Lightspark is building open payments for the Internet—always-on payment solutions powered by Bitcoin, the only open, neutral network for moving value. As a Staff Backend Engineer for Spark, you will combine your deep technical skills, architectural vision, and leadership to help us build and scale cutting-edge distributed systems.
Requirements
- 8+ years of infrastructure or backend engineering
- Experience designing and building scalable distributed systems
- Experience writing high quality, well tested code
- Strong track record of technical leadership in driving architecture decisions, guiding teams, and delivering complex projects
- Experience using data to influence decisions
- Familiarity with off-the-shelf coding/deployment solutions (i.e. Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, etc.)
- Experience programming in languages such as Python, Rust, C++ is preferred
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and scale distributed backend services for the Spark
- Own architecture for highly available, low-latency systems that handle real-time Bitcoin transactions at global scale
- Develop a rich services layer and SDKs to support new user-facing applications and use cases on Lightning
- Build frameworks for deep data collection and analysis to continuously improve system performance and reliability
- Extend and enhance Lightning functionality for new markets and audiences
- Mentor and coach junior engineers, setting a high bar for technical excellence
- Collaborate with product, TPMs, and cross-functional teams to drive roadmaps and execution
Other
- Ability to operate with high intensity and ownership in a fast-moving environment
- Experience communicating and collaborating across technical and other cross functional teams
- CS degree, or equivalent is ideal but not required. We appreciate and acknowledge that some of the best talent comes from non-traditional backgrounds.
