Backend Engineer, Reporting Systems

About the Role

Polychain Capital is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to support our Accounting and Reporting Systems. This 6-month contract position is essential to building robust APIs, managing crypto asset data, and delivering actionable insights for our asset operations team. You'll focus on data extraction from various crypto platforms, data normalization, and optimizing data accessibility for portfolio management, smart contract vesting, and counterparty exposure analysis.

Key Responsibilities

API Development and Integration

• Design, develop, and maintain APIs to extract crypto asset data from counterparties and block explorers
• Ensure high reliability, performance, and security across all data pipelines
• Utilize no-code tools like Retool to build internal dashboards and data interfaces

Data Management and Normalization

• Normalize raw data to ensure accuracy and consistency across systems
• Implement scalable data storage and retrieval solutions for crypto asset information

Query and Reporting Optimization

• Write and optimize complex SQL and NoSQL queries to support robust reporting
• Ensure data is easily queryable for portfolio insights and operations analysis

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with teams across asset operations, finance, and investments to understand data needs
• Build dashboards and reports providing visibility into smart contract vesting schedules, counterparty exposures, and portfolio positions

Documentation and Compliance

• Maintain clear documentation for APIs, data models, and reporting tools
• Ensure compliance with data protection and processing standards

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field
• 3–5 years of experience in backend engineering roles
• Strong expertise in SQL and relational databases
• Proven experience designing and managing APIs
• Familiarity with blockchain technologies, smart contracts, and decentralized finance
• Ability to build backend-powered data visualizations and reporting interfaces
• Resourceful and solutions-oriented; comfortable in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
• Passion for cryptocurrency and blockchain technology

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Google Cloud (BigTable) or AWS
• Prior work in the crypto/blockchain industry