Baton

Senior Staff Backend Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)

4mo ago

500000 –1500000 USD / yearUSALeaddistributed systemsci/cdapiblockchainperformance tuning

Lead design and implementation of scalable, high-throughput backend systems with focus on reliability and operational excellence.

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.

10+ years of backend engineering experience, with multiple cycles of building, scaling, and operating distributed systems in production
Proven track record of owning foundational backend architecture in high-growth or high-scale environments
Deep expertise in Rust, Go, or TypeScript, with strong systems-level intuition
Strong understanding of distributed systems design: consensus, failure modes, replication, consistency models, and performance tradeoffs
Extensive experience with database design and data modelling, including complex tradeoffs around consistency, latency, and durability
Comfortable owning ambiguous, cross-cutting problems that span multiple services and teams
Recognised as a go-to technical authority by senior engineers and peers
High-agency and execution-focused. You shape direction by building
Crypto experience is a plus

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 most critical and complex backend systems, directly writing and shipping production code across core services
Lead the design and implementation of high-scale distributed systems that power real-time, high-throughput workloads
Set technical direction for foundational backend architecture while remaining deeply involved in execution
Make principled architectural decisions that balance iteration speed with long-term scalability, resilience, and maintainability
Drive multi-service initiatives that cut across storage, compute, APIs, and blockchain infrastructure
Anticipate scaling constraints and correctness risks before they surface, proactively designing durable solutions
Establish patterns and standards for observability, reliability, performance tuning, and operational excellence
Raise the engineering bar through design reviews, RFCs, and direct mentorship, influencing through technical depth and clarity of thinking
Act as a technical anchor during high-pressure incidents, ensuring systems remain stable under load
Improve internal developer velocity by evolving tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and service abstractions
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