Senior Software Engineer, Backend | Product Engineering

Build a Safer World.

TRM Labs provides blockchain analytics and AI solutions to help law enforcement and national security agencies, financial institutions, and cryptocurrency businesses detect, investigate, and disrupt crypto‑related fraud and financial crime. TRM’s blockchain intelligence and AI platforms include solutions to trace the source and destination of funds, identify illicit activity, build cases, and construct an operating picture of threats. TRM is trusted by leading agencies and businesses worldwide who rely on TRM to enable a safer, more secure world for all.

The Product Engineering team is responsible for building a comprehensive set of features, frameworks, and functionalities for both end customers and internal‑facing teams to successfully execute and scale TRM’s business. We are looking for a pragmatic backend engineer who can build reliable and scalable software that will be used by all TRM customers. You’ll also design backend APIs with a deep understanding of the customer experience and performance.

• Work on complex engineering problems that help you build and hone technical, project management, and soft skills.
• Develop and maintain public APIs that are part of the API Product suite.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to transform a functional vision into a tangible roadmap with clear outcomes.
• Support and enable internal business units through shared engineering services and functionalities.
• Develop cross‑functional relationships with stakeholders across the organization to understand and empower their mission from end to end.
• Design backend APIs with a deep understanding of the customer experience and performance.
• Build scalable systems, web applications, APIs, and services (our backend is built in Node.js but prior experience is not required).

• Experience designing and building scalable systems, web applications, APIs, and services.
• Understanding of storage systems such as relational databases (e.g., Postgres) and analytical databases.
• Demonstrated experience in understanding customer pain points and bridging their needs to technical & product requirements.
• A high degree of initiative and ownership, combined with the ability to navigate ambiguity and adapt quickly to change.
• Exceptional ability to structure problems and identify the most critical issues to prioritize.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively to both technical and non‑technical audiences, verbally and in writing.
• Experience working collaboratively in a cross‑functional environment with a diverse group of people at all levels in an organization.

• The team operates on a weekly sprint schedule. Individuals are tasked to lead projects as technical anchors and are given a chance to grow and take ownership.
• Team culture built on psychological safety, collaboration, and a high bar of accountability.
• The team’s timezone is a mix of EST and PST with at least 6 hours overlap.
• On‑call rotation specific to internal tools; responsible for triaging customer support requests from Slack channels.

• Individual pay is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. The compensation details listed in this posting reflect the US base salary only.
• Estimated base salary range: $200,000 – $220,000.
• May be eligible to participate in TRM’s equity plan.