BE Engineer with Exchange Experience

VDEX is a decentralized perpetual exchange built on a Virtual Rollups (zero knowledge state channels) with instant finality and ZeroGas fees. The Protocol is looking for a senior backend engineer to build and scale core backend systems. Responsibilities • Design and build scalable backend services in Go and TypeScript. • Implement low‑latency, event‑driven systems for real‑time trading workflows. • Own core financial protocol logic: margining, liquidation, funding, pricing, and risk controls. • Integrate off‑chain backend systems with on‑chain components where needed. • Improve reliability, observability, and operational tooling for production services. • Lead system design discussions and mentor engineers. Requirements • 5+ years building scalable distributed systems. • Strong Go skills; experience with TypeScript a plus. • Solid understanding of distributed systems, data consistency, and microservices. • Experience with SQL (Postgres), REST APIs, and event‑driven architectures. • Familiarity with Kafka (or similar), Redis, and cache design patterns. • Knowledge of cryptographic principles and key management. • Comfortable with Docker, AWS, and CI/CD pipelines. • CEX/DEX experience • Strong communication and collaboration skills. • Understand our whitepaper . Nice to Have • DeFi and blockchain fundamentals (EVM, tokens, yields). • Experience with smart contracts (Solidity). • Familiarity with ethers.js or go‑ethereum. • Familiarity with Google Cloud infrastructure. • Understanding of trading concepts like order books, perpetuals, and risk. Offering • Competitive base salary • Generous token vesting • Join a rapidly growing exchange at the forefront of zero knowledge innovation