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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ABOUT dYdX:
- We’ve built the world’s leading decentralized exchange for advanced trading of crypto assets
- dYdX is founded by an ex-Coinbase, ex-Uber engineer, with a Princeton CS background. Our team has previous experience at Coinbase, Uniswap, Google, Amazon, Lyft, Meta and other top companies
- We're a world-class team with top backers and advisors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain Capital, Brian Armstrong, Fred Ehrsam, Naval Ravikant, Elad Gil, and more
Software Engineer – dYdX Trading, Inc. (New York, NY)
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 and WebSocket API endpoints. Develop open source blockchain-based code that powers the dYdX protocol. Build high performance REST and WebSocket APIs to power the front-end application as well as programmatic traders. Write open-source TypeScript and Python client-side applications that allow users to interact directly with on-chain smart contracts.
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field and 3 years of experience or alternatively, a Master’s degree in same and 1 year of experience. Experience must include working with blockchain platforms (Cosmos SDK, Ethereum), distributed systems, smart contracts, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2/Glue/S3/Athena, as well as tools including Golang, React, TypeScript, Docker, Linux and Python.
The pay range for this role in New York City is $130,000 to $230,000.
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What We Do
dYdX is the most powerful decentralized open trading platform for advanced crypto financial products, built as a standalone appchain. Trade perpetual contracts with low fees, deep liquidity, up to 20x more buying power all while maintaining full custody and control of your assets.
Why Work With Us
dYdX is on a mission to democratize access to financial opportunity. Our team has experience from top companies like Google, Coinbase, Goldman Sachs, and Facebook. We're backed by the top investors in crypto like a16z, Paradigm, and Polychain. We offer top compensation and generous benefits.