Senior Software Engineer - Backend

dYdX is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their team in New York. The company is building state-of-the-art decentralized technologies to redefine global financial markets. The Senior Software Engineer will play a key role in shaping the course of dYdX.

dYdX has built the software underlying the world’s leading decentralized exchange for advanced trading of crypto derivatives. The team has previous experience at Coinbase, Uniswap, Google, Amazon, Lyft, Meta and other top companies.

Responsibilities:

• Write financial software with high performance requirements.
• Develop open source blockchain-based code that powers the dYdX protocol.
• Build and optimize REST & WebSocket APIs.
• Write open source TypeScript & Python clients.
• Work together with multi-functional teams.
• Architect performant and reliable backend systems.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers.

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience as a full-time developer.
• Write secure, efficient, high quality code.
• Experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, Express, WebSockets, Docker.
• Fast learner who can quickly master new technologies.

Nice to haves:

• Experience in the finance or security space.
• Interest in fullstack development.
• Strong interest in decentralized finance.
• Experience building blockchain applications / smart contracts.
• CS Degree or equivalent experience.