Velvet is hiring a
Web3 Backend Engineer — Ultra-High-Performing Onchain Trading Systems

Location: Remote or Hybrid

ATTN: THIS IS NOT A CHILL GIG, YOU WILL WORK A LOT - IF YOU’RE NOT READY FOR IT, DO NOT APPLY

Highly Competitive Compensation + Token Allocation

Velvet (backed by YZi Labs) is building the fastest, most reliable DeFAI platform to trade any asset onchain — and we’re looking for a 10x backend engineer to take it to the next level.

You’ll design and scale core trading systems in Rust, NestJS, and Go, architect event-driven backends with Kafka, and make sure our infra runs like clockwork 24/7. This is not a “maintain what’s there” job — it’s build, optimize, and own everything that matters.

What You’ll Do

  • Design and scale ultra-low-latency backend systems in Rust, NestJS, and Go
  • Architect event-driven pipelines (Kafka or similar) that move data instantly and safely
  • Optimize onchain trading infrastructure — nodes, indexers, relayers, RPC tuning, MEV-aware execution
  • Own CI/CD, monitoring, and system reliability for mission-critical services
  • Set up & manage monitoring tools like Datadog, Grafana, ELK, New Relic, etc
  • Ship constantly. Improve relentlessly
What You Bring

  • 3-5+ years of backend experience (TypeScript, Rust, Go)
  • Proven track record with high-performance or onchain systems
  • Hands-on experience with trading infra, bots, arbitrage systems and blockchain data pipelines
  • Deep understanding of APIs, event streams, caching, and performance tuning
  • Obsession with clean, testable, and fast code
Who You Are

  • You’re resourceful, relentless, and precise.
  • You think in microseconds, not milliseconds.
  • You don’t wait for specs — you build, test, and ship until it’s perfect.
You’ll work hard everyday, learn fast, and build something World-Class.

Join Velvet and help create DeFAI experience that never misses an opportunity.

Apply Now:

Location: Remote or Hybrid


Benefits: Company Retreats, Equity Compensation, Pay In Crypto


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