Software Developer

Midpoint Markets; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid medical and dental"

401k match

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Midpoint Markets is seeking a Software Developer to strengthen our core engineering team. You will focus on the reliability, scalability, and performance of our trading and research infrastructure.

The role entails designing high‑performance backend services, building crypto exchange integrations, and developing monitoring, alerting, and dashboards to ensure 24/7 uptime while collaborating with quantitative developers and traders.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Broad experience with large datasets.
• Proficiency in Python; C++ preferred.
• Familiarity with data pipelines, automated checks, monitoring, analytics, and alerts.
• Self-starter who identifies bottlenecks and implements solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain high-performance backend services and APIs.
• Build and optimize integrations with crypto exchanges.
• Develop monitoring, alerting, and failover systems for 24/7 uptime.
• Create dashboards and frameworks for trading and research teams.
• Identify bottlenecks to ensure low latency and stable execution.
• Collaborate with quantitative development and trading operations teams.

Skills

Python

C++

Large datasets

Data pipelines

Monitoring tools

Ownership

Education

Bachelor's or higher in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

None

Job description

Own the reliability, scalability, and performance of the trading and research infrastructure behind ~$1B in daily notional volume.

We're a proprietary trading firm building systematic quantitative strategies in crypto markets. Since 2018, we've been a consistent liquidity provider across major venues, helping markets become more efficient and mature while operating at the frontier as market structure evolves.

Our core strategies span market-making, HFT, and statistical arbitrage. We're a team of engineers, technologists, researchers, and traders who build end-to-end systems: robust data and research pipelines to uncover edges, and low-latency infrastructure and execution software to capture them in production. We trade at scale (~$1B in daily notional volume) in a dynamic, fast-paced, and highly competitive environment.

We're looking for the brightest, most driven people to join us: collaborative problem-solvers who want ownership, impact, and the chance to work with a team that brings 100+ years of collective quantitative finance experience.

About the position

We're currently looking for a Software Developer to join our core engineering team. In this role, you will focus on the reliability, scalability, and performance of our trading and research infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain high-performance backend services and APIs.
• Build and optimize integrations with crypto exchanges.
• Develop monitoring, alerting, and failover systems to ensure 24/7 uptime.
• Create dashboards and frameworks that empower our trading and research teams.
• Identify and resolve system bottlenecks to ensure low latency and stable execution.
• Collaborate with our quantitative development and trading operations teams to optimize resource utilization and improve processes.
• Build complicated, highly performant trading systems.
• Work on fast, high-volume, distributed systems with many connections and interdependencies.
• Build tools to monitor our trading and further improve our logging and monitoring processes.
• Implement robust guardrails to maintain stability during high-volatility events.

What we look for

We are looking for a problem solver who thrives in high-stakes environments and values clean, maintainable code. We value builders who are eager to take ownership of mission-critical systems. The ideal candidate will possess:

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Broad experience with large datasets.
• Proficiency in Python; experience with C++ preferred.
• Comfort working with data pipelines, including designing and building automated checks, monitoring tools and analytics, and alerts on issues.
• A self-starter who proactively identifies bottlenecks and implements solutions.
• Curiosity about crypto markets and the technology behind high-frequency trading.
• Fully paid medical and dental insurance for all employees and dependents.
• Competitive 401k match and generous wellness benefits.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.