Lead Backend Engineer - Enablement Team
Job Description
About Us
Welcome to Tenderly, where we're not just participating in the blockchain revolution – we're defining it. Our mission is to empower developers worldwide with cutting-edge tools to create groundbreaking blockchain products. As a full-stack Web3 infrastructure platform, we provide multi-network support and a comprehensive ecosystem, guiding developers from initial exploration to advanced Node solutions and serverless cloud compute functions.
Tenderly has empowered tens of thousands of developers to navigate the complex blockchain landscape effortlessly. By pushing the boundaries of innovation, from custom Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) implementations to advanced blockchain node solutions, we are shaping the future of blockchain technology.
About the Role
Ready to shape the future of blockchain? As a Lead Backend Engineer at Tenderly, you’ll take on the role of Technical Lead for a highly skilled team. You’ll drive the design and implementation of key backend systems like billing, usage tracking, and access control, ensuring our platform remains scalable, secure, and reliable. While you'll lead technical direction and decisions, this is not a people management role – your focus is on delivering exceptional engineering solutions.
What You'll Do
Lead Technical Direction
- Act as the technical authority for your team, setting the standard for system architecture, code quality, and best practices.
Build Core Systems
- Design and implement critical backend components, including internal billing and usage tracking, distributed rate-limiting engines, and real-time audit logging.
Engineer for Security and Scale
- Develop systems for authorization and verification, access control mechanisms, and anti-abuse tools, ensuring robust performance for 10,000+ users and beyond.
Own End-to-End Solutions
- Lead the development of complete product features, from concept to deployment. Build the “plumbing” for mission-critical systems with reliability and scalability in mind.
Modernize Legacy Systems
- Upgrade and evolve existing systems to align with future growth, ensuring they are efficient, scalable, and secure.
Collaborate Across Teams
- Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders, aligning on priorities and fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence.
About You
- A track record as a technical leader in backend engineering, with experience driving key decisions and delivering impactful systems.
- Deep expertise in billing systems, usage-based platforms, or streaming systems.
- Hands-on experience building products for 10,000+ users or larger audiences.
- Proficiency in developing systems for fine-grained access control, anti-abuse mechanisms, and real-time auditing.
- Demonstrated ability to take products from concept to completion, including modernizing legacy systems.
- Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work across teams to drive technical alignment and success.
- A passion for solving complex technical challenges while maintaining a focus on quality and performance.
Why Tenderly?
Join us at Tenderly, where our values are not just words on a page but the driving force behind our innovative journey.
Fanatic Drive
- We're passionately driven to solve our users' problems, tackling challenges with intensity and speed.
- Our work is our obsession, and we thrive in the fast-paced world of Web3.
Underdog Mentality
- We love defying the odds, rejecting the status quo, and achieving the impossible.
- We're on a mission to revolutionize blockchain technology.
Inward Responsibility
- We hold ourselves accountable and always strive to improve.
- We embrace feedback as a driver for personal and collective growth.
Intentional Collaboration
- Our success relies on individual contributions and mutual support.
- We share ideas openly, trust each other completely, and continuously push for excellence.
Tenderly Transparency™
- We believe in open, honest communication.
- We share knowledge and opinions freely, fostering a culture of accountability and trust.
What We Offer
Finance
- Stock Options – We believe in shared success, so every team member owns a part of the company.
- Transparent Compensation – We ensure fair and equal pay with complete transparency.
- Annual Bonus – Performance-based bonus up to 20% of the annual base salary, paid out twice a year based on KPIs.
Support in Life Changes
- Fully Covered Maternity Leave – Paid leave equal to the last salary received.
- Paternity Leave – Four weeks of paid time off for new fathers.
Working Environment
- In-office breakfast, lunch & drinks (Belgrade Office).
- Company Equipment – MacBook, monitor, and accessories of your choice.
Welfare
- Flexible Vacation Policy – Minimum of 21.5 days off per year, encouraging rest and relaxation.
- Flexible Working Hours – Manage your own time while ensuring collaboration with your team.
- Health Insurance – Coverage for you and your dependents.
Tenderly is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Company Overview
Tenderly is a full-stack infrastructure for the entire dapp lifecycle, enabling Web3 teams to move fast from development to on-chain deployment. Offering the only node RPC with built-in development environments and tools, it consolidates development and production infrastructure under one roof. By integrating Tenderly’s full-stack infrastructure into their systems, Web3 teams can build, test, monitor, and operate their dapps with control, flexibility, and complete customization possibilities.