Backend Engineer, Integrations & APIs
Stellar Development Foundation5 months ago
Base Salary
$140k - $210k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and build JSON-RPC endpoints for external tools, SDKs, and wallets, including transaction submission, status queries, and account state.
- Own the transaction lifecycle from client request through consensus and back, including status tracking, error reporting, and timeout handling.
- Build the indexer and query backend for the block explorer, partner integrations, and historical state queries.
- Develop analytics pipelines and populate BigQuery data services.
- Implement metrics and event logging using Prometheus, ClickHouse, and Sentry.
- Work across service boundaries and read code in components outside the role’s direct ownership.
- Take the public API, indexing, data pipelines, and partner integration layer from greenfield development through production readiness.
Requirements
- Strong backend or systems programming experience in Rust, C++, or both.
- Proven track record designing and building robust RPC or API services for real-world, high-scale traffic.
- Deep understanding of database architecture, indexing, and query patterns.
- Experience owning production infrastructure rather than only building prototypes.
- Prior production experience building or operating blockchain infrastructure such as nodes, RPC layers, or indexers is a bonus.
- Experience with a testnet or mainnet launch is a bonus.
Benefits
- Competitive health, dental, and vision coverage with most plans covered at 100% for employees and dependents.
- Flexible time off and 15 company holidays, including a company-wide holiday break.
- Paid parental leave for all parents and paid pregnancy disability leave for birthing parents.
- Gym reimbursement of $80 per month.
- Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance up to $50,000.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- 401(k) with a 4% employer match.
- Health and dependent care FSA accounts.
- Commuter benefits with a $250 per month employer contribution.
- Health Savings Account with a monthly employer contribution.
- Family-building benefits through Kindbody.
- Wellbeing benefits including One Medical, Rightway, and Headspace.
- Learning and development budget of $1,500 per year.
- Daily lunch and snacks in the office.
- Company retreats.
About Stellar Development Foundation
The Stellar Development Foundation is a nonprofit that develops and stewards the open-source Stellar blockchain, used to issue assets and move money across borders at low cost. It maintains core software, fosters ecosystem growth through tooling, funding, and partner integrations, and works with financial institutions and developers building on the network. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, it focuses on real-time payments and financial access use cases.