Senior Platform Engineer
Polymarket
Polymarket, the world's largest prediction market, is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their platform engineering team. The role focuses on architecting and optimizing high-performance backend systems to support their rapidly growing platform. Candidates should have a strong background in backend development, particularly with systems programming languages and cloud infrastructure.
Qualification
- 8+ years of experience in backend development
- Master-level proficiency in systems programming languages like Golang, Rust, or C++
- Strong knowledge of database systems (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP) and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
- (Plus) Blockchain-specific backend experience
- (Plus) Experience with Ethereum roll-up technologies
Responsibility
- Architect & build backend systems for high-performance services and APIs
- Optimize performance and scalability of backend systems
- Enhance security and reliability of distributed systems
- Collaborate with front-end engineers and stakeholders for integrated user experience
- Contribute to code reviews to maintain code quality
- Participate in research and innovation in blockchain-based trading technologies
- Interface with customers for support and feedback
