Job Title: Staff Backend Engineer ($300k - $500k salary)

Company Name: Baton Corporation Ltd

Job Details: LocationNew YorkEmployment TypeFull timeDepartmentEngineeringCompensationBase: $300K – $500K • $75K – $500K Equity • Offers Bonus

Job Url: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/batoncorporation/7ee16d4c-a9a4-42b0-873f-6c76e96f4717?utm_source=ziprecruiter

Job Description: Who We Are
Baton Corporation is the development company that builds and operates the entire technology stack behind pump.fun, the largest memecoin launchpad in production today.
~$1B daily volume. Low latency, high throughput, constant load.
What You’ll Do
Own the hardest backend problems across the system, from performance bottlenecks and scaling limits to correctness and reliability under load
Set technical direction for core backend systems, making principled architectural decisions that balance speed, quality, and long-term maintainability
Design, build, and operate distributed services that run in production and are relied on daily
Identify systemic issues early and drive them to resolution, even when the problems are ambiguous or cross-cutting
Raise the bar for backend engineering by mentoring peers, reviewing designs and code, and modelling strong engineering judgment
Who You Are
Have built and operated distributed systems at scale multiple times
Strong experience in Rust, Go, or TypeScript
Deep knowledge of databases and data modelling, including tradeoffs around consistency, performance, and reliability
Known for solving problems others couldn’t
High-agency and ownership-driven, able to take ambiguous problems and drive them to concrete outcomes without waiting for direction
Crypto experience is a plus, but not required
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.
Compensation Range: $300K - $500K