Staff Software Engineer

dYdX

$230K — $305K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • 5 years of software development experience
  • 3 years managing core Node.js services
  • Familiarity with Terraform and AWS services including EC2, Glue, S3, and Athena
  • Experience with PostgreSQL and Datadog
  • Strong understanding of software design techniques and coding standards

Responsibilities

  • Write low latency financial software for massive trading volumes
  • Develop open source blockchain-based software for the dYdX protocol
  • Build high-performance REST & WebSocket APIs for frontend and programmatic traders
  • Architect performant and reliable backend systems
  • Collaborate with multi-functional teams to enhance product offerings
  • Manage projects, priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with technical expertise
  • Mentor team members in design techniques and coding standards

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Collaborative work environment with multi-functional teams
  • Engagement with cutting-edge open source projects
  • Potential for equity incentives and bonuses in addition to salary
  • Work on impactful projects in the financial technology space
Full Job Description
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.

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.

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