Backend Engineer — Storage & DeFi

Remote · Hybrid (Zurich)

Full-Time

hr@mainframe.finance

Job Description

What you'll build

You will own services that interface directly with custody systems and on-chain protocols. Custody integration layer — communication with vaults, key ceremonies, withdrawal flows. DeFi integration — AAVE positions, DEX liquidity provisioning, staking flows, on-chain event listeners. Asset accounting that survives audit. Cross-chain settlement logic. Blockchain reorg handling that does not create reconciliation nightmare next morning.

Work sits at intersection of two unforgiving worlds. Custody side punishes any sloppiness with regulator letters and lost capital. DeFi side punishes any sloppiness with smart contract exploits and lost capital. Margin for error is roughly zero on both ends. People who like that intensity thrive here.

Who fits

You have shipped code that talks to blockchains in production, not just on testnet. You understand difference between confirmed and finalized, and why it matters for accounting. You have read Solidity well enough to spot something off in protocol you are integrating with. You think about idempotency obsessively because chains do not retry the way HTTP does. Custody integration experience (Fireblocks, Copper, Anchorage, BitGo, Taurus, Sygnum, in-house systems) is asset.

Stack signals:

  • Rust strongly preferred for on-chain and storage layer (Go acceptable for service work)

  • Solid grasp of EVM internals, account abstraction, common DeFi primitives

  • PostgreSQL + Diesel ORM comfort (we use Diesel intentionally — mistakes here are expensive)

  • gRPC + Protobuf for internal services

  • Kubernetes, Docker, AWS at production level

  • Smart contract reading fluency (writing not required, but welcome)

Stop Managing Platforms.
Start Controlling Capital.

Every hour spent reconciling wallets, chasing banking partners or debugging broken APIs is an hour not spent on capital. Give that time back to your desk.

Stop Managing Platforms.
Start Controlling Capital.

Every hour spent reconciling wallets, chasing banking partners or debugging broken APIs is an hour not spent on capital. Give that time back to your desk.

Stop Managing Platforms.
Start Controlling Capital.

Every hour spent reconciling wallets, chasing banking partners or debugging broken APIs is an hour not spent on capital. Give that time back to your desk.

Stop Managing Platforms.
Start Controlling Capital.

Every hour spent reconciling wallets, chasing banking partners or debugging broken APIs is an hour not spent on capital. Give that time back to your desk.

Swiss-regulated institutional brokerage infrastructure for professionals managing digital asset capital. One account replaces fragmented vendor stack that institutional desks have historically assembled alone.

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© 2026 Mainframe Finance AG, Switzerland

Mainframe Finance AG (CHE-472.429.137) is a financial intermediary affiliated with VQF (membership number 101314), a self-regulatory organization recognized by FINMA under the Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA). Mainframe is not a bank under Swiss Banking Act and does not hold a banking license. Services described on this website are directed at professional and institutional clients within meaning of Swiss Financial Services Act (FinSA). Information presented does not constitute financial advice, investment recommendation or solicitation to enter into financial transactions. Digital assets are subject to significant price volatility and total loss of capital. Past performance does not indicate future results. Regulatory treatment of digital assets varies across jurisdictions and may change. Clients are responsible for assessing suitability of services against own circumstances and consulting independent legal, tax and financial advisors before engaging.

Swiss-regulated institutional brokerage infrastructure for professionals managing digital asset capital. One account replaces fragmented vendor stack that institutional desks have historically assembled alone.

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English

© 2026 Mainframe Finance AG, Switzerland

Mainframe Finance AG (CHE-472.429.137) is a financial intermediary affiliated with VQF (membership number 101314), a self-regulatory organization recognized by FINMA under the Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA). Mainframe is not a bank under Swiss Banking Act and does not hold a banking license. Services described on this website are directed at professional and institutional clients within meaning of Swiss Financial Services Act (FinSA). Information presented does not constitute financial advice, investment recommendation or solicitation to enter into financial transactions. Digital assets are subject to significant price volatility and total loss of capital. Past performance does not indicate future results. Regulatory treatment of digital assets varies across jurisdictions and may change. Clients are responsible for assessing suitability of services against own circumstances and consulting independent legal, tax and financial advisors before engaging.

Swiss-regulated institutional brokerage infrastructure for professionals managing digital asset capital. One account replaces fragmented vendor stack that institutional desks have historically assembled alone.

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English

© 2026 Mainframe Finance AG, Switzerland

Mainframe Finance AG (CHE-472.429.137) is a financial intermediary affiliated with VQF (membership number 101314), a self-regulatory organization recognized by FINMA under the Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA). Mainframe is not a bank under Swiss Banking Act and does not hold a banking license. Services described on this website are directed at professional and institutional clients within meaning of Swiss Financial Services Act (FinSA). Information presented does not constitute financial advice, investment recommendation or solicitation to enter into financial transactions. Digital assets are subject to significant price volatility and total loss of capital. Past performance does not indicate future results. Regulatory treatment of digital assets varies across jurisdictions and may change. Clients are responsible for assessing suitability of services against own circumstances and consulting independent legal, tax and financial advisors before engaging.

Swiss-regulated institutional brokerage infrastructure for professionals managing digital asset capital. One account replaces fragmented vendor stack that institutional desks have historically assembled alone.

Subscribe

English

© 2026 Mainframe Finance AG, Switzerland

Mainframe Finance AG (CHE-472.429.137) is a financial intermediary affiliated with VQF (membership number 101314), a self-regulatory organization recognized by FINMA under the Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA). Mainframe is not a bank under Swiss Banking Act and does not hold a banking license. Services described on this website are directed at professional and institutional clients within meaning of Swiss Financial Services Act (FinSA). Information presented does not constitute financial advice, investment recommendation or solicitation to enter into financial transactions. Digital assets are subject to significant price volatility and total loss of capital. Past performance does not indicate future results. Regulatory treatment of digital assets varies across jurisdictions and may change. Clients are responsible for assessing suitability of services against own circumstances and consulting independent legal, tax and financial advisors before engaging.