--- title: 'Backend Engineer (Contract - LATAM) at Nexus' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/backend-engineer-contract-latam-nexus-latin-america-2jhs59qsk095' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-11' --- # Backend Engineer (Contract - LATAM) at Nexus - **Company:** Nexus - **Location:** Latin America - **Employment:** contract - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-06-23 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/nexus.xyz/e6877f82-5d71-4a52-a131-c09dd7b148dd ## Job description ## About Nexus Nexus is the engine for verifiable finance — a blockchain designed to natively embed the world’s financial system into one compounding system. Built to support every major financial market on a single global exchange, Nexus unifies infrastructure that has historically been fragmented across chains and intermediaries. Headquartered in San Francisco with a growing presence in Buenos Aires, Nexus is proud to be a cross-continental team of engineers, cryptographers, and market builders. We’re investing deeply in the Latin American ecosystem — and always looking for world-class talent to join us. Nexus is backed by leading investors, including Pantera, Lightspeed, Dragonfly, Faction, Blockchain Builders Fund, Alliance, and SVA, and works with more than 100 partners across the global finance and blockchain stack. Location: Remote (Argentina) Type: Contract Duration: 12 months with potential for extension ## The Role ## The Role We're expanding our backend engineering team in Latin America to build the infrastructure behind Nexus's Layer 1 and its native DEX. We're hiring Backend Engineers at multiple levels — from junior to senior — so if you build reliable, high-performance systems and care about the intersection of finance and decentralized infrastructure, we want to hear from you. You'll collaborate with protocol, product, and frontend teams in San Francisco while contributing remotely from Latam ## What You'll Do - Design and build backend services in Node.js and Rust for Nexus's Layer 1 and DEX. - Develop APIs and data pipelines for trading, liquidity, and on-chain verification. - Build and maintain blockchain infrastructure components (RPC endpoints, explorers, dev tools). - Write clean, well-tested, production-grade code that supports verifiable financial applications. - Contribute to architecture discussions and technical decisions based on your level of experience. ## What We're Looking For - Experience building backend systems in a production environment. - Strong engineering leadership - Very solid systems knowledge - Strong experience developing backend systems in Node.js, Rust, C++, Typescript, Go or similar languages. - Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL or similar) and API design. - A track record of shipping reliable software and improving the systems you work on. - Experience with distributed systems, financial infrastructure, or blockchain. - Excellent communication skills in Business English (spoken & written). Levels We're Hiring - Junior 1–3 years - Solid foundations, eagerness to grow, guided ownership - Principal 8+ years - System design leadership, cross-team impact, mentorship, leading 5 Jr engineers in parallel and teams of at least 10 engineers Bonus Points For - Low-latency systems - Experience with exchanges - Trading systems / financial environments - Familiarity with blockchain architectures, smart contracts, or consensus protocols. - DevOps experience (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS). - Web3 or DeFi protocol development experience. ## Why Join Us - Build the backend systems powering the Layer 1 for Verifiable Finance. - Collaborate with experts across blockchain, AI, and financial infrastructure. - Shape the foundation for a verifiable, transparent, global trading system. - Thrive in a fast-moving, high-impact engineering environment. ## About Nexus ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Nexus is building a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain for verifiable finance and a global supercomputer for verifiable computation. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series A) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States - **Founded**: 2022 (first funding round December 2022) - **Founders**: Daniel Marin (Founder & CEO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Blockchain infrastructure / Verifiable computation / Financial technology - **Target customers**: Developers building financial applications, DeFi protocols, AI workloads, and verifiable computing solutions (B2B / developer ecosystem) - **Mission or purpose statement**: “Purpose-built for Verifiable Finance” and “the supercomputer for everyone, powering the world’s most complex computation to build the Verifiable Internet” ## Products & Services - **Nexus Blockchain (Layer 1)**: A high-performance blockchain designed for intelligent markets and verifiable financial applications. Focuses on speed, verifiability, and composability. - **NexusEVM**: A fully EVM-compatible Layer 1, allowing developers to deploy existing Ethereum tools and smart contracts without modification. - **NEX Token**: The native digital currency of the Nexus blockchain (total supply 100 trillion). Used for network fees, staking, and governance. - **Verifiable Computation Platform**: A global network where users can lend or borrow compute power securely, enabling transparent and accountable software. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total funding – $27.2 million (as of June 2024) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: - Lightspeed Venture Partners (lead, Series A) - Pantera Capital (co-lead, Series A) - Dragonfly (lead, Seed round) - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount growth of +248.1% year-over-year (LinkedIn reports 55 employees as of mid-2025; a conflicting report from BuiltIn lists 32 employees – likely older data) - Mainnet launched in 2025 - Introduced NEX token and NexusEVM - Expanding globally with employees in 16 countries (including India, Argentina, Nigeria, Indonesia, France) ## Competitive Advantages - **Purpose-built for finance**: Unlike general-purpose blockchains, Nexus is optimized for high-performance financial applications and intelligent markets. - **Verifiable computation focus**: Backed by leading researchers (e.g., Chief Scientist Jens Groth) and a team with deep expertise in zero-knowledge proofs and cryptography. - **EVM compatibility**: Lowers the barrier for Ethereum developers to migrate or build on Nexus. - **Strong investor backing**: Led by top-tier crypto and fintech VCs (Lightspeed, Pantera, Dragonfly). ## Strategic Focus - Scaling the Nexus ecosystem and attracting developers to build on the Layer 1. - Expanding verifiable computation use cases into AI, agentic finance, and enterprise applications. - Growing the NEX token utility and liquidity. - Building a global, remote-first engineering team (current job openings target LATAM contractors for engineering roles). ## Why Work Here - **Mission-driven culture**: Employees describe joining “for the mission and staying for the momentum” – solving ambitious problems in verifiable computation. - **Fast-paced, strategic environment**: The company is in constant motion, with a focus on shipping and innovation. - **Remote-friendly**: The majority of roles are remote, with a physical office in San Francisco. Current open positions (Head of Engineering, Backend Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer) are contract-based in LATAM. - **Diverse, global team**: Employees from 16 countries, spanning engineering, science, marketing, and operations. - **Perks**: Not detailed publicly, but the company emphasizes a supportive, high-impact environment with brilliant colleagues. ## Sources 1. [nexus.xyz](https://www.nexus.xyz/) 2. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/nexus.xyz](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/nexus.xyz) 3. [builtin.com – Nexus profile](https://builtin.com/company/nexus-nexusxyz) 4. [linkedin.com/company/nexus](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nexus) 5. [blog.nexus.xyz – People at Nexus](https://blog.nexus.xyz/people-at-nexus/) ## Other roles at Nexus - [Systems Engineer (Contract, LATAM)](https://feeny.ai/job/systems-engineer-contract-latam-nexus-latin-america-snkht5dabza0) — Latin America - [Infrastructure Engineer (Contract – LATAM)](https://feeny.ai/job/infrastructure-engineer-contract-latam-nexus-remote-6n47cwp9j6py) - [Head of Engineering (Contract - LATAM)](https://feeny.ai/job/head-of-engineering-contract-latam-nexus-latin-america-hnnb03fkts53) — Latin America