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Staff Backend Engineer (Remote)

Cadre
Full-time
Remote
Canada
$210,240 - $210,240 USD yearly
Engineering
Staff Backend Engineer (Remote)
Location: Remote (US & Canada)
Compensation: $210k–$240k + equity
About CoinTracker
CoinTracker is on a mission to enable everyone in the world to use crypto with peace of mind. By enabling seamless cryptocurrency portfolio tracking and accurate tax reporting, we empower people to better understand their crypto portfolio, comply with regulations, and make better financial decisions.
Today, our users track over $50B in assets across 300+ exchanges and 8,000+ cryptocurrencies, representing more than 3% of the global crypto market. Backed by a $100M Series A from top-tier investors and partnerships with Coinbase, OpenSea, and Intuit, we’re profitable and rapidly growing as a foundational layer in the crypto ecosystem.
What You’ll Do
  • Architect and scale backend systems to support millions of users and transactions.

  • Lead and drive cross-team technical projects, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.

  • Design and optimize large-scale data ingestion pipelines, distributed systems, and APIs.

  • Collaborate with Product, Design, and other stakeholders to align technical execution with business goals.

  • Mentor engineers, setting best practices and raising the technical bar across the team.

  • Improve system performance, observability, and maintainability at scale.

What We’re Looking For
  • 5–12 years of backend engineering experience, ideally with technical leadership responsibilities.

  • Proven experience scaling backend systems for millions of users.

  • Track record of leading complex technical projects across multiple teams.

  • Experience with large-scale data ingestion and processing.

  • Full-stack awareness and ability to think through end-to-end system design.

  • Strong proficiency with:

    • Python, Flask, GraphQL, Postgres

    • Relational databases (Postgres)

    • Redis and Python RQ

    • Distributed systems and data processing pipelines

Soft Skills
  • Thrives in the ambiguity of early-stage environments.

  • Strong technical leadership and mentorship abilities.

  • Excellent communication skills for both technical deep dives and big-picture discussions.

  • Demonstrated ability to drive real business impact through engineering.

Preferred
  • Interest in cryptocurrency, fintech, or financial systems.

Traits to Avoid
  • Engineers who want to remain purely as individual contributors without technical leadership.

Why Join CoinTracker
  • Join a profitable, rapidly growing company in one of the fastest-moving industries.

  • Tackle complex engineering challenges at massive scale (10M+ transactions).

  • Build a product used by millions, with real-world impact in the crypto ecosystem.

  • Competitive compensation ($210k–$240k) + equity, fully remote in US & Canada.

Apply now