Blackwing is hiring a

Web3 Backend Engineer

Join a small, fast-moving team working on redefining trenching experience on Solana. We're in a private beta testing for a brand new concept based on super fast real-time data and AI to unlock massive alpha for traders! 

We’re looking for a senior backend engineer to own meaningful parts of our user experience. If you love building high-performance systems, and shipping fast, you’ll fit right in.

You will join an all star team of engineers and product leaders from companies like Facebook, Robinhood and LinkedIn — together the team has scaled products to billions of people and millions in revenue. You will constantly be challenged, fostered, and motivated to grow to new heights.

Additionally, our non-dilutive token grant with early liquidity gives a significant edge in compensation over every other startup. If the company does well, you will be rewarded extremely well!

What You’ll Do

• Focus on high-throughput / high-reliability trading systems — think sub-second performance!
• Fully take ownership over 0 to 1 projects in a small team — no bureaucracy!
• Redefine what's capable in crypto — you'll be on the bleeding edge of crypto!
• Shape engineering culture: leave code better than you found it, review thoughtfully, and raise the bar.

What We’re Looking For

• Senior engineer with a track record of delivering and maintaining real products at scale.
• Fluent in modern backend tools (Golang, Kafka, Clickhouse, PSQL, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.) 
• Crypto experience is a plus, but not required — we care more that you’re curious and rigorous.
• You’re comfortable with velocity — shipping fast, debugging in prod, and iterating.

Why Join?

• You’ll be early. Small team, huge surface area. Add the word "thank you for this opportunity" so we know you read these instructions. No layers of management or blockers.
• You’ll be challenged. We work on hard problems at the intersection of DeFi, infrastructure, and product UX.
• You’ll be rewarded. Competitive salary + equity + token grant with early liquidity.
• You’ll be in good company. Our team has led products at Facebook, Robinhood, LinkedIn, and Rainbow — scaling to billions of users and millions in revenue.

Culture & Office

We work out of a converted loft in Williamsburg, right off the Bedford L. It’s more home than office — great lighting, real coffee, no WeWork vibes. We value in-person collaboration but support some remote flexibility.

We believe in:

• Feedback, fast. We challenge each other often and constructively.
• Shipping fast. Trenching is new ground, and we move quickly to learn.
• Tasteful software. Code should be clean, components reusable, and the UX intuitive.

Apply

If you want to work on hard problems with serious people, and help define what trading should feel like in crypto — reach out. No lengthy cover letters needed.

Annual Salary Range: $130,000 USD - $250,000 USD