Senior Backend Engineer
Design and scale low-latency backend systems using Python, Go, or Rust, with streaming pipelines (Kafka, Flink, Spark), SQL/NoSQL data systems, and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP, containers, CI/CD). The team builds real-time security infrastructure that detects risk and prevents attacks inside transaction flows for wallets, exchanges, and fintech platforms.
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About Intercepta
Intercepta builds real-time security infrastructure that operates inside transaction flows — detecting risk, simulating intent, and preventing attacks before execution.
Role Overview
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will design and scale systems that process onchain data, generate risk signals, and power mission-critical protection for wallets, exchanges, and fintech platforms.
Your Impact
Design and build low-latency backend systems for real-time threat detection
Develop services that analyze and simulate transaction behavior before execution
Work with high-volume blockchain data and streaming pipelines
Build and optimize data processing systems for reliability, throughput, and speed
Collaborate with data and security teams to productionize detection logic
Contribute to system architecture, scalability, and infrastructure decisions
Own systems end-to-end — from design to deployment and monitoring
Requirements
5+ years of backend engineering experience building and scaling complex systems
Strong proficiency in Python, Go, or Rust
Experience with distributed systems and high-load environments
Deep understanding of EVM internals, transaction lifecycle, and blockchain node architecture (RPC, mempool, execution layer)
Experience with real-time or streaming systems (Kafka, Flink, Spark, etc.)
Strong understanding of data systems (SQL/NoSQL, data pipelines, storage)
Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), containers, and CI/CD
Strong system design and problem-solving skills