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Uniswap Labs · 22 hours ago

Backend Engineer - Unichain

Utica-Rome Area

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$210K/yr - $232K/yr

5+ years exp

Uniswap Labs builds products that help millions of people access DeFi simply and securely, and they are seeking a Backend Engineer to tackle ambitious infrastructure challenges for their Unichain L2 chain. The role involves owning projects from start to finish, writing clean Rust code, maintaining infrastructure reliability, and collaborating across teams to solve complex problems.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinTech

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Own projects end-to-end: scope requirements, design systems, implement solutions, and monitor them in production

Write clean, well-tested Rust code and raise the bar through thoughtful code reviews

Build and maintain infrastructure that keeps Unichain reliable, performant, and available 24/7

Proactively identify gaps in our systems and propose practical solutions that move us forward

Participate in on-call rotations to ensure chain stability and rapid incident response

Work cross-functionally to turn complex, ambiguous problems into clear technical plans

Qualification

Backend engineeringDistributed systemsCloud architecturesRust proficiencyBlockchain infrastructureSystem designWeb3 interestObservability toolsGo knowledgeTypeScript knowledgeZero-knowledge systemsTime-series monitoringOP Stack experienceReth familiarityKona familiarityAWS experience

Required

5+ years of backend engineering experience with a track record of shipping production systems

Experience building and operating distributed systems or blockchain infrastructure

Comfort with ambiguity: you can take an unclear problem, break it down, and deliver results

Solid understanding of cloud architectures, system design, and debugging at scale

Experience building systems from scratch (0→1) and iterating on them over time

Genuine interest in Web3 and staying current with industry best practices

Preferred

Rust proficiency

Hands-on experience with the OP Stack or other Optimism-based rollups

Familiarity with Reth or Kona - this is a significant plus

Exposure to zero-knowledge (ZK) systems or cryptographic primitives

Experience with observability tools and time-series monitoring

Working knowledge of Go or TypeScript

AWS or equivalent cloud platform experience

Love for unicorns :)

Benefits

Company-paid medical, dental, & vision for you and your dependents

Gym subsidy

401(k) with 4% employer contribution

Annual $1,500 education stipend

Unlimited and encouraged time off

Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave

Home office setup stipend for remote employees

Daily lunches at NY headquarters

Company

Uniswap Labs

Uniswap Labs builds products for users to safely and securely access DeFi.

Founded in 2018

New York, New York, USA

51-200 employees

https://app.uniswap.org/

H1B Sponsorship

Uniswap Labs has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

Represents job field similar to this job

Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (5)

2024 (1)

2023 (1)

2022 (4)

Funding

Current Stage

Growth Stage

Total Funding

$177.93M

Key Investors

PolychainAndreessen Horowitz

2024-09-13Series Unknown· $0.12M

2022-10-13Series B· $165M

2020-08-06Series A· $11M

Leadership Team

Jordan Batti (she/her)

EA to CEO & COO

Mary-Catherine Lader

Chief Operating Officer

Recent News

FinanceFeeds

Uniswap Executes $596M Token Burn After Fee Switch Vote Passes With Unanimous Support

2025-12-29

Crowdfund Insider

DeFi : Uniswap Community Approves UNIfication Proposal

2025-12-29

Cointelegraph

Uniswap executes 100M UNI burn after governance approval

2025-12-28

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