Staff Backend Engineer

Full-time | Dapper Labs | US / Canada, Remote | Engineering | US / Canada, Remote

Join us at Dapper Labs, where we are building new business models for creators, brands, and communities on the internet. We are partners with and manage the digital asset platforms for the world's biggest brands – the NBA, the NFL, and Disney – and we also own and operate products based on our own IPs – CryptoKitties and Miquela. We are a fast-moving startup team obsessed with bringing our vision for a better digital future to life.

Are you the type of person who lives for data, thrives in fast-paced environments, and loves getting things done? Do you geek out over sports, gaming, and Web3? If yes, we might just have your dream job waiting for you.

We’re on the hunt for a Staff Backend Engineer to help take our Digital Sports Collectibles team to the next level. In this role, you'll be making our Sports Collectibles products faster, slicker, and ready for prime time.

What You'll Do

• Design and architect scalable backend systems that drive high-performance user experiences across our flagship platforms.
• Build and maintain robust APIs and backend services with a focus on reliability, security, and developer usability.
• Develop complex server-side logic to integrate blockchain technologies and handle high-throughput data flows and transactions.
• Implement real-time monitoring and alerting systems, proactively identifying performance bottlenecks and areas for optimization.
• Lead backend efforts across the entire development lifecycle—from planning and design to deployment and iteration.
• Collaborate with frontend, mobile, and product teams to deliver end-to-end solutions that are both performant and delightful to use.
• Oversee database design, management, and optimization across multiple systems and services.
• Document system architecture, APIs, and processes for both internal and external development stakeholders.
• Ensure secure and efficient handling of user data and interactions.
• Contribute to technical strategy and mentor junior team members as a go-to backend expert.

About You

• 6+ years of backend engineering experience, ideally with Go (Golang) or similar performant backend languages.
• Proven ability to design and implement scalable, production-grade systems in a cloud-native environment.
• Deep understanding of API architecture, distributed systems, and database technologies (SQL and NoSQL).
• Comfortable leading backend projects from concept to deployment.
• Strong advocate for clean code, testing, documentation, and best practices in version control (Git).
• Experience working in Agile, cross-functional teams, delivering iteratively while maintaining a long-term vision.
• A problem-solver at heart, excited by technical challenges and driven by delivering impact at scale.
• Passion for blockchain technology, gaming, and redefining digital ownership.

Bonus Points If You Have The Following

• Experience architecting and deploying cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar).
• Background in blockchain technologies, smart contract integration, or NFTs.
• Built backend tooling that enhanced developer workflows or platform efficiency.
• Contributed to open-source backend frameworks or libraries.

Dapper Labs was conceived in 2017 and founded in 2018 on the thesis that crypto enables much more than just currency. We saw a world where crypto technology is as integral to daily life and the average business as the internet is, a core part of applications that everyone uses every day. Crypto networks enable a better digital future for humanity. For the first time, developers can write software applications that let individuals can own their own data, digital assets, and online identities irrevocably; where creators and IP owners can build for their communities and own the relationship they help create; where businesses of any kind can rely on open access to software systems and any customers that might want to use their product. In other words, crypto enables a world where the most important parts of the software we rely on for our everyday lives is in our own control, running on networks that anyone can access and build on, that everyone can verify and trust, and that no-one can censor, block, or gate-keep. Software by the people, for the people.

We have raised over $600M from leading and notable investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Union Square Ventures, Venrock, Google Ventures (GV), Samsung, and the founders of Dreamworks, Reddit, Coinbase, Zynga, and AngelList, among others.

Visit our website to learn even more about Dapper Labs, including information about benefits and perks.