Staff Backend Engineer, dYdX

Security

$201-350k

AWS
Docker
TypeScript
GCP
JavaScript
Kafka
Redis
Go
Node.js
Terraform
Azure
Solidity
Senior and Expert level
Remote in US
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

$201-350k

AWS
Docker
TypeScript
GCP
JavaScript
Kafka
Redis
Go
Node.js
Terraform
Azure
Solidity
Senior and Expert level
Remote in US
New York

21-100 employees

FintechB2CB2BCryptocurrencyInvestingBlockchain

Company mission

To democratize access to financial opportunity.

Role

Who you are

  • 7+ years of backend engineering experience and or security engineering/cybersecurity experience
  • Experience securing infrastructure hosted on cloud server providers like AWS, GCP, and Azure
  • Experience with testing and screening security software and monitoring networks for security breaches
  • You write secure, efficient, high quality code and have a strong understanding of CS fundamentals
  • You have experience with or are open to learning Solidity, Go JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, Express, WebSockets, Docker, AWS, Terraform
  • You are a fast learner who can quickly master new technologies

Desirable

  • You have interest in building out a team of security engineers
  • 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
  • Preferred location NYC

What the job involves

  • Write and review secure smart contract and protocol code
  • Partner with developers to continuously review and assess new protocol releases, identify the risks, and help provide solutions
  • Assess and lead integrations of security partners and tools as needed
  • Investigate events, triage potential incidents and work closely with our teams during these incidents to help drive response efforts
  • Review new and existing system designs to ensure we have secure and reliable backend systems
  • Ability to discover and patch security vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10)
  • Proactively identify and reduce security risks in our code base
  • Find and remove outdated and vulnerable code and code libraries
  • Develop security training and guidance to internal development teams
  • Work together with multi-functional teams to develop the best overall product
  • Manage individual projects priorities, deadlines and deliverables with your technical expertise

Otta's take

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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

Top investors

Some candidates hear
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 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

Founders

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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