As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll design and maintain backend services, optimize scalability, integrate blockchain technologies, and collaborate with teams to enhance system performance.
Join us at Dapper as a Senior Backend Engineer, where we focus on the intersection of blockchain and gaming. Our flagship projects Disney Pinnacle, NBA Top Shot and NFL All Day, are blockchain-based digital collectibles platforms that leverage sophisticated technology. We are seeking a Backend Engineer with a passion for growth and results to advance our server-side infrastructure as we navigate the challenges of scaling and optimizing, while also delivering innovative features in sports and other domains. You will play a crucial role in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, continually deploying to an enthusiastic and global audience, helping to pioneer new territories in blockchain and entertainment.
What we’ll achieve together:
- Design, architect, and maintain robust backend services and APIs.
- Optimize and ensure the scalability, reliability, and security of our backend systems.
- Develop complex server-side logic to integrate with blockchain technologies and handle high-volume transactions.
- Implement comprehensive monitoring for system performance, and proactively optimize when necessary.
- Create and maintain detailed technical documentation for system architecture and backend processes.
- Collaborate closely with mobile & frontend teams to design and implement cohesive and integrated solutions.
- Tackle and resolve complex technical issues, and lead efforts across all phases of the development lifecycle.
- Ensure the highest level of performance and responsiveness to requests from the frontend.
- Oversee database interactions and data flow within the server environment.
- Utilize source control tools such as Git for versioning and collaboration.
A little about you:
- Extensive experience in backend development, with a strong mastery of server-side languages such as GoLang.
- Deep understanding of managing server environments and principles of scalable architecture.
- Experienced with Agile development methodologies and dynamic team collaboration.
- A strategic thinker and solution-driven developer who can adapt to evolving project demands and deliver high-quality results.
- Passionate about blockchain technology and its applications in gaming and digital collectibles.
Bonus points if you have:
- Proven track record of architecting, deploying, and managing cloud-based server environments.
- Strong expertise with databases and server-side integration with various database technologies.
- Capability to develop advanced utilities and tools that enhance backend functionality and user interaction.
More About Dapper:
Dapper Labs is the world's first blockchain entertainment company. We are the creators of industry-leading experiences including CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot, as well as Dapper Wallet – the simplest way to manage your assets and use the blockchain. We are also the original developers behind Flow, a new decentralized blockchain designed from the ground up for scalability and ease of use.
Our mission at Dapper Labs is to make the world a more accessible and enjoyable place through consumer adoption of decentralized technologies.
We have raised over $600M from leading and notable investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Union Square Ventures, Venrock, Google Ventures (GV), Samsung, and the founders of Dreamworks, Reddit, Coinbase, Zynga, and AngelList, among others. Dapper Labs’ current studio partners include the NBA and NBPA, the NFL-PA, Ubisoft, Warner Music, Turner, Dr. Seuss, Genies, and the UFC, as well as 100+ others.
Visit our website to learn even more about Dapper Labs, including information about benefits and perks.
Top Skills
Agile
Blockchain Technologies
Cloud-Based Server Environments
Databases
Git
Go
Similar Jobs
Cloud • Computer Vision • Information Technology • Sales • Security • Cybersecurity
Lead design and development of cloud-native microservices for a security platform, optimizing systems, mentoring engineers, and enhancing threat analysis capabilities.
Top Skills:
C#DockerGoJavaKafkaKubernetesOpensearchPostgresPythonRedis
Cloud • Computer Vision • Information Technology • Sales • Security • Cybersecurity
The role involves designing and implementing cloud-native microservices for a Next-Gen SIEM platform, focusing on handling trillions of events, collaborating across teams, optimizing systems, and mentoring junior engineers.
Top Skills:
AWSDockerGoKafkaKubernetesOpensearchPostgresRedis
12 Days Ago
Easy Apply
Easy Apply
Cloud • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Automation
As a Senior Backend Engineer at GitLab, you will develop and enhance secure authentication strategies, improve access management, and collaborate on multiple projects, all while ensuring robust security practices for users.
Top Skills:
IamLdapRbacRuby On RailsSAMLScimSso
What you need to know about the Los Angeles Tech Scene
Los Angeles is a global leader in entertainment, so it’s no surprise that many of the biggest players in streaming, digital media and game development call the city home. But the city boasts plenty of non-entertainment innovation as well, with tech companies spanning verticals like AI, fintech, e-commerce and biotech. With major universities like Caltech, UCLA, USC and the nearby UC Irvine, the city has a steady supply of top-flight tech and engineering talent — not counting the graduates flocking to Los Angeles from across the world to enjoy its beaches, culture and year-round temperate climate.
Key Facts About Los Angeles Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 375,800; 5.5% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: Snap, Netflix, SpaceX, Disney, Google
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, adtech, media, software, game development
- Funding Landscape: $11.6 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Strong Ventures, Fifth Wall, Upfront Ventures, Mucker Capital, Kittyhawk Ventures
- Research Centers and Universities: California Institute of Technology, UCLA, University of Southern California, UC Irvine, Pepperdine, California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy, Center for Quantum Science and Engineering
