Senior Backend Engineer

Babylon Labs’ mission is to bring Bitcoin’s unparalleled security to the decentralized world via a new public Cosmos-SDK PoS blockchain (Babylon chain) and a suite of inter-chain protocols. At Babylon, we're at the forefront of developing innovative web services and API backends to boost adoption, alongside creating engaging, content-rich experiences. In our quest to enhance our offerings, we're seeking a versatile Senior Backend Engineer. This role requires a dynamic individual capable of leading our back-end landscapes and adapting to project needs as they evolve. What You'll Do:

• Develop and deploy features and capabilities that are highly scalable, optimized for performance, and built with the unique demands of decentralized systems in mind.
• Conduct thorough code reviews, prioritizing best practices in readability, testing, documentation, and performance, with a particular focus on security, reliability and blockchain-specific concerns.
• Maintain comprehensive visibility, error reporting, and monitoring to ensure the backend services consistently perform at a high level.
• Collaborate in a fast-paced, dynamic, open, and cooperative work environment alongside skilled engineers, DevOps, product designers, and engineering managers.
• Bring a strong architectural design mindset, with the ability to design and guide the development of medium to large-scale distributed systems that leverage blockchain technology.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in backend development, with at least 2 years of hands-on experience with Go.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing microservice architectures within the AWS ecosystem.
• Proven track record of owning the development process from the design phases to production deployment.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, including experience with messaging systems like RabbitMQ and data stores like MongoDB.
• Solid grasp of CI/CD practices and tools, ensuring smooth and reliable deployments.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Grafana and Prometheus.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a deep understanding of system design principles.
• Fluent in English, with strong communication skills for effective collaboration in a global team.
• Ability to mentor junior developers and lead technical discussions.
• Preferred: Practical experience in the web3 space and familiarity with blockchain technologies, especially Cosmos SDK.