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Chainalysis · 4 hours ago

Senior Backend Engineer, Data Solutions

Chainalysis is a company focused on blockchain technology and its applications. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and deliver new platform capabilities, improve data processing services, and mentor other engineers while ensuring operational excellence in their backend systems.

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Responsibilities

Design and lead delivery of new platform capabilities that serve mission‑critical investigations and monitoring workflows
Operate services that ingest, transform, and serve hundreds of terabytes of data with clear SLOs for latency, freshness, and availability
Improve the scalability, performance, and cost efficiency of our data plane and APIs
Raise the quality bar across reliability, security, and compliance for both cloud and on‑premises deployments
Mentor engineers across teams and influence technical strategy beyond your immediate group
Own and evolve backend services powering customer‑facing APIs, usage/billing, alerting, and data observability
Lead team and cross-team initiatives end‑to‑end: discovery, architecture, implementation, rollout, and post‑launch learning
Architect event‑driven and streaming workflows (e.g., Kafka) with strong data contracts and schema evolution
Drive operational excellence: SLOs, runbooks, on‑call, incident reviews, and capacity plans for high‑QPS systems
Partner with product, data engineering/science, and security to translate customer requirements into durable systems

Qualification

Backend engineeringCloud services (AWS/GCP)APIsMicroservicesData pipelinesStreaming systems (Kafka)Blockchain knowledgeDatabricks experienceCross-org influenceOperational excellenceHigh judgmentMentoringTeam leadership

Required

Expert backend engineering experience building cloud‑hosted services and data pipelines on AWS or GCP (bonus: both)
Deep proficiency with APIs, streaming systems, and distributed systems (e.g., microservices on Kubernetes)
Demonstrated ownership of systems operating at scale (hundreds to thousands of RPS; TB–PB data volumes)
High judgment on reliability, security, and cost, with a track record of measurable improvements
Ability to lead without authority—mentoring, design reviews, and cross‑org influence

Preferred

Blockchain domain knowledge (protocol fundamentals; smart contracts/Solidity)
Databricks experience (Spark, Delta Lake, Delta Live Tables) or PySpark at scale
Multi‑tenant, usage tracking, and billing systems experience
On‑premises or regulated/air‑gapped deployments

Company

Chainalysis

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Chainalysis provides blockchain data and analysis to governments, banks, and businesses worldwide.

H1B Sponsorship

Chainalysis 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)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (10)
2024 (8)
2023 (20)
2022 (23)
2021 (7)
2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$536.62M
Key Investors
C1FundHaun VenturesGIC
2025-10-16Series Unknown
2024-04-08Secondary Market
2022-10-18Secondary Market

Leadership Team

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Brian Park
Global Partners Solution Architect
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Caitlin Barnett
Director of Regulation & Compliance
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