Staff Back-End Engineer at OpenSea | Torre
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Staff Back-End Engineer

You'll architect next-gen marketplace infrastructure, processing billions and shaping digital economies.
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USD190k - 345k/year
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About OpenSeaOpenSea is the gateway to web3’s next chapter—where NFTs, fungible tokens, and emerging digital assets converge to create open, user-owned economies. As a foundational player in the crypto space, we’re building infrastructure that supports millions of users and sets new standards for how people discover and exchange digital value.Our team is small but mighty: hands-on, fast-moving, and deeply committed to shipping meaningful work. We're remote-first by design, AI-empowered by default, and guided by values that prioritize ownership, trust, and progress. At OpenSea, you’ll be challenged to grow fast while being supported by a talent-dense team shaping the future of crypto.What you’ll doForm, communicate, and execute on a technical vision for the next generation of OpenSea’s architecture that leverages highly scalable and event-driven patternsWrite reliable, low latency marketplace infrastructure software that will eventually process billions of dollars a day worth of transaction volume, including highly performant blockchain indexing systems, order management systems at scale, and REST & Websocket API endpointsRaise the bar for internal understanding of best practices in building highly performant & event-driven systems with “live” characteristicsMentor and train other team members and act as an internal thought leader and agitator for architectural rigor and cleanlinessRequirementsAt least 6 years of experience as a software engineerStrong fluency in event-driven system design patterns, leveraging technologies such as Kafka, Flink, and Debezium, as well as distributed systems more generallyStrong fluency in JVM languages like Kotlin or JavaStrong fluency and opinionated in database choice and schema design for highly performant and scalable applicationsIntrinsic interest in leveraging new tools (e.g. AI) to increase work efficiency and qualityPassion for (blockchain) technology, NFTs, and the potential of digital ownership is a huge plusCompensationThe base salary for this full-time position in the United States, spanning multiple internal levels depending on qualifications, ranges between $190,000 to $345,000 plus benefits & equity. Compensation for internationally based candidates will vary to reflect local market conditions.Benefits & PerksHealth Benefits: We cover 100% Dental/Vision/Medical for employees and 90% for dependentsFlexible Time Off Policy: Flexible time off aimed at letting employees take as much time off as they'd like to refresh so long as it doesn't interfere with goals and effective contribution to company velocityParental Leave: 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Bonding & up to 8 additional weeks for the birthing parentMental Health: Access to Spring Health, covering 8 therapy & 8 coaching sessions per year11 Company HolidaysFidelity 401K PlanInternet/Mobile Reimbursement PlanReimbursement or Monthly Snack DeliveryCompany & Team retreats to get together for fun and collaborationTeam Member Co-Working and Gathering ExpenseMacBook Pro & WFH Stipend to make sure you are set up for successWeekly $50 Uber Eats creditOpenSea participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility.
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