Senior Backend Engineer (Go)

As a Senior Backend Engineer at Horizon Blockchain Games, you will architect, develop, and implement the infrastructure of Skyweaver and Sequence. Skyweaver is a digital trading card game where players own the NFTs they win and purchase. Sequence is a crypto wallet and developer platform for Ethereum, NFTs, Web3, DeFi and Dapps. You'll design scalable, fault-tolerant systems that interface with the Ethereum blockchain, and lay the foundation for the entire organization.

What you'll do

• Architect, develop, and implement the infrastructure and infrastructure stack of Skyweaver and Sequence
• Design and implement services that are scalable and fault-tolerant
• Build services that interface with the Ethereum blockchain
• Contribute to open source works in the Sequence stack
• Extend and evolve the toolchain to run the stack effectively
• Design architectural foundations that are robust and sound, enabling future engineers to build on your work with ease and speed

What you bring

• 5+ years shipping production-grade code in Go
• Experience and knowledge of the Ethereum blockchain, its tooling and ecosystem
• Knowledge of distributed systems design
• Experience with data systems, both in their design and practical use
• Experience with one of the major cloud providers: AWS, GCP, or Azure
• A growth mindset and genuine love of learning new materials and technologies

What we offer

• Competitive salary and equity package
• Health, dental, and vision benefits
• New PC and generous allowance for work-from-home setup
• Learning stipend to subsidize courses, books, and conferences
• Modern vacation policies with conscious attention to mental health
• Work-life balance without the crunch culture of larger studios

About Horizon Blockchain Games

Horizon Blockchain Games is a well-capitalized company backed by top investors including Reddit's co-founder and Coinbase, building Sequence (a crypto wallet and developer platform) and Skyweaver (a player-owned digital trading card game). The team includes blockchain leaders, open-source contributors, McKinsey alumni, gaming veterans, and successful founders.