Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer

Location: NYC (preferred) or Remote (exceptional candidates)

Tech Stack: Typescript/Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, DevOps (Docker, Terraform, AWS), Git

About Us:

Pixie Chess reimagines traditional chess with new pieces that have rule-bending powers and a high-stakes financial ecosystem behind them. We're a small, fast-moving team backed by Paradigm and other top investors.

We prioritize slope over y-intercept: rapid learners who push themselves to grow. If you're hungry to build, experiment, and ship, you’ll fit right in.

Position Overview:

We are looking for a backend engineer eager to take on responsibility quickly. You’ll be responsible for making sure our systems are fast, safe, and ready to scale to thousands of concurrent users. Every match in Pixie Chess carries real stakes; downtime and bugs aren’t just annoying—they can cost players money.

You’ll help secure user data, handle on-chain integrations, and optimize realtime gameplay. Your work will be critical in ensuring that players can trust the system when they purchase pieces and play games. You will work closely with the founding team, ship often, and have direct impact on a novel financial battleground.

Exceptional candidates may have:

• Solidity (EVM) or Rust (SVM) smart contract experience
• Past work building or contributing to games
• 5+ years of experience scaling production systems