Nexus
Backend Engineer Contract LATAM
$157,000 – $175,0001w ago
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.
Own end-to-end recruiting for technical roles (backend, frontend, infrastructure, etc.)
Hands-on with sourcing and recruiting for backend roles
Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, scorecards, and hiring strategies
Design and improve interview processes to ensure efficiency, consistency, and strong signal
Develop and maintain a high-quality candidate pipeline
Track and analyze recruiting metrics to improve performance and decision-making
Mentor or guide other recruiters as the team grows
8+ years of experience in technical recruiting, some of them in high-growth or startup environments
Proven track record hiring software engineers (especially backend)
Strong sourcing skills
Ability to assess technical profiles and ask meaningful, signal-driven questions
High ownership and autonomy - proactive
Strong communication skills (clear, concise, and honest)
You consistently deliver high-quality hires, not just fast hires
Hiring managers trust your judgment and rely on your input
Recruiting processes become faster, clearer, and more structured
You proactively identify gaps and solve them before they become problems
Candidates walk away with a strong impression of Nexus
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