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Backend Engineer, Privy

Stripe · On-site

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Last seen by MeritLog September 9, 2026Source: GreenhouseSource version: greenhouse-job-board-v1

MeritLog read this listing from Stripe's Greenhouse job board and last checked it on September 9, 2026.

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Job details

Work model: On-site
Salary: Not listed by source
Location: NYC-Privy
Company website: docs.google.com

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What the role asks for

What you'd do

Design and build the backend systems that power wallets, identity, and onchain infrastructure at scale
Create platform primitives and APIs that enable teams across Privy and Stripe to build faster
Lead complex technical initiatives across architecture, data, and distributed systems
Improve the scalability, reliability, and performance of our core platform
Help shape our technical direction through high-leverage engineering work

What they're asking for

8+ years of experience building and maintaining a production system at scaleExperience
An understanding of modern API development best practices and designSkill
Experience in building data models, managing database migrations and best practices, and infrastructure configurationSkill
An ability to thrive in a fast-paced environmentSkill
A growth mindset, a constant curiosity, and fearlessness to dive into the unknownSkill
An ability to write maintainable, well-tested, modular code, but also be pragmatic about moving fastSkill
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write clear technical documentationSkill
Experience in an API-driven business within payments, fintech, or cryptoSkillPreferred
Built or contributed to open-source developer toolingSkillPreferred
Published work (open source code, talks, blog posts, etc.)SkillPreferred
Experience working with blockchain protocols and designing or interacting with smart contractsSkillPreferred
Experience in authentication, identity, or securitySkillPreferred

Parsed by MeritLog from the employer’s own posting. The full description follows below.

Job description

Who we are About Privy Our mission is to make privacy and user ownership the default online. To do so, we build simple, flexible APIs and tools for developers that make it easy to build new products on crypto rails. Privy owns the abstractions and infrastructure layer above wallets, integrating across chains, third-party providers, and Stripe products like Treasury and Link. We get to solve hard technical problems while leveraging Stripe's distribution to reach customers like Ramp, Klarna, Deel, Kraken, Hyperliquid, and Fomo - powering experiences for both mainstream users and crypto natives. Learn more about Privy: Privy and Stripe: Bringing crypto to everyone About the team Engineering at Privy is distinguished by: • High urgency: Shipping very small iterations, very fast, to learn very quickly. • Product taste: Our customers are developers, and to build effective products for them requires technical knowledge - you will often be "the PM". • Security mindset: A great portion of our product is trust. While we have a dedicated security team, every engineer brings security to their designs from the start. In practice, we use boring technology like Node, React, and AWS so we can focus our engineering energy entirely on pushing the boundaries of Privy's core product, e.g. through hardware enclaves, multi-region low latency APIs, and blockchain abstractions that are accessible to mainstream developers. What you'll do • Design and build the backend systems that power wallets, identity, and onchain infrastructure at scale • Create platform primitives and APIs that enable teams across Privy and Stripe to build faster • Lead complex technical initiatives across architecture, data, and distributed systems • Improve the scalability, reliability, and performance of our core platform • Help shape our technical direction through high-leverage engineering work Who you are Minimum requirements • 8+ years of experience building and maintaining a production system at scale • An understanding of modern API development best practices and design • Experience in building data models, managing database migrations and best practices, and infrastructure configuration • An ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment • A growth mindset, a constant curiosity, and fearlessness to dive into the unknown • An ability to write maintainable, well-tested, modular code, but also be pragmatic about moving fast • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write clear technical documentation Preferred qualifications • Experience in an API-driven business within payments, fintech, or crypto • Built or contributed to open-source developer tooling • Published work (open source code, talks, blog posts, etc.) • Experience working with blockchain protocols and designing or interacting with smart contracts • Experience in authentication, identity, or security

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