Staff Software Engineer

1 Day ago • 5 Years + • $230,000 PA - $305,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Staff Software Engineer at dYdX, you will be instrumental in building cutting-edge decentralized technologies that reshape global financial markets. Your responsibilities encompass writing low-latency financial software for high-volume trading, developing open-source blockchain-based code, building high-performance APIs, architecting robust backend systems, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will also manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables while mentoring and developing team members. This role involves contributing to the evolution of a leading decentralized exchange and making key decisions that will influence its trajectory.
Must have:
  • Write financial software for high-volume trading.
  • Develop open-source blockchain-based code.
  • Build high-performance REST & WebSocket APIs.
  • Architect reliable backend systems.
  • Manage individual project priorities and deadlines.
  • Mentor and develop team members.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • 5 years of software development experience.

Job Details

At dYdX you'll have an opportunity to build state-of-the-art decentralized technologies that will redefine global financial markets. By joining us at this stage in our growth, you will help make fundamental decisions that will shape the course of dYdX. 

Learn more about working at dYdX

ABOUT dYdX:

  • We’ve built the software underlying the world’s leading decentralized exchange for advanced trading of crypto derivatives
  • dYdX is founded by an ex-Coinbase, ex-Uber engineer, with a Princeton CS background. Our team has previous experience at Coinbase, Uniswap, Google, Amazon, Lyft, Meta 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 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Write low latency financial software that will process billions of dollars a day worth of trading volume, including order book matching engines, trading engines, and REST & Websocket API endpoints.
  • Develop open source blockchain-based code that powers the dYdX protocol.
  • Build high performance REST & WebSocket APIs to power our frontend app as well as programmatic traders.
  • Architect performant and reliable backend systems.
  • Work together with multi-functional teams to develop the best overall product.
  • Manage individual projects priorities, deadlines and deliverables with your technical expertise.
  • Mentor and develop other team members on design techniques, and coding standards.

REQUIREMENTS:

Requires a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a related field and 5 years of software development experience, including at least 3 years of experience managing core Node.js services delivering business data to various microservices using Terraform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), EC2/Glue/S3/Athena, PostgreSQL, Node.js and Datadog.

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