Senior Trading Infrastructure Engineer
New York, USA
Full time
Office
Compensation is not specified
Role
Backend Engineer
Description
Senior Trading Infrastructure Engineer
Location: New York, NY
At dYdX, you will play a pivotal role in developing cutting-edge decentralized technologies that will revolutionize global financial markets. Joining us at this stage of our growth means being at the forefront of shaping the future of dYdX.
ABOUT dYdX:
- Established as the premier decentralized exchange for advanced trading of crypto assets.
- Founder has a background as an ex-Coinbase and ex-Uber engineer with a Princeton CS background.
- Team boasts diverse experience from top companies like Coinbase, Uniswap, Google, Amazon, and Lyft.
- Supported by renowned backers and advisors including Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain Capital, and key individuals from Coinbase and Meta.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design, develop, and scale decentralized matching engine, risk system, and limit order book for blockchain protocol utilizing CosmosSDK and affiliated backend systems.
- Provide technical leadership, offering guidance on architectural decisions and tradeoffs.
- Uphold engineering best practices by providing direction on architecture, conducting code reviews, enhancing performance, and optimizing efficiency.
- Collaborate across disciplines to translate requirements into products and oversee end-to-end execution.
- Mentor and nurture the growth of junior engineers.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in backend software engineering roles.
- Proficiency in developing trading systems within mid/high frequency firms, specifically coding for interaction with exchanges, order entry, and low latency feed handlers.
- Previous involvement in exchange infrastructure work, dealing with low latency order intake, risk checks, and matching processes.
- Advanced knowledge of systems programming, network programming, distributed systems, and software architectures.
- Demonstrable coding skills, strong grasp of CS fundamentals, and adept at debugging.
- Ability to quickly acclimate to new technologies.
Salary range for this position is $175K to $270K USD (NY). Compensation is based on experience and location. Published salary bands adhere to transparency laws and exclude potential forms of variable compensation such as merit increases, bonuses, commission, or equity incentives.
Skills Required
dYdX
Website
dydx.exchangeCompany size
Not specified
Location
United States
Description
At dYdX you'll have an opportunity to build state-of-the-art decentralized technology that will redefine global financial markets. By joining us at this early stage you will make fundamental decisions that will shape the course of dYdX. We prefer passionate quick learners with a history of excellence at top companies and/or universities.
About dYdX:
We've built the world's leading decentralized exchange for lending, borrowing and margin trading Ethereum based assets
dYdX is founded by an ex-Coinbase, ex-Uber engineer, with Princeton CS background. Our team has previous experience at Google, Bloomberg, Amazon, Bain, NerdWallet and other top companies
We're a world-class team with top backers and advisors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain Capital, Brian Armstrong, Fred Ehrsam, Naval Ravikant, Elad Gil and more