Requirements

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience
Pragmatic engineering mindset — focuses on results and user impact, not abstract purity
Proactive and outcome-oriented: anticipates problems, pushes features to completion without waiting for perfect specs
Strong communicator and pragmatic problem solver - explains complexity simply, favors progress over perfection
Node.js / NestJS at scale; event-driven design (queues, retries, idempotency)
REST API architecture: versioning, pagination, error models, authentication, rate-limiting
Full-stack awareness: understands trade-offs of state management (client vs server) and latency budgets
Distributed-systems fundamentals: concurrency, ordering, retries, data consistency

Nice to Have

Kubernetes + AWS ops; CI/CD; observability; on-call ownership
Deep interest in crypto - keeps up with ecosystem changes, wallets, protocols, and security norms
Previous hands-on experience in crypto or fintech (exchanges, wallets, payment rails, ledgers)
Smart-contract and protocol understanding: knows how on-chain programs interact with off-chain services
Blockchain integration experience — Solana preferred, EVM acceptable
Has shipped high-quality products in mature, high-bar engineering organizations

Design, maintain, and evolve the backend services and APIs that connect Phantom Cash to blockchains
Balance reliability, quality, and speed in client-server architecture and blockchain protocols
Communicate clearly across pods, document rigorously, and elevate the engineering bar through execution and mentorship