Staff Infrastructure Engineer

ellipsislabs.xyz; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative startup in the heart of New York City is on the lookout for a passionate Infrastructure Engineer to join their dynamic team. As the first full-time hire in this role, you'll play a pivotal part in shaping the infrastructure of cutting-edge financial technology solutions. Your expertise will help establish best practices and ensure the reliability of systems that are crucial for decentralized finance. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with high-performance technology in a collaborative environment where your contributions will directly impact the company's success. If you're excited about the future of finance and technology, this position is tailor-made for you.

Benefits

Above-market salary

Equity compensation

Unlimited PTO

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Lunch and dinner provided

Company-paid travel to events

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in building production-grade software systems.
• Strong knowledge of Unix systems and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Set foundational infrastructure best practices and architecture.
• Develop and own the team's DevOps processes.
• Ensure the security and monitoring of critical production systems.

Skills

Rust

C++

C

Golang

Unix systems

DevOps

AWS

blockchain technology

quant trading

fintech

Job description

Ellipsis Labs is a profitable, venture-backed New York-based startup building differentiated products and infrastructure in decentralized finance.

The company developed Phoenix, the leading order book spot exchange on the Solana blockchain, and a top 10 DEX (decentralized exchange) with >$50B in volume since inception in 2023.

Ellipsis Labs is building Atlas, a blockchain for verifiable finance. Verifiable finance enables financial applications to combine the performance of traditional finance with DeFi's transparency.

All roles are in the Ellipsis Labs office in New York City.

The Opportunity

Ellipsis Labs is seeking our first full-time Infrastructure engineer to join the team. (We've had a part-time advisor and helper on this so far!) The ideal candidate would consider themselves an infrastructure or systems generalist, excited to tackle sensitive and high-performance financial technology that needs 5+ 9's of reliability.

In this role, you will:

• Set foundational infrastructure best practices and architecture

• Develop and own the team's DevOps processes

• Ensure the security and monitoring of critical production systems

Qualifications

Required

• 3+ years of experience building and maintaining production-grade software systems (ideally in Rust, C++, C, or Golang), with high-quality and well-documented production code

• 3+ years of experience with Unix systems and DevOps

• Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS

• A demonstrated track record of high agency, willingness to dive into unfamiliar technical and non-technical areas, and a team-first attitude

• Passion for decentralized finance

Preferred

• Experience working with blockchain technology, preferably Solana

• Experience in quant trading or fintech

Benefits

• Above-market salary and equity compensation

• Unlimited and encouraged PTO

• Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents

• Lunch and dinner provided at the office

• Optional, company-paid travel to events and conferences