Superstate

Tokenized regulated assets on public blockchains

Staff Backend Engineer

Backend EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNew York, NY, USA

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field is required.
At least 9 years of professional engineering experience is required.
Expertise in building fault-tolerant, high-performance, highly available cloud infrastructure in AWS is required.
Deep Rust experience is required.
Familiarity with building web services for highly trafficked websites is required.
Familiarity with SQL, query planning, and optimization is required.
Familiarity with the current decentralized finance ecosystem is required.
Exceptional judgment, strategic thinking, creative problem-solving skills, and a strong analytical mindset are required.

Responsibilities

Build back-end web services that interact with blockchains and traditional finance.
Build APIs and integrations with partner custodians.
Design and build an internal Transfer Agent.
Lead, build, and test infrastructure-as-code efforts.
Collaborate with a small team and own and plan projects for long-term impact.
Teach and mentor other engineers.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with Pulumi or Terraform.
Experience with AWS Fargate, RDS, CloudFront, EC2, ECS, or Nitro Enclave.
Experience with Cloudflare.
Experience with PostgreSQL.
Experience with Docker.
Experience with TypeScript.
Experience with Solana programs.
Experience with Layer 2 blockchains and cross-chain bridges.
Experience with Solidity or Yul.
Experience with Foundry.

Tired of the inefficiencies and complexities of traditional finance? We are too. At Superstate, we create investment products that benefit from the speed, programmability, and compliance advantages of blockchain tokenization.

As an engineer at Superstate, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of tokenized assets. You'll work on blockchain-integrated systems that allow investors to self-custody financial assets, and design the systems, APIs, and infrastructure to make finance itself more efficient.

What you'll do

Build back-end web services that interact with blockchains and traditional finance
Build out APIs and integrations with our partner custodians
Design and build out an internal Transfer Agent
Lead, build and test our infrastructure as code efforts
Enthusiastically collaborate with a small team, owning and planning projects for long-term impact
Teach and mentor other engineers

What you'll bring to the team

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
9+ years of professional engineering experience
Expertise in building fault tolerant, high performance, and highly available cloud infrastructure in AWS
Deep Rust experience
Familiarity building web-services for highly-trafficked websites
Familiarity with SQL, query planning and optimization
Familiarity with the current DeFi ecosystem
Exceptional judgment, strategic thinking and creative problem-solving skills with a strong analytical mindset

Bonus points if you have experience with these technologies

Pulumi or Terraform
AWS - Fargate, RDS, Cloudfront, EC2, ECS, Nitro Enclave
Cloudflare
Postgres
Docker
Typescript
Solana Programs
Layer 2 blockchains and cross-chain bridges
Solidity or Yul
Foundry

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Equity ownership
Flexible vacation policy
Paid parental leave
Full medical, dental, and vision insurance

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We welcome qualified candidates of all races, creeds, genders, age, veteran status and sexuality to apply.

Founded in 2023, Superstate is backed by leading investors including Distributed Global, CoinFund, Breyer Capital, Galaxy, ParaFi, 1kx, and Cumberland.

About the Company

Superstate

Tokenized regulated assets on public blockchains

Superstate tokenizes regulated financial assets into blockchain-native investment vehicles and acts as an asset manager for SEC-registered funds on public blockchains. Its products, including U.S. Treasuries and on-chain equity via the Opening Bell initiative, use Ethereum-compatible smart contracts to issue tokenized shares while preserving SEC compliance. The system pairs traditional securities with on-chain features such as automated settlement, real-time governance, and interoperability with wallets and on-chain custodians. Its goal is to connect on-chain infrastructure with traditional capital markets to enable faster, transparent, and globally accessible access to real-world assets for institutional investors.

Company size: 11-50
Company stage: Series B
Total funding: $100.5M
Headquarters: New York City, New York
Founded: 2023

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