Senior Software Engineer, Trading Systems (Devops)

Who We Are

FalconX operates as a highly advanced digital asset platform catering to institutions. Our range of services includes trade execution, credit & treasury management, prime offering, and market making, with a track record of facilitating client transactions worth $1 trillion globally. We uphold regulatory compliance, trust, and reliability in all our products and services.

Our diverse team consists of engineers, product developers, institutional sales and trading professionals, operations specialists, and strategic business minds. Together, we bring entrepreneurial backgrounds from renowned companies like Google, Apple, Paypal, Citadel, Bridgewater, and Goldman Sachs. Our core values focus on fostering a culture of thinking big, driving bold outcomes, operating as one team, iterating swiftly, and embracing an entrepreneurial spirit.

Learning is a key priority for us. While achieving outcomes is crucial, we deeply believe that continuous learning from both successes and failures propels our ongoing growth and success in an ever-evolving industry with ample opportunities for experimentation and expansion.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a devops team dedicated to constructing internal platforms.
• Enhance system reliability, scalability, and security in close collaboration with internal teams.
• Enhance infrastructure quality supporting the platform.
• Employ automation to build and manage systems, infrastructure, and applications.
• Provide operational support to internal teams focused on the platform.
• Drive efficiency enhancements, reduce latency, and expedite system deployments.
• Advocate for sustainable incident response and conduct blameless post-mortems.
• Share on-call duties with your engineering team and serve as an escalation point for service incidents.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with over 5 years of experience as a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) or DevOps Engineer.
• Proficiency in programming using C, C++, Java, Python, or Go.
• Knowledge of Linux internals and bash scripting.
• Expertise in observability, debugging, performance tuning, and readiness to engage at any layers of the stack.
• Strong experience managing infrastructure via providers like AWS.
• Extensive familiarity with Cloud Native technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker.
• Basic understanding of RDBMS systems like MySQL.
• Knowledge of networking protocols like TCP/IP.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in automation tools like Ansible and Terraform.
• Expertise in DevOps tools like Jenkins, ArgoCD, and GitHub Actions.
• Advanced knowledge of observability and monitoring stacks like Grafana.
• Specialization in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
• A structured problem-solving approach with effective communication skills and motivation.
• Extensive experience supporting production systems as an SRE.
• Experience in establishing monitoring stacks for process and Docker-based environments.

The salary range for this role falls between $171,000 and $246,000 USD with additional compensation options such as performance-based bonuses, equity, and competitive benefits. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors like skillset, experience, and qualifications.

Inclusivity Statement

FalconX is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, equitable, and safe working environment accessible to all individuals. Our roles are open to applicants from various backgrounds, and we encourage everyone to apply, even if missing some of the listed qualifications or experiences.