Baton Corporation

Staff Backend Engineer ($300k - $500k salary)

5mo ago

300000 –500000 USD / yearUSALeadrustgotypescriptdatabasesdistributed systems

Staff Backend Engineer responsible for designing, building, and operating core backend systems for a high-volume memecoin launchpad.

Baton Corporation is the development company that builds and operates the entire technology stack behind pump.fun , the largest memecoin launchpad in production today.
~$1B daily volume. Low latency, high throughput, constant load.

Have built and operated distributed systems at scale multiple times
Strong experience in Rust, Go, or TypeScript
Deep knowledge of databases and data modelling, including tradeoffs around consistency, performance, and reliability
Known for solving problems others couldn’t
High-agency and ownership-driven, able to take ambiguous problems and drive them to concrete outcomes without waiting for direction
Crypto experience is a plus, but not required

Unmatched ownership and autonomy
Exposure to systems operating at the edge of crypto scale
The ability to ship fast and see real-world impact immediately
If you’re motivated by responsibility, speed, and building products used by massive audiences, you’ll feel at home here.

Own the hardest backend problems across the system, from performance bottlenecks and scaling limits to correctness and reliability under load
Set technical direction for core backend systems, making principled architectural decisions that balance speed, quality, and long-term maintainability
Design, build, and operate distributed services that run in production and are relied on daily
Identify systemic issues early and drive them to resolution, even when the problems are ambiguous or cross-cutting
Raise the bar for backend engineering by mentoring peers, reviewing designs and code, and modelling strong engineering judgment
We work in person
Hours can be long and unconventional
The pace is intense
Expectations are high, and impact is immediate
Working at Baton is not for everyone