Backend Engineer Manager

About Us
At
Fun.xyz
, we believe a tokenized future is a beneficial inevitability, granting financial emancipation to everyone with an internet connection. For a blockchain-first global economy to exist, value exchange must become intuitive, secure, and seamless.
Enter Checkout - the highest converting payment solution in web3. By integrating Checkout, dApps enable users to complete any on-chain action using crypto from a wallet, centralized exchange, or on-ramped fiat from a card or bank account. With access to market-leading routing and their asset portfolio at the point of sale, users are faster, stickier, and more engaged.
We built Checkout because we envision a world where anyone, anywhere, can purchase anything with any asset. If that sounds like a vision you can get behind, we want to hear from you.
Role Overview
We're looking for a Backend Engineering Manager to lead and scale our backend infrastructure team. This high-impact role reports to the CTO with significant opportunity to shape our technical architecture and engineering culture as we scale.
You will be drive technical excellence while building a high-performing team - ensuring we deliver robust, scalable backend systems that power seamless Web3 payments. This role is perfect for a crypto-native engineering leader who excels at balancing technical depth with people management.
Responsibilities

• Own the overall output of the backend engineering team - deliver reliable, scalable infrastructure that supports our growing Web3 payments platform
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend engineers while fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning
• Collaborate with product and protocol teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions
• Establish engineering best practices, code quality standards, and deployment processes
• Lead incident response and post-mortem processes to continuously improve system reliability

Requirements

• Experience as an IC engineer with staff level output
• Strong technical background in distributed systems, APIs, and database design
• Opinions on a modern cloud stack
• Leadership experience in high-performing engineering teams
• Experience with payment systems, financial infrastructure, or fintech applications
• Exceptional communicator who can translate technical concepts to cross-functional stakeholders
• Data-driven approach to decision making with focus on system performance and team productivity

Nice to Have

• Previously worked at crypto startup or Web3 infrastructure company
• Experience with blockchain integrations, smart contracts, or DeFi protocols
• Background with high-scale payment processing or financial compliance systems
• Track record scaling backend systems at a high-growth startup

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.