Founding Platform Engineer
About This Role
This is a founding engineering seat with staff+ scope and ownership from day one. You won't inherit legacy decisions — you'll make them, across the entire platform architecture spanning blockchain integrations, data infrastructure, and real-time systems. We're offering $200,000+ plus significant equity to the engineer who can take an ambiguous product vision and turn it into a bulletproof system capable of handling institutional-grade trading volume.
What You'll Be Doing
Own the core platform — data layer, rewards engine, notifications, and the full API surface — end to end
Integrate and harden our trading engine across Hyperliquid perps and spot venues like Jupiter and Relay
Reconcile conflicting data from providers (Zerion, CoinGecko, Mobula, Alchemy, Hyperliquid) into a single reliable source of truth
Architect caching and fan-out systems that serve high-frequency data without buckling under load
Abstract cross-chain USDC balances into one seamless, invisible user experience
Keep the platform stable at peak throughput — in a category known for lag and crashes, ours can't fail a user mid-trade
What We're Looking For
Proven experience scaling systems through sudden, massive traffic spikes (think 50x in minutes) with deliberate shedding strategies
Hands-on background building idempotent, replay-safe reward and accounting systems with accurate lot tracking
A rigorous approach to latency budgeting, from user tap to on-screen confirmation
Strong Postgres optimization chops — you fix the database, not reach for a second one
Deep fluency in a typed backend language (TypeScript, Go, or Rust) and comfort reading EVM-level smart contracts
Ability to move fast and independently in a fully async, remote-first environment
Bonus Points
Experience with Solana tooling (`@solana/kit`) or viem in production environments
Background working with decentralized exchanges, DeFi protocols, or on-chain trading infrastructure
History of owning a system solo from zero to significant scale
Why Join Us
Competitive $200K+ salary with meaningful equity in a fast-growing crypto company
Full ownership and authority to rewrite anything that doesn't meet the bar
Direct impact on a product positioned to lead the next wave of decentralized, mobile-first trading
A remote, async-first culture built for top 1% engineers who want autonomy and real stakes
Ready to Apply?
To submit your application for this position, please visit Arcade's official website and follow their application process.