Staff Software Engineer

$230k – $305k
|
Remote •
New York City
|Full Time

Reposted: 1 year ago

Visa Sponsorship

Not Available

Remote Work Policy

Onsite or remote

Hires remotely in

New York City -

United States -

San Francisco

RelocationAllowed

About the job

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:

5+ years experience working as a full-time developer.
You write secure, efficient, high quality code and have a strong understanding of CS fundamentals.
You have experience with or are open to learning JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, Express, WebSockets, Docker, AWS, Terraform.
You are a fast learner who can quickly master new technologies.

NICE TO HAVES:

You've worked on high quality products in the finance or security space
You have experience building & operating complex, highly reliable distributed systems involving microservices and APIs
An interest in full-stack development. Experience building and architecting backend Web Services, as well as Web or Mobile applications
You have a strong interest in decentralized finance
You have experience building blockchain applications, or smart contracts
You have experience architecting and developing solutions to ambiguous problems with significant impact
CS Degree or equivalent experience

Salary range for this role is $230K to $305K USD (NY). Compensation subject to experience and location. Published salary bands pursuant to transparency laws, and do not include possible variable compensation such as annual merit increases, bonus eligibility, commission, or equity incentive.