Senior Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

Senior Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure (RDBMS)

TRM Labs is a blockchain intelligence company committed to fighting crime and creating a safer world. By leveraging blockchain data, threat intelligence, and advanced analytics, our products empower governments, financial institutions, and crypto businesses to combat illicit activity and global security threats. At TRM, you'll join a mission-driven, fast-paced team made up of experts in law enforcement, data science, engineering, and financial intelligence, tackling complex global challenges daily. Whether analyzing blockchain data, developing cutting-edge tools, or collaborating with global organizations, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful and lasting impact.

The Data Platform team collaborates with an experienced group of data scientists, engineers, and product managers to build highly available and scalable data infrastructure for TRM's products and services. As a Data Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for developing, managing, and scaling TRM’s robust database infrastructure that will ultimately help to build a safer financial system for billions of people.

The impact you will have here:

• Design and maintain petabyte scale high-performance databases and data models that support real-time investigations and analytics use cases
• Build and optimize production data pipelines—batch and streaming—that transform large-scale blockchain datasets
• Diagnose and tune complex SQL queries under heavy load, working closely with product and research teams
• Own key infrastructure initiatives—from query optimization and index strategy to storage optimization and system resilience
• Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver reliable and impactful data workflows end-to-end

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics infrastructure, or backend systems with RDBMS depth
• Experience implementing and maintaining database security measures, including access control, encryption, and compliance with security frameworks and standards
• Proven expertise with at least one of: Postgres, MySQL, or SQL Server at production scale (e.g., TB-scale datasets, concurrency, replication, tuning)
• Strong command of SQL reasoning—you know how to debug, explain, and optimize queries, not just write them
• Experience designing and evolving data models (normalized and denormalized) to support analytical or operational use cases
• Familiarity with data pipeline frameworks (e.g., Airflow, DBT, custom orchestration)
• Systems thinking and ownership mindset—you’re comfortable solving ambiguous, cross-functional problems from end to end

About TRM's Engineering Levels

• Engineer: Responsible for helping to define project milestones and executing small decisions with appropriate tradeoffs between simplicity, readability, and performance. Provides mentorship to junior engineers and enhances operational excellence through tech debt reduction and knowledge sharing.
• Senior Engineer: Designs and documents system improvements and features for an OKR/project from the ground up. Delivers efficient and reusable systems, optimizes team throughput with appropriate tradeoffs, mentors team members, and enhances cross-team collaboration through documentation and knowledge sharing.
• Staff Engineer: Drives scoping and execution of OKRs/projects that impact multiple teams. Partners with stakeholders to set the team vision and technical roadmaps for one or more products. Mentors the engineering organization and ensures system health with operational reviews, testing strategies, and monitoring.

Life at TRM Labs

• Leadership Principles shape decisions, collaboration, and daily operations. These include: Impact-Oriented Trailblazer , Master Craftsperson , and Inspiring Colleague .

Accelerate your Career

• Work alongside top experts and learn every day.
• Embrace a growth mindset with development opportunities tailored to your role.
• Take on high-impact challenges in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Thrive in a culture of coaching, where feedback is fast, direct, and built to help you level up.

What To Expect At TRM

TRM moves fast—really fast. We know a lot of startups say that, but we mean it. We operate with urgency, ownership, and high standards. As a result, you’ll be joining a team that’s highly engaged, mission-driven, and constantly evolving. To support this intensity, we’re also intentional about rest and recharge. We offer generous benefits, including PTO, Holidays, and Parental Leave for full-time employees.

That said, TRM may not be the right fit for everyone. If you're optimizing for work life balance, we encourage you to:

• Ask your interviewers how they personally approach balance within their teams
• Reflect on whether this is the right season in your life to join a high-velocity environment
• Be honest with yourself about what energizes you—and what drains you

We’re upfront about this because we want every new team member to thrive—not just survive.

The Stakes Are Real

• Our work has direct, real-world impact: jumping online after hours to support urgent government requests tracing ransomware payments
• Delivering actionable insights during terrorist financing investigations
• Collaborating across time zones in real time during a major global hack
• Building new processes in days, not weeks, to stop criminals before they cash out
• Analyzing blockchain data to recover stolen savings and dismantle trafficking networks

Thrive as a Global Team

• We cultivate a strong remote culture through clear communication, thorough documentation, and meaningful relationships
• We invest in offsites, regional meetups, virtual coffee chats, and onboarding buddies to foster collaboration
• By prioritizing trust and belonging we harness the strengths of a global team while staying aligned with our mission and values

Join our mission We’re looking for team members who thrive in fast-paced, high-impact environments and love building from the ground up. TRM is remote-first, with an exceptionally talented global team. If you enjoy solving tough problems and seeing your work make a difference for billions of people, we want you here. Don’t worry if your experience doesn’t perfectly match a job description—we value passion, problem-solving, and unique career paths. If you’re excited about TRM’s mission, we want to hear from you.

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