Software Engineer - Backend

At Azuki, you will have an opportunity to develop decentralized IPs and build innovative products that change how fans engage and experience anime. We’re building the right team to navigate and pioneer a multimedia brand for the future.

Our mission is to build the future of anime by harnessing the power of community and blockchain technology. We are seeking an exceptional backend software engineer to join us in our journey within an incredibly fast-paced web3 space. You will be working alongside a passionate team that is heavily experienced in crypto, big tech, and startups.  

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Comfortable owning complex projects to completion from start to finish (architecture, scoping, and implementation), based on extensive prior experience, with a focus on reliability, correctness, and security

• Strong logical reasoning and first principles thinking, vs. chasing hype and fancy new tech. Strives for clean, modular, maintainable, and simple code. Strong debugging skills

• Strong communication skills, able to distill complex topics simply to the intended audience. Will be working closely with stakeholders across different functions (design, product, business) to convert product goals into robust and maintainable technical solutions

• Eager, proactive, sweats the details, resourceful, thorough, strong work ethic, and rolls up sleeves to unblock

TECHNICAL EXPECTATIONS

• Expertise in our stack (NextJS/Vercel, AWS (S3, KMS, SM, Cloudfront), Express/Heroku, Prisma ORM, Postgres/PgBouncer, Cloudflare, NodeJS/Typescript)

• Deeply familiar with common system design solutions (event-driven architectures, caching, different layers of testing, concurrency control, connection poolers, transaction isolation levels, state reconciliation, etc.) 

• Familiar with common blockchain problems (syncing state between chain and database, offchain signature verification, key management best practices, handling block reorgs, etc.)

• Security-oriented: cares deeply about exploit resistance best practices (encryption, access control, principle of least privilege, IP whitelisting, nonces/expiries, credential rotation, package pinning, etc.)

• Comfortable with contributing to devops/devx: basic system monitoring/alerts/oncall, test environments, etc.

• Web3 knowledge and enthusiasm is a big plus: Solidity, rollup architecture, alt-L1s, tracking EIP developments, etc.

REQUIREMENTS

• ≥ 5 years of experience (this role is for senior/staff level)

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent field

• Experience as a builder and owner of a particular complex component or system that’s large in scope

• Experience navigating ambiguity and making appropriate tradeoffs

• Experience developing with little to no supervision, biasing towards action to resolve open questions

PAY & BENEFITS

• Starting base pay for this role is between $170,000 to $240,000. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: work experience, business needs, market demands, and transferable skills. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

• Meaningful equity at an early-stage and high-growth startup

• 100% employer paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

• Unlimited PTO

• 401(k) plan

• Wellness Stipend

• Food Stipend

• Commuter Benefits

WHY YOU’LL LOVE BEING PART OF THE AZUKI TEAM

• Play a key role in shaping the future of anime and reimagining the next generation of entertainment.

• Work with an ambitious team of fun, creative, and forward-thinking builders.

• Stay at the bleeding edge of web3 technology – experimentation is in our DNA.

Chiru Labs (Azuki) is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.

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