Senior Backend Engineer, Data Product

Overview TRM Labs is a blockchain intelligence company focused on fighting crime and creating a safer world. By leveraging blockchain data, threat intelligence, and advanced analytics, our products empower governments, financial institutions, and crypto businesses to combat illicit activity and global security threats. At TRM, you'll join a mission-driven, fast-paced team made up of experts in law enforcement, data science, engineering, and financial intelligence, tackling complex global challenges daily. This Senior Backend Engineer role on the Data Product team will architect and scale backend systems powering real-time blockchain intelligence products and is ideal for engineers who enjoy building performant distributed data platforms for high-throughput, low-latency use cases. Responsibilities Design and implement scalable, reliable backend services and APIs that serve complex analytics and insights on blockchain activity. Engineer data-centric microservices that power features across TRM's intelligence platform, balancing performance, resilience, and modularity. Own the full lifecycle of backend systems, from design and implementation to deployment, monitoring, and iteration. Model and manage large-scale blockchain data, ensuring efficient access and rapid query performance across products. Collaborate across product, data science, and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless integration between backend systems and customer-facing features. Drive technical architecture discussions for backend and data services, and mentor junior engineers on backend best practices. Contribute to core services that analyze petabyte-scale blockchain data and power high-fidelity data products. Qualifications 5+ years of backend engineering experience, with deep expertise in designing and scaling backend systems for data-rich applications. Strong Python development skills; bonus if you've worked with Go or other typed backend languages in production. Experience designing and maintaining robust APIs, including schema design, versioning, and system observability. Expertise in distributed data systems: Spark, Kafka, Flink, or Dataflow for large-scale data ingestion and transformation. Deep familiarity with data stores like BigQuery and Postgres, including performance tuning for large, complex queries. Production experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow or dbt, and containerized deployment (Docker, Kubernetes). Understanding of cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS), including CI/CD pipelines, Terraform-based deployments, and observability with Datadog or Prometheus. Demonstrated success building high-impact backend systems that shipped to production and scaled with user or data growth. About the Team Our team is spread across several countries and time zones with a culture rooted in trust, transparency, and adaptability. We stay connected through open communication and regular check-ins, collaborating with speed and alignment. The diversity of perspectives within our team sparks creative problem-solving and global collaboration. We value ownership, continuous improvement, and delivering exceptional experiences to our customers. We embrace iterative development, assess our processes regularly, and apply the 80/20 rule to focus on the most impactful work. We encourage curiosity and challenge the status quo to drive innovation and growth across the engineering organization. We celebrate wins and learn from setbacks to stay agile and forward-thinking. Engineering Levels Engineer: Helps define milestones, executes small decisions independently, mentors junior engineers, and improves operations through tech debt reduction and knowledge sharing. Senior Engineer: Designs and documents system improvements and features, delivers efficient and reusable systems, mentors teammates, and enhances cross-team collaboration. Staff Engineer: Drives scope and execution across multiple teams, defines technical roadmaps, mentors the organization, and ensures system health with rigorous testing and monitoring. Compensation The estimated base salary range for this role is $200,000 - $230,000. This role may be eligible to participate in TRM's equity plan. Life at TRM Labs Leadership Principles shape decisions, collaboration, and day-to-day operations: Impact-Oriented Trailblazer, Master Craftsperson, Inspiring Colleague. Accelerate your Career Work alongside top experts and learn every day. Grow with development opportunities tailored to your role. Take on high-impact challenges in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Receive coaching and fast, direct feedback to help you level up. What To Expect At TRM TRM moves fast—really fast. We operate with urgency, ownership, and high standards, and you’ll join a deeply engaged, mission-driven, and evolving team. To support this intensity, we offer generous benefits, including PTO, holidays, and parental leave for full-time employees. TRM may not be the right fit for everyone. If you’re optimizing for work-life balance, consider how teams approach balance and whether now is the right season for a high-velocity environment. Reflect on what energizes you and what drains you. We’re upfront about this because we want every new team member to thrive—not just survive. The Stakes Are Real Our work has direct, real-world impact: Jumping online after hours to support urgent government requests tracing ransomware payments. Delivering actionable insights during terrorist financing investigations. Collaborating across time zones in real time during a major global hack. Building new processes in days, not weeks, to stop criminals before they cash out. Analyzing blockchain data to recover stolen savings and dismantle trafficking networks. Thrive as a Global Team As a remote-first company, TRM Labs is built for global collaboration. We cultivate a strong remote culture through clear communication, thorough documentation, and meaningful relationships. We invest in offsites, regional meetups, virtual coffee chats, and onboarding buddies to foster collaboration. By prioritizing trust and belonging, we harness the strengths of a global team while staying aligned with our mission and values. Join our mission We’re looking for team members who thrive in fast-paced, high-impact environments and love building from the ground up. TRM is remote-first, with an exceptionally talented global team. If you enjoy solving tough problems and seeing your work make a difference for billions of people, we want you here. Don’t worry if your experience doesn’t perfectly match a job description—we value passion, problem-solving, and unique career paths. If you’re excited about TRM’s mission, we want to hear from you. Recruitment TRM Labs does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to TRM employees. TRM Labs is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company without a signed agreement. Privacy Policy By submitting your application, you are agreeing to allow TRM to process your personal information in accordance with the TRM Privacy Policy. Learn More: Company Values | Interviewing | FAQs #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-09-17