Software Engineer - Backend

BiLira is a leading FinTech venture based in İstanbul Turkiye, backed by notable investors and partners. Our core technology TRYB, is a stable cryptocurrency pegged 1-to-1 to the Turkish Lira and is one of the largest non-USD stablecoins by market cap. Recently, we launched a crypto exchange platform designed to offer deep liquidity and the best prices for our users.

We are seeking a talented Software Engineer to join our growing team. You will play a crucial role in designing, building, and maintaining the systems that power our applications and services. This position focuses on creating robust, scalable and secure software to power our cryptocurrency exchange.

Responsibilities:

• Build robust, scalable, and secure systems using Node.js, MongoDB, Redis, and Kafka to power our cryptocurrency exchange.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain innovative solutions.
• Ensure high availability, low latency, and performance tuning for mission-critical systems.
• Explore and integrate cutting-edge technologies to improve platform reliability and user experience.
• Design and implement solutions for monitoring, logging, and observability to ensure platform reliability.
• Contribute to the architecture and design of distributed systems, ensuring best practices in performance and scalability, protect our platform and users in compliance with industry standards.
• Identify and address bottlenecks in infrastructure, tools, or processes.

Ideal Candidate:

• BS degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field.
• Min. 4 years experience in software engineering roles in modern cloud-based and containerized environments.
• Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills. A keen interest in blockchain, cryptocurrency, or FinTech is highly desirable.
• Hands-on experience with tools and platforms such as AWS, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Experience with databases like PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis.
• Deep experience with Node.js.
• Experience with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana.
• Understanding of distributed systems and messaging platforms including but not limited to Kafka.
• Experience in testing back-end services such as APIs, databases and distributed architecture.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. A proactive, team-oriented approach with a passion for delivering high-quality software.