Senior Staff Backend Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
About The Position
Who We Are Baton Corporation is the development company that builds and operates the entire technology stack behind pump.fun , the largest memecoin launchpad in production today. ~$1B daily volume. Low latency, high throughput, constant load. What You’ll Do Own the most critical and complex backend systems, directly writing and shipping production code across core services Lead the design and implementation of high-scale distributed systems that power real-time, high-throughput workloads Set technical direction for foundational backend architecture while remaining deeply involved in execution Make principled architectural decisions that balance iteration speed with long-term scalability, resilience, and maintainability Drive multi-service initiatives that cut across storage, compute, APIs, and blockchain infrastructure Anticipate scaling constraints and correctness risks before they surface, proactively designing durable solutions Establish patterns and standards for observability, reliability, performance tuning, and operational excellence Raise the engineering bar through design reviews, RFCs, and direct mentorship, influencing through technical depth and clarity of thinking Act as a technical anchor during high-pressure incidents, ensuring systems remain stable under load Improve internal developer velocity by evolving tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and service abstractions Who You Are 10+ years of backend engineering experience, with multiple cycles of building, scaling, and operating distributed systems in production Proven track record of owning foundational backend architecture in high-growth or high-scale environments Deep expertise in Rust, Go, or TypeScript, with strong systems-level intuition Strong understanding of distributed systems design: consensus, failure modes, replication, consistency models, and performance tradeoffs Extensive experience with database design and data modelling, including complex tradeoffs around consistency, latency, and durability Comfortable owning ambiguous, cross-cutting problems that span multiple services and teams Recognised as a go-to technical authority by senior engineers and peers High-agency and execution-focused. You shape direction by building Crypto experience is a plus What it's like to work here We work in person Hours can be long and unconventional The pace is intense Expectations are high, and impact is immediate Working at Baton is not for everyone Why Join Us? Unmatched ownership and autonomy Exposure to systems operating at the edge of crypto scale The ability to ship fast and see real-world impact immediately If you’re motivated by responsibility, speed, and building products used by massive audiences, you’ll feel at home here.
Requirements
- 10+ years of backend engineering experience, with multiple cycles of building, scaling, and operating distributed systems in production
- Proven track record of owning foundational backend architecture in high-growth or high-scale environments
- Deep expertise in Rust, Go, or TypeScript, with strong systems-level intuition
- Strong understanding of distributed systems design: consensus, failure modes, replication, consistency models, and performance tradeoffs
- Extensive experience with database design and data modelling, including complex tradeoffs around consistency, latency, and durability
- Comfortable owning ambiguous, cross-cutting problems that span multiple services and teams
- Recognised as a go-to technical authority by senior engineers and peers
- High-agency and execution-focused. You shape direction by building
Nice To Haves
- Crypto experience is a plus
Responsibilities
- Own the most critical and complex backend systems, directly writing and shipping production code across core services
- Lead the design and implementation of high-scale distributed systems that power real-time, high-throughput workloads
- Set technical direction for foundational backend architecture while remaining deeply involved in execution
- Make principled architectural decisions that balance iteration speed with long-term scalability, resilience, and maintainability
- Drive multi-service initiatives that cut across storage, compute, APIs, and blockchain infrastructure
- Anticipate scaling constraints and correctness risks before they surface, proactively designing durable solutions
- Establish patterns and standards for observability, reliability, performance tuning, and operational excellence
- Raise the engineering bar through design reviews, RFCs, and direct mentorship, influencing through technical depth and clarity of thinking
- Act as a technical anchor during high-pressure incidents, ensuring systems remain stable under load
- Improve internal developer velocity by evolving tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and service abstractions
Benefits
- Unmatched ownership and autonomy
- Exposure to systems operating at the edge of crypto scale
- The ability to ship fast and see real-world impact immediately
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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