Backend Engineer Job at Towns Labs, New York, NY

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  • Towns Labs
  • New York, NY

Job Description

About Towns Labs

Towns Labs is the company behind Towns Protocol , a decentralized protocol for encrypted group communication, backed by the world’s leading web3 investors: A16Z, Framework Ventures & Benchmark Capital.

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Backend Engineer specializing in Go, blockchain, and distributed systems. You will build robust backend services and infrastructure supporting our decentralized protocol, collaborating closely with a world-class team to ensure scalability, security, and reliability. The ideal candidate has significant experience developing backend systems, a strong grasp of blockchain technologies, and thrives in decentralized environments.

About the Team:

We are a small group of world-class engineers and product people who believe in framework-driven value creation through open and direct communication. We are thoughtful, self-aware, and actively support each other's growth. As a remote-first team, we foster respect, trust, and transparency to maintain productivity and focus. Our distributed team operates during North American time-zone hours.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop, maintain, and optimize backend services primarily written in Go.
  • Architect and implement distributed systems that support blockchain integrations and protocol operations.
  • Collaborate with blockchain engineers to seamlessly integrate backend systems with blockchain infrastructure.
  • Ensure scalability, performance, and security across all backend services.
  • Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code following best practices.
  • Design and manage APIs to enable seamless interactions between various components of the protocol.
  • Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and contribute actively to team knowledge-sharing.
  • Identify and implement improvements to existing systems for better efficiency and reliability.

Qualifications:

  • Extensive experience developing backend systems in Go.
  • Strong background in distributed systems, concurrent programming, and system design.
  • Proven experience integrating and interacting with blockchain technologies (Ethereum, Layer 2 solutions, or similar).
  • Experience designing, building, and consuming gRPC or similar APIs.
  • Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Github Actions, Jenkins).
  • Proficiency with monitoring, logging, and observability tools such as Prometheus, or DataDog.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively in a remote-first environment.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical fields.

Preferred Experience:

  • Prior experience working directly with blockchain infrastructure, consensus algorithms, and smart contract interactions.
  • Knowledge of decentralized storage solutions (e.g., IPFS, Arweave).
  • Familiarity with security best practices specific to blockchain and distributed systems.
  • Experience with blockchain analytics tools and data indexing platforms like Dune.

Why Join Towns Labs:

  • Work at the forefront of decentralized technology innovation.
  • Collaborate remotely with a globally distributed team of talented engineers.
  • Directly contribute to shaping the future of decentralized communication.
  • Receive competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Perks

  • Fully remote role
  • Health insurance, bonus structure, and additional employee benefit plans
  • Home office setup or co-working space reimbursement
  • Twice a year, team retreats at international destinations

Job Tags

Contract work, Remote job, Home office,

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