven platforms
• 1+ years experience in a blockchain based product

Responsibilities:

• Build systems capable of handling millions of users, with a focus on high availability, low latency, and strong fault tolerance using AWS/K8s.
• Provide direction on best practices, code quality, and process improvements; mentor other team members.
• Partner closely with product, design, and other engineering teams to translate business requirements into scalable backend solutions.
• Contribute to infrastructure decisions (e.g., Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and logging), ensuring secure, reliable, and efficient operations.
• Implement and maintain robust authentication, authorization, and security best practices within a highly regulated Crypto environment.
• Leading initiatives to add support for other blockchains to Phantom, and to launch new complementary products or infrastructure.
• Interfacing directly with end-users and developers building on Phantom, supporting them and collecting feedback to inform the direction of the product.
• Working with the team to create and foster a culture of raising the bar with each new hire.