About the Role
About This Role
We are looking for a Software Engineer, Backend Systems with production Rust experience to join our team in New York. You will be instrumental in building the backend infrastructure behind our real-time trading platform. We are seeking a candidate with a strong command of asynchronous programming, systems knowledge, and a performance-driven mindset who thrives in a high-bandwidth, collaborative in-person environment.
What Will You Be Doing?
- Build and maintain risk and liquidation engines to manage risk and improve capital efficiency in volatile markets.
- Design and implement the blockchain state machines that power trading, settlement, and risk operations.
- Develop services that maintain consistent state across asynchronous processes using voting, consensus, and coordination mechanisms.
- Process live market data and coordinate actions across trading venues, managing WebSocket streams and time-sensitive workflows.
- Build high-performance REST and WebSocket APIs that power the trading interface with millisecond-level response times.
Experience
2–4 years of experience as a backend software engineer with in-depth Rust experience.
Compensation
Salary: $185,000–$300,000 based on qualifications and experience
Equity: Competitive equity
Visa Sponsorship
Visa sponsorship is not available. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or Green Card holders.
Location & Work Arrangement
Full-time position, 5 days in-office in New York, NY.
Tech Stack
Rust, Tokio, Distributed Systems, Blockchain, REST APIs, WebSocket APIs, Docker.
About the Company
We are building a unified front-end trading application designed to simplify the fragmented experience retail crypto traders currently face across multiple interfaces, venues, and browser-extension wallets.
What We're Building
The platform uses blockchain infrastructure under the hood. Users will post collateral on our systems, and we will extend USDC collateral on venues of their choice.
Why This Sector
Perpetual swaps are the largest sector by revenue in crypto. Perpetual swaps allow retail traders to speculate on asset prices using linear products and leverage.
Requirements
Rust programming
In-depth experience with Rust is essential for this role.
Asynchronous programming
Strong command of asynchronous programming is required.
Backend development
Experience in backend software engineering is necessary.
Systems knowledge
A solid understanding of systems architecture is important.
Nice to Have
Familiarity with blockchain technology is a plus.
Experience with distributed systems can enhance your application.
Benefits
Competitive salary
Salary ranges from $185,000 to $300,000 based on qualifications.
Equity
Employees receive competitive equity options.