Staff Software Engineer

dYdX; New York (NY); On-site; USD 230,000 - 305,000; Full time

Job summary

dYdX is seeking an experienced software developer in New York to create cutting-edge decentralized technologies that revolutionize financial markets. Your role involves writing high-performance financial software, developing blockchain-based open source code, and managing Node.js services. You will collaborate with multi-functional teams and mentor others. Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and 5 years of software development experience, focusing on AWS and PostgreSQL. The salary range is $230K to $305K USD, with additional variable compensation.

Qualifications

• Requires 5 years of software development experience.
• At least 3 years managing core Node.js services.
• Experience with AWS services including EC2, Glue, S3, Athena.

Responsibilities

• Write low latency financial software for order book matching engines.
• Develop blockchain-based open source code for the dYdX protocol.
• Build high performance REST & WebSocket APIs for the frontend and traders.
• Architect reliable backend systems.
• Coordinate with multi-functional teams for product development.
• Manage project priorities and deliverables.
• Mentor team members on coding standards.

Skills

Node.js

AWS

PostgreSQL

Terraform

Datadog

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

At dYdX you'll have an opportunity to build state‑of‑the‑art decentralized technologies that will redefine global financial markets. By joining us at this stage in our growth, you will help make fundamental decisions that will shape the course of dYdX.

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Responsibilities

• 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.
• Architect performant and reliable backend systems.
• Work together with multi‑functional teams to develop the best overall product.
• Manage individual projects priorities, deadlines and deliverables with your technical expertise.
• Mentor and develop other team members on design techniques, and coding standards.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a related field and 5 years of software development experience, including at least 3 years of experience managing core Node.js services delivering business data to various microservices using Terraform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), EC2/Glue/S3/Athena, PostgreSQL, Node.js and Datadog.

Salary range for this role is $230K to $305K USD (NY). Compensation subject to experience and location. Published salary bands pursuant to transparency laws, and do not include possible variable compensation such as annual merit increases, bonus eligibility, commission, or equity incentive.