Blockworks
Senior Backend Engineer
$190K–$210K
New York · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Feb 5, 2026
- Experience
- At least 5 years of professional experience as a Backend Engineer.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Participates in E-Verify and provides Form I-9 information to the federal government to confirm work authorization.
About the job
Designs and leads the backend systems, APIs, and database architecture powering Blockworks’ research and media products.
What you'll do
- Architect, build, and maintain scalable backend systems and APIs, including database and caching performance.
- Lead backend features from planning through production, making architectural decisions and resolving reliability and scalability issues.
- Improve testing, monitoring, and observability while collaborating with frontend, product, and data teams.
What they ask for
- At least 5 years of professional backend engineering experience focused on backend development and architecture with TypeScript and Node.js.
- Experience building reliable API endpoints handling over 1M requests per day.
- Proficiency with relational database design and optimization, including MySQL or PostgreSQL, and caching such as Redis.
- Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD, deployment tools, and automated testing, monitoring, and observability.
Nice to have
- Experience with NestJS, TypeORM, PHP legacy migrations, AWS, ML/AI models, or crypto.
Pay
$190,000 to $210,000/year (USD, base salary); $190K – $210K (USD, compensation; pay type not specified)
Tools
TypeScript, Node.js, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, NestJS, TypeORM, AWS
AI focus
Exposure to ML/AI models is a plus; no specific AI development duties are stated.
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