Senior Product Manager, dYdX

$155-220k

Mid level
New York
dYdX

Decentralized exchange for cryptocurrency derivatives

Job no longer available

dYdX

Decentralized exchange for cryptocurrency derivatives

21-100 employees

FintechB2CB2BCryptocurrencyInvestingBlockchain

Job no longer available

$155-220k

Mid level
New York

21-100 employees

FintechB2CB2BCryptocurrencyInvestingBlockchain

Company mission

To democratize access to financial opportunity.

Role

Who you are

  • 3+ years of product management experience owning end to end product lifecycles
  • Strong technical background with 2+ years of engineering experience
  • Ability to execute in a fast-paced and fluid startup environment
  • Strong product instincts - you understand how to uncover users’ core needs and how to craft a focused, impactful product experience
  • Ruthless prioritization - you zero in on what matters and ship quickly in order to learn and iterate
  • Creative problem solver - you are able to root cause complex problems and implement viable solutions
  • Strong qualitative research and quantitative analysis skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

  • Interest and/or experience in crypto, blockchain, decentralization
  • Interest and/or experience in derivatives trading, FinTech

What the job involves

  • At dYdX, you'll have an opportunity to build state-of-the-art decentralized technology that will redefine global financial markets. By joining us at this early stage, you will make fundamental decisions that will shape the course of dYdX
  • Lead the full product development lifecycle for key consumer and institution facing features that impact our core business across ideation, technical development, and launch
  • Lead user research and analyze data to develop and maintain a deep understanding of our users and their needs. Use this knowledge to identify new opportunities for opportunities and improvements
  • Drive team execution by defining roadmaps, speccing out features, and working with engineers and designers to ship products - Ensure accountability and measure success for key objectives by defining KPI requirements

Our take

dYdX offers a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange platform, initially built on Ethereum but has since transitioned to its own blockchain. Launched in 2017 by former Coinbase and Uber engineer Antonio Juliano, dYdX handles nearly $1B in daily trading volume and continues to grow rapidly.

In its move to become fully decentralized, dYdX launched its own blockchain using Cosmos and Tendermint's proof-of-stake consensus. This shift, which includes exiting the Canadian market, underscores dYdX's commitment to innovation and independence from Ethereum.

Recent updates, like the MegaVault feature for liquidity and permissionless market listings, have enhanced user engagement and boosted investor confidence. These innovations, alongside its, move to a fully decentralized model, are driving the platform's success and positive market momentum.

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Top investors

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back within 2 weeks

31% employee growth in 12 months

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 every day 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 HQ

Civic Center, New York, NY

Founders

Antonio Juliano

(Founder & President)

Studied Computer Science at Princeton, and then worked as a Software Engineer at companies such as Coinbase and Uber. Founded both search engines Weipoint and dYdX in 2017.

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