Senior Software Architect (100% Remote - Worldwide)
Tether Operations Limited
WorldwideremotePosted 1 month ago
Skill Required
Backend-EngineeringSoftware-ArchitectureBlockchain-DevelopmentFintech-EngineeringDistributed-Systems-EngineeringSoftware-ArchitectRemote-Solutions-ArchitectSenior-Remote-ArchitectSenior-Architectural-Designer---RemoteSoftware ArchitectSystem DesignMicroservicesObservabilityBlockchainNode.jsEthereumFulltime
Key highlights
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience required.
- Remote‑first global team.
- Strong Node.js expertise is mandatory.
- Excellent English communication skills required.
- Work on high‑impact blockchain and fintech infrastructure.
- Company offers cutting‑edge products across finance, energy, data, and education.
Role overview
Join Tether and Shape the Future of Digital Finance. At Tether we’re pioneering a global financial revolution, building cutting‑edge solutions that empower businesses—exchanges, wallets, payment processors, and ATMs—to seamlessly integrate reserve‑backed tokens across blockchains. Our product suite includes the world’s most trusted stablecoin USDT, sustainable energy solutions, data platforms, education services, and more, all grounded in transparency, security, and global reach.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs in Node.js.
- Develop reliable infrastructure components supporting high‑availability systems.
- Improve system scalability, performance, and operational resilience.
- Contribute to architecture discussions and technical decision‑making.
- Work on integrations with blockchain networks and digital asset infrastructure.
- Support systems related to token operations, permissions, transaction workflows, and operational controls.
- Contribute to internal tooling and platform reliability improvements.
- Help maintain secure and scalable infrastructure standards.
- Improve observability, monitoring, and operational tooling.
- Support deployment workflows and infrastructure automation.
- Collaborate on performance optimization and system reliability initiatives.
- Contribute to technical documentation and engineering best practices.
- Work closely with Product, Engineering, and other internal teams.
- Support technical discussions and implementation planning.
- Help translate business and product requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in backend software engineering.
- Strong hands‑on Node.js expertise – this is the primary stack.
- Experience building scalable backend systems and APIs.
- Strong understanding of distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
- Experience with databases, asynchronous systems, and microservices architectures.
- Familiarity with blockchain infrastructure and digital asset ecosystems.
- Strong debugging and problem‑solving skills.
- Experience working in fast‑paced engineering environments.
- Experience with financial infrastructure or fintech platforms.
- Familiarity with Ethereum and EVM‑compatible ecosystems.
- Understanding of token standards and blockchain transaction workflows.
- Experience with monitoring and observability tooling.
- Excellent English communication skills – mandatory.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with token standards such as ERC‑1400, permissions frameworks, transfer restriction mechanisms, and multi‑signature workflows.
- Experience with tokenization platforms, custody providers, or institutional fintech infrastructure.
- Familiarity with compliance tooling (KYC/AML integrations, whitelisting frameworks).
- Experience working in lean, remote‑first engineering teams.
Benefits
- Remote‑first work environment with a globally distributed team.
- Opportunity to collaborate with leading minds in fintech and blockchain.
- Work on cutting‑edge financial and tokenization infrastructure at global scale.
- Fast‑paced, high‑impact projects in a lean, rapidly growing company.
Additional details
- Tether Finance: world’s most trusted stablecoin USDT and digital asset tokenization services.
- Tether Power: sustainable energy solutions optimizing excess power for Bitcoin mining.
- Tether Data: AI and peer‑to‑peer technology platforms, including the KEET app for secure data sharing.
- Tether Education: democratizing access to digital learning for the gig economy.
- Tether Evolution: merging technology and human potential to push boundaries of innovation.
- Important information for candidates: apply only through official channels, verify recruiter identity, beware of scams, communication only via official company emails, no payment requests.