Staff Backend Engineer

About the Company

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

Responsibilities

• 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 and make principled architectural decisions
• Design, build, and operate distributed services that run in production
• Identify systemic issues early and drive them to resolution
• Raise the bar for backend engineering by mentoring peers and reviewing designs and code

Requirements

• Proven experience building and operating distributed systems at scale
• Strong experience in Rust, Go, or TypeScript
• Deep knowledge of databases and data modelling, including tradeoffs around consistency and performance
• High-agency and ownership-driven mindset
• Ability to work in person in New York

Preferred Qualifications

• Crypto experience