Senior Backend Developer - NodeJS (Fully Remote - Worldwide)

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Senior Backend Developer - NodeJS (Fully Remote - Worldwide)

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Job Description:

Bitfinex is a digital asset trading platform offering state-of-the-art services for digital currency traders and global liquidity providers.

Founded in 2012, Bitfinex was one of the first professional platforms set up to accommodate the booming interest in cryptocurrency trading. Since then, our team has gained invaluable experience whilst cementing our spot as the go-to platform for digital asset traders and institutions.

Our Mission

Our aim is to create a free and accessible global digital economy by disrupting the current financial services industry.

Our team is entirely remote, composed of individuals with an ownership mentality; no one waits to be told what to do. Each member of the team is a highly motivated self-starter that is comfortable with autonomy and believes in lifelong learning. We place our egos aside and thrive within a culture that fosters one another from the birth of a concept to the launch of a product.

At Bitfinex you have the freedom to work as you please - all that matters is execution. Join us and help lay the foundation for a decentralized future.

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Backend Developer, you will be part of the team that works on the development of the backend components of all Bitfinex Services (main trading application, Bitfinex Pay, Lightning Network support, Blockchain integrations, etc.). This includes:

1. New Products and Features - Continuously strive to create innovative new features to provide the most professional trading experience for customers, developed and deployed using agile methodologies.
2. Scalability - Ensure all backend services remain effortlessly smooth, responsive, and real-time for customers as the platform scales to accommodate new user growth.
3. Security - Build all API services and backend processes with the highest security principles to protect the safety of the entire user base.

Minimum Requirements

Knowledge and experience in:

• Microservices architecture
• Interacting with databases (MySQL, MongoDB)
• Development of a complex platform
• Quickly learning new technologies
• Security practices

Nice to Have

• Experience with blockchain integration
• Comfortable with high-availability concepts
• Ruby, Rust, or C++ skills
• Other technologies of interest: Message queues (Redis), Caches, and Job Queues