dYdX is hiring Web3 Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Experience

Minimum 1 Year

Employee type

Full Time

Position

Senior

Offer Salary

$230k - $290k

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

You've worked on high quality products in the finance or security space
Interest in fullstack development. Experience building Web Services, SQL, CSS, React, Redux
You have an strong interest in decentralized finance
You have experience building blockchain applications / smart contracts
CS Degree or equivalent experience

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
Write open source TypeScript & Python clients that allow users to interact directly with our on-chain smart contracts
Work together with multi-functional teams to develop the best overall product
Architect performant and reliable backend systems
Mentor and develop junior engineers

We’ve built the world’s leading decentralized exchange for crypto assets
dYdX is founded by an ex-Coinbase, ex-Uber engineer, with a Princeton CS background. Our team has previous experience at Google, Bloomberg, Amazon, Bain, NerdWallet, Facebook, Lyft 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