[Remote] Odos - Backend Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Merciv is the company behind Odos, a smart order routing solution for trading digital assets across decentralized exchanges. The Backend Engineer will play a crucial role in building and updating core API microservices and collaborate on the design and development of EVM smart contracts.

Responsibilities

• Design, development, and deployment of new features to api.odos.xyz and various internal backend services
• Support the development, auditing, and deployment of new and existing smart contracts for the Odos platform

Skills

• Python API microservice development, preferably in FastAPI
• Poetry or similar for dependency management
• Maintaining codebase style with Pylint / Mypy / Black / Isort or similar
• Unit testing with Pytest
• SQL relational database development (PostgreSQL preferred)
• Redis for cache and volatile data storage
• Experience with EVM smart contract development using Solidity
• Libraries for interacting with blockchain data, web3py preferred
• Testing with Foundry or similar blockchain forking frameworks
• Planning tasks with github issues
• Working with branches and pull requests
• Automation of various CI/CD pipelines using Github Actions
• Basic understanding of AWS services and terraform configs a plus
• Orchestration of application deployment configs via ArgoCD or similar
• Comfortable with taking ownership of the planning and execution of production releases
• Experience with high-intensity fast-moving teams or start-ups specifically
• Creative and analytical problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills to confidently and clearly articulate thoughts
• Self-starter who proactively looks for opportunities to contribute to the team, and can work independently on deliverables
• 3+ years of backend engineering experience preferred
• You have worked previously in DeFi or other crypto protocols
• Experience with Web3 specific libraries and blockchain data APIs
• You have database experience as well to support on other initiatives
• Experience with API based payment platforms, such as Stripe

Company Overview

Merciv is a technology company that combines AI and human insight to help businesses observe and act upon relevant signals in their data. It was founded in 2024, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 2-10 employees. Its website is https://www.merciv.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Merciv has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.