Senior Staff Backend Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)

WHO WE ARE Baton Corporation is the development company that builds and operates the entire technology stack behind pump.fun http://pump.fun, the largest memecoin launchpad in production today. ~$1B daily volume. Low latency, high throughput, constant load. WHAT YOU’LL DO -

• Own the most critical and complex backend systems, directly writing and shipping production code across core services -
• Lead the design and implementation of high-scale distributed systems that power real-time, high-throughput workloads - Set technical direction for foundational backend architecture while remaining deeply involved in execution - Make principled architectural decisions that balance iteration speed with long-term scalability, resilience, and maintainability -
• Drive multi-service initiatives that cut across storage, compute, APIs, and blockchain infrastructure - Anticipate scaling constraints and correctness risks before they surface, proactively designing durable solutions -
• Establish patterns and standards for observability, reliability, performance tuning, and operational excellence - Raise the engineering bar through design reviews, RFCs, and direct mentorship, influencing through technical depth and clarity of thinking - Act as a technical anchor during high-pressure incidents, ensuring systems remain stable under load -
• Improve internal developer velocity by evolving tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and service abstractions WHO YOU ARE - 10+ years of backend engineering experience, with multiple cycles of building, scaling, and operating distributed systems in production -
• Proven track record of owning foundational backend architecture in high-growth or high-scale environments -
• Deep expertise in Rust, Go, or TypeScript, with strong systems-level intuition -
• Strong understanding of distributed systems design: consensus, failure modes, replication, consistency models, and performance tradeoffs - Extensive experience with database design and data modelling, including complex tradeoffs around consistency, latency, and durability -
• Comfortable owning ambiguous, cross-cutting problems that span multiple services and teams - Recognised as a go-to technical authority by senior engineers and peers - High-agency and execution-focused. You shape direction by building - Crypto experience is a plus WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK HERE - We work in person - Hours can be long and unconventional - The pace is intense - Expectations are high, and impact is immediate -
• Working at Baton is not for everyone WHY JOIN US? - Unmatched ownership and autonomy - Exposure to systems operating at the edge of crypto scale - The ability to ship fast and see real-world impact immediately If you’re motivated by responsibility, speed, and building products used by massive audiences, you’ll feel at home here.