About the company
dYdX is the leading DeFi protocol developer for advanced trading. Trade cryptocurrencies with low fees, deep liquidity, and up to 20Ć Buying Power.
Job Summary
RESPONSIBILITIES:
šDesign, build, and scale decentralized matching engine, risk system, and limit order book for blockchain protocol using CosmosSDK along with its surrounding backend systems šProvide technical guidance and leadership in navigating tradeoffs (architecture, timeline, etc.) šEnsure best practices within the engineering team through guidance on architecture, code reviews, performance, testing, efficiency, and other engineering excellence improvements šCollaborate with engineers, designers, researchers and product managers to turn requirements into products and lead the execution end-to-end šMentor and develop junior engineers
REQUIREMENTS:
š5+ years experience working as a backend software engineer šExperience with trading system development at a mid/high frequency firm writing code to communicate with exchanges (i.e. order entry and low latency feed handlers) šAnd/or experience working on exchange infrastructure, dealing with low latency order intake, risk checks, and matching šStrong experience in a systems programming language and network programming knowledge šDeep understanding of distributed systems and software architectures, excellent coding skills, strong CS fundamentals, and strong debugging capabilities šFast learner who can quickly master new technologies




