Senior Backend Software Engineer, dYdX
$201-350k
Decentralized exchange for cryptocurrency derivatives
Job no longer available
Decentralized exchange for cryptocurrency derivatives
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$201-350k
21-100 employees
Company mission
To democratize access to financial opportunity.
Role
Who you are
- 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
Desirable
- 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
What the job involves
- 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
Otta's take
Xav Kearney
CTO of Otta
dYdX offers a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange platform, which runs on audited smart contracts on Ethereum. It offers Perpetual, Margin and Spot trading as well as borrowing and lending features on Ethereum.
Having been launched in 2017 by former Coinbase and Uber engineer Antonio Juliano, the company's daily volume is nearly $1 billion. Still experiencing fairly rapid growth, certain changes have caused some bumps in the road. For example, the company is leaving Ethereum (the legality of its change in tokenomics has been questioned) as it is set to launch its own blockchain built with Cosmos, and it has exited the Canadian market.
The game plan is for dYdX to be fully decentralized - Tendermint's proof-of-stake consensus protocol to validate transactions - by the end of the year. By continuing to innovate and push the boundaries of what's possible with blockchain technology, dYdX is positioning itself as a major player in the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency derivatives market.
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2021
$65m
SERIES C
Jan 2021
$10m
SERIES B
Total funding: $95m
Company benefits
- Health - we offer top-tier health, dental and vision insurance
- Food - enjoy fully catered lunch and snacks everyday each week
- Vacation - take as much time off as you need to be productive
- Ownership - meaningful equity and competitive compensation
- Wellness - monthly fitness, wellness and gym reimbursements
- Relaxation - events, off-sites and board game nights with the team!
Company values
- Think 10x bigger
- A players only
- Act like a founder
- Ruthlessly prioritize impact
- Decentralize through transparency
- Move fast
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Founders
Antonio Juliano
(CEO)Studied Computer Science at Princeton, and then worked as a Software Engineer at companies such as Coinbase and Uber. Founded both search engine Weipoint and dYdX in 2017.
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