Senior Software Engineer, Blockchain

3 Months ago • All levels • Software Development & Engineering • $179,000 PA - $242,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

FalconX is hiring a Senior Software Engineer focused on Blockchain to develop a new product line integrating with their Prime Brokerage platform. The role involves designing and implementing the Web3 stack, operating services for major blockchains, and integrating blockchain data. The engineer will collaborate with engineering and product teams, manage the technology stack, and address customer-facing technical issues. The role requires a strong understanding of blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and related technologies. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to an open financial system by enabling institutions to enter the market and support a more accessible financial system.
Must have:
  • Experience with various Blockchain protocols.
  • Expertise in Java, TypeScript, Go, Rust, or Python.
  • Strong understanding of different consensus protocols.
  • Experience building robust backend services.
Good to have:
  • Experience with existing Blockchain-as-a-service stacks.
  • Familiarity with cryptographic signing algorithms.
Perks:
  • Performance linked bonus
  • Equity
  • Competitive benefits package

Job Details

Who are we?

FalconX is a pioneering team of operators, investors, and builders committed to revolutionizing institutional access to the crypto markets. Operating at the intersection of traditional finance and 
cutting-edge technology, FalconX addresses the industry's foremost challenges: Navigating the digital asset market can be complex and fragmented, with limited products and services that support trading strategies, structures, and liquidity found in conventional financial markets. As a comprehensive solution for all digital asset strategies from start to scale, FalconX operates as the connective tissue empowering clients with seamless navigation through the ever-
evolving cryptocurrency landscape.

Who is on the team?

We are entrepreneurs. Many in our company have been founders or have aspirations to eventually start their own company. We take these ambitions and experiences to bring a solutions-oriented mindset to the problems we encounter day-to-day.

We are experienced. We have been fortunate to have learned from mentors and peers at institutions such as Google, LinkedIn, JUMP Trading, Citadel, PEAK6 Investments, Goldman Sachs, Harvard Business School, Carnegie Mellon, IIT + more.

 

Impact

At FalconX, you’ll help create a more open financial system. In building trading, credit and custody infrastructure, we are enabling thousands more institutions to enter the market and support a more open and accessible financial system. The world’s largest financial institutions from Wall Street to Silicon Valley will turn to you for products that provide unparalleled seamless, efficient and secure access to the cryptocurrency sector.

FalconX is hiring a Software Engineer focused on Blockchain to help introduce a new, in-demand product line for the company that integrates seamlessly with our proprietary, best-in-class Prime Brokerage platform. You will be instrumental in the implementation of critical blockchain infrastructure supporting all major chains and protocols. This implementation must be designed for ease of integration into the broader technology stack and demonstrate ease-of-use, operational efficiency, security, and stability. We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer with a strong understanding of blockchain, cryptocurrencies, wallets, and platforms to build upon our vision of an open financial system.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Drive architectural design and implementation of the Web3 stack, across all major chains and protocols
  • Scale and operate robust services to enable customers to interact with various Blockchains including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and others
  • Drive innovation by safely adopting and testing new technologies and products in the blockchain space
  • Strive for generalization across blockchains instead of specialization
  • Integrate Blockchain data and primitives into the rest of the Platform stack through repeatable and generalizable interfaces
  • Take ownership of technical aspects and ensure technology is designed and built around our customers’ needs
  • Collaborate closely with Engineering and Product leadership to plan, estimate, prioritize, and productize new products and features
  • Build and deliver against an aggressive product roadmap supporting strategic business initiatives
  • Rapidly iterate to add support for emerging blockchain features and functionality while ensuring high availability and scalability
  • Provide ongoing maintenance of the technology stack as it matures, ensuring production-quality reliability, impeccable performance, and ease of use
  • Ability to understand, triage, and address customer-facing and internal-facing technical issues quickly and effectively
  • Provide subject matter expertise on the Blockchain ecosystem and our own in-house blockchain integrations

 

Preferred Qualifications:

 

  • Proven technical leader in Blockchain technologies with significant experience working with various Blockchain protocols and structures
  • You have experience shipping and maintaining multiple projects with a large user base, supporting each through multiple years of iteration and growth
  • You have expertise writing production code in Java, TypeScript, Go, Rust, Python, or equivalent
  • You have a strong understanding different consensus protocols
  • Strong working knowledge of modern software development methodologies and software design patterns
  • Experience building robust backend services and leveraging orchestration systems such as Kubernetes to deploy them at scale
  • A self-starter eager to explore, iterate, and contribute to decision-making
  • Experience working with existing Blockchain-as-a-service stacks is a plus
  • Familiarity with cryptographic signing algorithms, asymmetric cryptography, and key management is a plus

Base pay for this role is expected to be between $179,000 - $242,000 USD for New York City and San Francisco Bay Area. This expected base pay range is based on information at the time this post was generated. This role will also be eligible for other forms of compensation such as a performance linked bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package. Actual compensation for a successful candidate will be determined based on a number of factors such as location, skillset, experience, and qualifications.

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Inclusivity Statement

FalconX is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, equitable, and safe workspace for all people. Our roles are intended for people from all walks of life. We encourage all those interested in applying to our organization to submit an application regardless if you are missing some of the listed background requirements, skills, or experiences!

As part of our commitment to inclusivity, FalconX would like to acknowledge that the EEOC survey has limited potential responses that you can select. For legal reasons, FalconX must use this language to align with federal requirements, however, we want to ensure that you are able to provide a response to our own voluntary survey questions about your identity that best aligns with your most true self.

FalconX is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, citizenship, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicable state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on FalconX. Please inform FalconX’s People team at recruiting@falconx.io, if you need assistance with participating in the application process.

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