Staff Software Engineer, Backend (DevEx)

About Phantom

Phantom combines industry-leading security with thoughtfully designed tools to make powerful financial tools approachable and easy to use. With a community of 20M+ people, the platform ranks #1 in the Google Play Store finance category and consistently ranks as a Top 50 app across all categories alongside major consumer technology platforms.

As the leading wallet on Solana with multi-chain support including Ethereum, Polygon, and Bitcoin, Phantom is focused on creating a unified experience for users exploring the crypto ecosystem.

Role Overview

As a Staff Backend Engineer, you'll play a critical role in shaping the technical direction of backend systems and infrastructure, with a focus on high-volume, high-availability solutions that meet the complex needs of modern financial platforms.

Responsibilities

• Play a critical role in shaping the technical direction of backend systems and infra
• Design and implement high-volume, high-availability solutions for financial platforms
• Own paved path and service standards or major DevEx initiatives
• Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines for backend deployments
• Establish and maintain strong code quality, testing, and observability practices

Required Qualifications

• Proven backend engineering experience with distributed systems fundamentals
• Direct ownership of paved path/service standards or major DevEx initiatives
• CI/CD pipeline design and optimization for backend deployments
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, AWS, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Pulumi)
• Strong code quality, testing, and observability practices
• Hands-on Rust experience
• Demonstrated interest in open and community-driven platforms

Nice to Haves

• Hands-on TypeScript experience
• 1+ years experience in a blockchain-based product
• Experience with Kafka, Flink, Spark, or other data streaming/storage platforms
• Service mesh exposure
• Crypto/web3 familiarity

Why Work With Us

We are a team of experienced builders in the blockchain and crypto industry. Our user base has grown to 15M+ active users in just over three years, with weekly growth continuing. We're at the forefront of innovation in self-custodial crypto wallets, focused on making the digital economy safe and easy to use for everyone.

Our Mission

• First impressions matter: Wallets are responsible for a user's first impression with crypto. By ensuring a great first-time experience, we help supercharge ecosystem growth.
• Make crypto easier to navigate: We provide a unique opportunity to help users discover, navigate, and retain engagement with what crypto has to offer.
• We live in a multi-chain world: We currently support Solana, Ethereum, Polygon, and Bitcoin with more networks coming soon, focused on creating a unified experience.