Backend Software Engineer

About The Company

Artemis is building the “Bloomberg Terminal for Crypto” — a digital finance data platform that empowers both institutional and retail investors to access, analyze, and invest in the blockchain economy.

About The Role

Join Artemis as a backend engineer to scale infrastructure, build high-performance APIs, and expand onchain products in a fast-paced, crypto-finance environment.

Artemis is hiring a foundational backend engineer to help scale its infrastructure and expand onchain product offerings. This is a critical early hire as the company scales revenue and product depth, supported by major legislation (GENIUS + CLARITY Acts) and macro tailwinds in crypto-finance convergence.

What You’ll Do

• Own and build high-performance APIs (10M+ API calls/month, 100k+ MAUs)
• Build onchain-native software (EVM/Solana smart contracts & integrations)
• Interact with enterprise clients & protocols for feedback and partnerships
• Help define engineering culture and best practices as a core team member
  
  

Tech Stack

• Backend: Python (FastAPI), DuckDB, Postgres
• Frontend: Next.js, React Native (Nice-to-have, not required)
• Onchain: Smart contracts (EVM/Solana) & onchain data integrations
  
  

Requirements

• 2+ years of backend engineering experience
• Proven ability to scale APIs with high load/performance requirements
• Previous work at top-tier tech, fintech, or crypto companies
• Startup/founder or early-stage experience is a major plus
• Based in NYC or willing to relocate
• Bonus: Ivy League or top-tier technical university
• Passion for digital finance — investing, crypto, financial data
• Competitive, hungry, mission-oriented mindset
• Thrives in fast-paced, high-output environments
  
  

Required Skills

• Python (FastAPI)
• DuckDB
• Postgres
• Smart contracts (EVM/Solana)
• Onchain data integrations
• Next.js (Nice-to-have)
• React Native (Nice-to-have)
  
  

Salary: 150000 - 250000 USD