Senior Software Engineer, CoinDesk Indices (Remote - LATAM)
Status
Colombia
Full time
Office
Compensation is not specified
Role
Software Engineer
Description
About CoinDesk Indices:
CoinDesk Indices (CDI), a subsidiary of CoinDesk, is a leading provider of digital asset indices. CDI has been driving the market with precision, research, and a commitment to educating and empowering investors. As part of the CoinDesk media, events, data, and indices company, CDI is a trusted platform in the global crypto ecosystem.
CDI offers three main products: single-asset reference indices, broad market and sector indices, and systematic strategy indices. The CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (XBX) is a highly regarded index with a track record that underlies the largest digital asset products. Our broad market and sector indices serve as comprehensive benchmarks, and our investible sectors are constructed using CDI’s industry-adopted taxonomy. Our systematic strategy indices help investors target specific outcomes.
About the Role:
As a member of the CDI Engineering team, you will be a Senior Software Engineer responsible for designing, building, and testing new features on the Core Platform. Collaboration with Engineering, Governance, Product, and Sales teams will be key to delivering on the technical roadmap and ensuring high performance and scalability of our backend services. As CDI's products are critical for informing investment strategies, platform security and reliability are of utmost importance.
We are seeking self-motivated team players who are passionate about code quality and share our mission, even if you're new to crypto. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, test, and implement new backend features using Python or NodeJS.
- Collaborate with Product, Governance, and Sales teams to deliver on the product roadmap.
- Define backend requirements for tools that enhance the analysis, reporting, and display of indices data.
- Work with software architects and technical leads to ensure scalability and reliability in decision making.
- Build infrastructure components that optimize developer experience and platform performance.
- Troubleshoot and debug complex issues, providing solutions.
- Contribute to technical documentation on software architecture and coding frameworks.
- Participate in code reviews and offer constructive feedback.
- Mentor fellow engineering team members.
About You:
- At least 6 years of software engineering experience working on distributed systems at scale.
- Proficiency and demonstrated experience in Python (required), and experience with Java and/or C++ is a plus.
- Expertise in Object-Oriented principles and other software design paradigms.
- Knowledge of SQL and/or NoSQL databases.
- Familiarity with cloud-based development using ECS and Lambda.
- Experience with third-party tools such as Kafka and Redis.
- Understanding of web services and API layers, specifically REST/JSON.
- Proficiency in using build and development tools like Docker and Git.
- Bonus points for familiarity with modern front-end technologies and frameworks like React/NextJs.
- Experience with DevOps methodologies including Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Trunk Based Development.
- Well-versed in Agile Methodologies and previous experience working in a Scrum environment.
- Strong ownership, accountability, and efficient verbal and written communication skills.
- Full professional proficiency in English is required.
Please note that this is a full-time employment position. Only candidates who are currently based in Colombia will be considered for this opportunity due to the required working hours and team co-location.
Equal Opportunity:
CoinDesk is committed to equal opportunity in all aspects of employment, from recruitment to benefits. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion or belief, sex, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status/service, physical or mental disability, or any other classification protected by applicable law.
Accommodation:
CoinDesk is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodation during any part of the application process, please email accommodations@coindesk.com and let us know the nature of your request.
Please note that a member of CoinDesk's Talent Acquisition team will only contact you directly from an @coindesk.com or @coindesk-indices.com email address regarding opportunities at CoinDesk. Disregard emails from any other addresses or individuals. If you are selected to move forward in the hiring process, a member of our team will reach out to guide you through the interview process. We look forward to connecting!
Skills Required
CoinDesk
Website
www.coindesk.comCompany size
Not specified
Location
United States
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TA Quant
Senior Rust Developer
Full time
Remote
About the Role
We're looking for a Senior Rust Developer to join our core engineering team and own the systems that sit closest to the market. This means low-latency order execution engines, high-throughput market data pipelines, real-time streaming infrastructure, and integrations with both centralized and decentralized exchanges. Every millisecond and every line of code matters here, and you'll be the person making sure it all holds up under pressure. This is not a role for someone who wants to write Rust adjacent to trading. You'll be building the backbone of live production systems where correctness, safety, and raw performance have direct P&L consequences. You'll work alongside quantitative researchers and other engineers to implement and deploy strategies, and you'll have meaningful input into the infrastructure decisions that shape how we build and scale. If you've spent years pushing Rust to its limits in high-performance environments and you want that work to matter in real markets in real time, this is the role.
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain high-throughput, low-latency trading systems in Rust
Develop and optimize order execution engines, market data feeds, and real-time processing pipelines
Build reliable integrations with centralized and decentralized exchanges across CEX and DEX environments
Architect systems for real-time streaming data and WebSocket communication at scale
Write safe, well-tested concurrent code leveraging async runtimes including Tokio and async-std
Collaborate with quantitative researchers to implement and deploy trading strategies into production
Profile, benchmark, and eliminate performance bottlenecks across critical system paths
Contribute to infrastructure decisions around deployment, observability, and fault tolerance
Requirements
5+ years of professional software engineering experience
2+ years building and maintaining production systems in Rust, and you will be tested on it
Deep command of Rust's ownership model, lifetimes, traits, and async patterns
Experience with high-performance networking including TCP/UDP, WebSockets, and gRPC
Strong understanding of concurrency primitives and lock-free data structures
Familiarity with financial systems, trading platforms, or real-time data pipelines
Linux systems programming and performance tuning experience
Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, remote-first environment
Nice to Have
Experience with cryptocurrency exchanges, DeFi protocols, or blockchain RPC nodes
Knowledge of FIX protocol or other financial messaging standards
Open-source Rust contributions
Experience with FPGA or kernel-bypass networking such as DPDK or io_uring
Familiarity with quantitative trading concepts including order books and market microstructure
Infrastructure experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, or Prometheus/Grafana
We're looking for a Senior Rust Developer to join our core engineering team and own the systems that sit closest to the market. This means low-latency order execution engines, high-throughput market data pipelines, real-time streaming infrastructure, and integrations with both centralized and decentralized exchanges. Every millisecond and every line of code matters here, and you'll be the person making sure it all holds up under pressure. This is not a role for someone who wants to write Rust adjacent to trading. You'll be building the backbone of live production systems where correctness, safety, and raw performance have direct P&L consequences. You'll work alongside quantitative researchers and other engineers to implement and deploy strategies, and you'll have meaningful input into the infrastructure decisions that shape how we build and scale. If you've spent years pushing Rust to its limits in high-performance environments and you want that work to matter in real markets in real time, this is the role.
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain high-throughput, low-latency trading systems in Rust
Develop and optimize order execution engines, market data feeds, and real-time processing pipelines
Build reliable integrations with centralized and decentralized exchanges across CEX and DEX environments
Architect systems for real-time streaming data and WebSocket communication at scale
Write safe, well-tested concurrent code leveraging async runtimes including Tokio and async-std
Collaborate with quantitative researchers to implement and deploy trading strategies into production
Profile, benchmark, and eliminate performance bottlenecks across critical system paths
Contribute to infrastructure decisions around deployment, observability, and fault tolerance
Requirements
5+ years of professional software engineering experience
2+ years building and maintaining production systems in Rust, and you will be tested on it
Deep command of Rust's ownership model, lifetimes, traits, and async patterns
Experience with high-performance networking including TCP/UDP, WebSockets, and gRPC
Strong understanding of concurrency primitives and lock-free data structures
Familiarity with financial systems, trading platforms, or real-time data pipelines
Linux systems programming and performance tuning experience
Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, remote-first environment
Nice to Have
Experience with cryptocurrency exchanges, DeFi protocols, or blockchain RPC nodes
Knowledge of FIX protocol or other financial messaging standards
Open-source Rust contributions
Experience with FPGA or kernel-bypass networking such as DPDK or io_uring
Familiarity with quantitative trading concepts including order books and market microstructure
Infrastructure experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, or Prometheus/Grafana
Payment in Crypto
DeGameVerse
UI/UX Designer
Part time
Remote
About DeGameVerse
DeGameVerse is building a next-generation Web3 gaming ecosystem where developers create games and players explore, play, and earn through a unified platform experience.
We are focused on:
Walletless onboarding
Mobile-first gaming experience
AI-assisted game creation
Clean and accessible Web3 UX
This is an early-stage startup currently building its core founding team.
Role Overview
We are looking for a creative UI/UX Designer who can help shape the visual identity and user experience of DeGameVerse.
You will work closely with the founder and development team to design a smooth, modern, and engaging platform experience for both players and developers.
This is a startup builder role with high creative ownership.
Responsibilities
Design user-friendly interfaces for web and mobile
Create UI flows for player dashboard, developer dashboard, and game hub
Build consistent design systems and reusable components
Improve user onboarding and overall UX experience
Design wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes
Collaborate closely with developers during implementation
Ensure responsive and modern UI standards
Requirements
Experience with Figma or similar design tools
Strong understanding of UI/UX principles
Ability to create clean, modern, and intuitive interfaces
Good communication and collaboration skills
Startup mindset and problem-solving ability
Bonus Skills
Experience designing gaming or Web3 products
Motion UI / animation knowledge
Basic frontend understanding (HTML/CSS/React concepts)
Experience with mobile-first design systems
What We Offer
Early core team opportunity
Equity-based contribution model
High creative freedom and ownership
Opportunity to help shape a new Web3 gaming ecosystem
Portfolio-level product design experience
⚠️ Important Note
This is an early-stage startup role.
No fixed salary initially. Compensation is equity-based until funding or revenue is secured.
DeGameVerse is building a next-generation Web3 gaming ecosystem where developers create games and players explore, play, and earn through a unified platform experience.
We are focused on:
Walletless onboarding
Mobile-first gaming experience
AI-assisted game creation
Clean and accessible Web3 UX
This is an early-stage startup currently building its core founding team.
Role Overview
We are looking for a creative UI/UX Designer who can help shape the visual identity and user experience of DeGameVerse.
You will work closely with the founder and development team to design a smooth, modern, and engaging platform experience for both players and developers.
This is a startup builder role with high creative ownership.
Responsibilities
Design user-friendly interfaces for web and mobile
Create UI flows for player dashboard, developer dashboard, and game hub
Build consistent design systems and reusable components
Improve user onboarding and overall UX experience
Design wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes
Collaborate closely with developers during implementation
Ensure responsive and modern UI standards
Requirements
Experience with Figma or similar design tools
Strong understanding of UI/UX principles
Ability to create clean, modern, and intuitive interfaces
Good communication and collaboration skills
Startup mindset and problem-solving ability
Bonus Skills
Experience designing gaming or Web3 products
Motion UI / animation knowledge
Basic frontend understanding (HTML/CSS/React concepts)
Experience with mobile-first design systems
What We Offer
Early core team opportunity
Equity-based contribution model
High creative freedom and ownership
Opportunity to help shape a new Web3 gaming ecosystem
Portfolio-level product design experience
⚠️ Important Note
This is an early-stage startup role.
No fixed salary initially. Compensation is equity-based until funding or revenue is secured.
DeGameVerse
Game Developer / AI Integration Developer — Startup
Full time
Remote
About DeGameVerse
DeGameVerse is building a next-generation Web3 gaming ecosystem where developers create games and players play, progress, and earn within a unified platform.
We are building:
▫️ AI-assisted game creation tools
▫️ Web-based casual & idle games
▫️ Player-first reward economy
▫️ Walletless onboarding experience
This is an early-stage startup forming its core founding team.
Role Overview
We are looking for a creative and technically strong Game Developer who can also explore AI-driven game generation and integration.
You will help build engaging web-based games and connect them to the DeGameVerse ecosystem.
This is a builder role, not a traditional employment position.
Responsibilities
Develop simple to mid-level web games (JavaScript / Phaser / Unity WebGL)
Design core gameplay mechanics (progression, rewards, loops)
Integrate games into DeGameVerse platform ecosystem
Work on AI-assisted game creation concepts and prototypes
Handle game logic, scoring, and interaction systems
Collaborate with full-stack developer for platform integration
Optimize games for mobile-first web experience
Requirements
Strong understanding of JavaScript or game development frameworks
Experience building browser-based or mobile-friendly games
Good grasp of game mechanics and player engagement loops
Creative mindset for designing fun and scalable gameplay
Bonus Skills
Experience with Phaser / Unity WebGL / Three.js
Exposure to AI tools (GPT APIs, procedural generation, etc.)
Interest in Web3 gaming or digital economies
Experience with casual or idle game development
What We Offer
Early founding team position in DeGameVerse ecosystem
Equity-based contribution model
Opportunity to publish games under a shared ecosystem
High creative freedom in game design and experimentation
Direct collaboration with core product founder
Important Note
This is an early-stage startup role.
There is no fixed salary at this stage. Compensation is based on equity and long-term ecosystem growth.
How to Apply
Send:
Portfolio / GitHub / game demos
Short intro about your experience
Why you want to build Web3 games
Any previous projects (if available)
DeGameVerse is building a next-generation Web3 gaming ecosystem where developers create games and players play, progress, and earn within a unified platform.
We are building:
▫️ AI-assisted game creation tools
▫️ Web-based casual & idle games
▫️ Player-first reward economy
▫️ Walletless onboarding experience
This is an early-stage startup forming its core founding team.
Role Overview
We are looking for a creative and technically strong Game Developer who can also explore AI-driven game generation and integration.
You will help build engaging web-based games and connect them to the DeGameVerse ecosystem.
This is a builder role, not a traditional employment position.
Responsibilities
Develop simple to mid-level web games (JavaScript / Phaser / Unity WebGL)
Design core gameplay mechanics (progression, rewards, loops)
Integrate games into DeGameVerse platform ecosystem
Work on AI-assisted game creation concepts and prototypes
Handle game logic, scoring, and interaction systems
Collaborate with full-stack developer for platform integration
Optimize games for mobile-first web experience
Requirements
Strong understanding of JavaScript or game development frameworks
Experience building browser-based or mobile-friendly games
Good grasp of game mechanics and player engagement loops
Creative mindset for designing fun and scalable gameplay
Bonus Skills
Experience with Phaser / Unity WebGL / Three.js
Exposure to AI tools (GPT APIs, procedural generation, etc.)
Interest in Web3 gaming or digital economies
Experience with casual or idle game development
What We Offer
Early founding team position in DeGameVerse ecosystem
Equity-based contribution model
Opportunity to publish games under a shared ecosystem
High creative freedom in game design and experimentation
Direct collaboration with core product founder
Important Note
This is an early-stage startup role.
There is no fixed salary at this stage. Compensation is based on equity and long-term ecosystem growth.
How to Apply
Send:
Portfolio / GitHub / game demos
Short intro about your experience
Why you want to build Web3 games
Any previous projects (if available)
DeGameVerse
Full Stack Developer (Core Builder) — Startup
Full time
Remote
About DeGameVerse
DeGameVerse is building a next-generation Web3 gaming platform where developers can create games and players can play, progress, and earn inside a unified ecosystem.
We are focused on:
Walletless onboarding
AI-assisted game creation
Player-first game economy
Mobile-friendly gaming experiencesexperiences
This is an early-stage startup currently building its core founding team.
Role Overview
We are looking for a passionate Full Stack Developer to help build the core infrastructure of DeGameVerse.
You will work directly with the founder to develop the platform architecture, user systems, game hub, and Web3 integrations.
This is not a traditional job position. We are building with a startup mindset and long-term vision.
Responsibilities
Build responsive frontend interfaces using React / Next.js
Develop backend APIs and database systems
Implement authentication and user management
Integrate MPC wallet / Web3 onboarding systems
Create scalable game hub architecture
Optimize platform performance and security
Collaborate on product decisions and feature planning
Requirements
Strong knowledge of React / Next.js
Experience with backend development (Node.js, Firebase, Supabase, etc.)
Understanding of REST APIs and databases
Basic understanding of Web3 concepts
Strong problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently in a startup environment
Bonus Skills
Wallet integration experience
Web3 or blockchain project experience
Multiplayer or gaming platform experience
AI tool integration experience
What We Offer
Early core team position
Equity-based opportunity
Direct impact on product direction
Opportunity to help build a large-scale Web3 gaming ecosystem from the ground up
Important
This is an early-stage startup role.
No fixed salary initially. Compensation will be equity-based until funding or revenue is secured.
DeGameVerse is building a next-generation Web3 gaming platform where developers can create games and players can play, progress, and earn inside a unified ecosystem.
We are focused on:
Walletless onboarding
AI-assisted game creation
Player-first game economy
Mobile-friendly gaming experiencesexperiences
This is an early-stage startup currently building its core founding team.
Role Overview
We are looking for a passionate Full Stack Developer to help build the core infrastructure of DeGameVerse.
You will work directly with the founder to develop the platform architecture, user systems, game hub, and Web3 integrations.
This is not a traditional job position. We are building with a startup mindset and long-term vision.
Responsibilities
Build responsive frontend interfaces using React / Next.js
Develop backend APIs and database systems
Implement authentication and user management
Integrate MPC wallet / Web3 onboarding systems
Create scalable game hub architecture
Optimize platform performance and security
Collaborate on product decisions and feature planning
Requirements
Strong knowledge of React / Next.js
Experience with backend development (Node.js, Firebase, Supabase, etc.)
Understanding of REST APIs and databases
Basic understanding of Web3 concepts
Strong problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently in a startup environment
Bonus Skills
Wallet integration experience
Web3 or blockchain project experience
Multiplayer or gaming platform experience
AI tool integration experience
What We Offer
Early core team position
Equity-based opportunity
Direct impact on product direction
Opportunity to help build a large-scale Web3 gaming ecosystem from the ground up
Important
This is an early-stage startup role.
No fixed salary initially. Compensation will be equity-based until funding or revenue is secured.
Bitrefill
Senior Data Scientist / ML Engineer – Crypto Payments & Lightning Network
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden
Full time
Remote
About Bitrefill
Bitrefill is the world's leading crypto lifestyle platform. We enable millions of users globally to pay for gift cards, mobile phone refills, and everyday goods using Bitcoin, Lightning Network, and other digital assets. Our long-term goal is to provide everyone with the tools to use crypto as real "digital money" daily — without needing to register for additional services or log into a web platform.
We are now actively building a new product: the Bitrefill crypto card for paying for goods and services in everyday life.
The Role
We are looking for a Senior DS/ML Engineer to help us make data-driven decisions across fraud detection, Lightning Network liquidity optimization, user behavior modeling, and risk scoring for the crypto card.
You won't just build models — you'll help shape the ML infrastructure of a fast-growing crypto-payments startup.
What You'll Do
Fraud & Risk ML — Develop anomaly detection models, transaction scoring for withdrawals, and real-time predictive rules to flag suspicious activity.
Lightning Network optimization — Build models to optimize payment routing, channel liquidity management, and predict channel health.
Crypto card infrastructure — Create credit risk models and user scoring for card issuance without traditional credit history.
LTV & churn prediction — Forecast user behavior to improve retention and conversion, especially in low-crypto-adoption countries.
Product & growth analytics — Develop ML-driven hypotheses for A/B testing and recommendation systems (e.g., which gift cards to offer).
Data pipeline & MLOps — Help build pipelines for training and deploying models to production (alongside engineers).
Requirements
5+ years of experience in Data Science / Machine Learning, ideally in fintech, payments, crypto, or high-throughput transactional systems.
Strong experience building anti-fraud models, time series forecasting (for transactions), LTV predictions, or classification/clustering models.
Python — solid proficiency (pandas, scikit-learn, xgboost/lightgbm; PyTorch/TensorFlow is a plus).
SQL — advanced level.
Experience with Airflow, dbt, or similar ETL/ML pipeline tools.
Understanding of Lightning Network basics (or strong willingness to dive deep within 1–2 weeks).
English — sufficient to discuss ML metrics and business problems fluently.
Big Pluses
Experience with graph models (Node2Vec, GNNs) for transaction chain detection.
Familiarity with blockchain analytics (on-chain data, addresses, transactions).
Experience in credit scoring without traditional credit history.
MLOps skills (Docker, Kubeflow, MLflow, or at least deploying models via FastAPI).
Personal experience using Bitrefill or crypto as a payment tool.
We Offer
Fully remote work from anywhere in the world (with ~4–6 hours overlap with Stockholm time zone).
Opportunity to build an ML system from scratch in a startup that is truly changing how people use crypto.
Competitive salary + equity (tokens) or profit-sharing.
Minimal bureaucracy — maximum responsibility and freedom.
Work with cutting-edge technologies: Lightning Network and crypto cards.
How to Apply
Send your resume and a link to your GitHub / Kaggle / project where you solved a fraud, time series, or risk modeling problem. Mention if you have experience with Lightning or blockchain analytics — if not, just tell us how quickly you can learn new domains.
Bitrefill is the world's leading crypto lifestyle platform. We enable millions of users globally to pay for gift cards, mobile phone refills, and everyday goods using Bitcoin, Lightning Network, and other digital assets. Our long-term goal is to provide everyone with the tools to use crypto as real "digital money" daily — without needing to register for additional services or log into a web platform.
We are now actively building a new product: the Bitrefill crypto card for paying for goods and services in everyday life.
The Role
We are looking for a Senior DS/ML Engineer to help us make data-driven decisions across fraud detection, Lightning Network liquidity optimization, user behavior modeling, and risk scoring for the crypto card.
You won't just build models — you'll help shape the ML infrastructure of a fast-growing crypto-payments startup.
What You'll Do
Fraud & Risk ML — Develop anomaly detection models, transaction scoring for withdrawals, and real-time predictive rules to flag suspicious activity.
Lightning Network optimization — Build models to optimize payment routing, channel liquidity management, and predict channel health.
Crypto card infrastructure — Create credit risk models and user scoring for card issuance without traditional credit history.
LTV & churn prediction — Forecast user behavior to improve retention and conversion, especially in low-crypto-adoption countries.
Product & growth analytics — Develop ML-driven hypotheses for A/B testing and recommendation systems (e.g., which gift cards to offer).
Data pipeline & MLOps — Help build pipelines for training and deploying models to production (alongside engineers).
Requirements
5+ years of experience in Data Science / Machine Learning, ideally in fintech, payments, crypto, or high-throughput transactional systems.
Strong experience building anti-fraud models, time series forecasting (for transactions), LTV predictions, or classification/clustering models.
Python — solid proficiency (pandas, scikit-learn, xgboost/lightgbm; PyTorch/TensorFlow is a plus).
SQL — advanced level.
Experience with Airflow, dbt, or similar ETL/ML pipeline tools.
Understanding of Lightning Network basics (or strong willingness to dive deep within 1–2 weeks).
English — sufficient to discuss ML metrics and business problems fluently.
Big Pluses
Experience with graph models (Node2Vec, GNNs) for transaction chain detection.
Familiarity with blockchain analytics (on-chain data, addresses, transactions).
Experience in credit scoring without traditional credit history.
MLOps skills (Docker, Kubeflow, MLflow, or at least deploying models via FastAPI).
Personal experience using Bitrefill or crypto as a payment tool.
We Offer
Fully remote work from anywhere in the world (with ~4–6 hours overlap with Stockholm time zone).
Opportunity to build an ML system from scratch in a startup that is truly changing how people use crypto.
Competitive salary + equity (tokens) or profit-sharing.
Minimal bureaucracy — maximum responsibility and freedom.
Work with cutting-edge technologies: Lightning Network and crypto cards.
How to Apply
Send your resume and a link to your GitHub / Kaggle / project where you solved a fraud, time series, or risk modeling problem. Mention if you have experience with Lightning or blockchain analytics — if not, just tell us how quickly you can learn new domains.
Payment in Crypto