Senior Software Engineer - Go

About the role

Quicknode is a cloud-based infrastructure company that powers the blockchain ecosystem.

Our mission is to be the indispensable utility that empowers companies and innovators globally to build next-generation, Web3 enabled businesses & applications using blockchain technology. Quicknode is backed by some of the world's best investors including Tiger Global, Y Combinator, SoftBank, and the Seven Seven Six Fund. The Quicknode team has over 110 people maintaining high performance global data infrastructure for amazing customers serving billions of requests daily.

We are a global remote company with offices in Fort Lauderdale, FL and Lisbon, Portugal.

The Role

As a Senior Go Engineer on the RPC Platform team at Quicknode, you will design, build, and scale the critical infrastructure that powers high-performance blockchain RPC services used by developers and enterprises globally. This role operates at the intersection of distributed systems, Web3 infrastructure, and developer experience, requiring deep technical ownership and a strong bias toward execution.

What You’ll Do

- Design, build, and optimize high-throughput, low-latency backend services in Go.

- Architect distributed systems.

- Own end-to-end delivery from design through production.

- Improve uptime and reduce latency across services.

- Collaborate with Product, Infrastructure, and DevEx teams.

- Debug and resolve complex production issues.

- Drive engineering standards and best practices.

What You’ll Bring

- 6–10 years of experience building and operating backend or distributed systems in high-scale production environments, aligning with P4 expectations.

- Strong proficiency in Go, with a demonstrated ability to quickly adopt new languages and frameworks as needed.

- Deep experience designing and operating distributed systems, databases, and streaming architectures.

- Proven track record of delivering scalable, reliable systems with measurable impact on performance, availability, and developer experience.

- Experience working with Web3, blockchain infrastructure, or high-throughput API platforms, including familiarity with RPC services, node infrastructure, or data streaming pipelines.

- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to debug complex, cross-system issues in production environments.

- Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously, prioritize effectively, and deliver outcomes in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

- Excellent communication skills with experience collaborating across engineering, product, and customer-facing teams.

The Quicknode compensation philosophy includes pillars to ensure fair and unbiased compensation for all employees. To design and deliver total reward offerings that are employee-centric. To offer a competitive benefit package in all locations where we operate. To prioritize attracting and retaining the best talent globally. To maintain a high-performing and flexible way of working.