Database Engineer, SFOX
Cryptocurrency prime dealer for institutional investors
Open for applications
Cryptocurrency prime dealer for institutional investors
21-100 employees
Open for applications
21-100 employees
Company mission
To build technology that makes it easier to access cryptocurrency.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years of experience in RDBMS physical and logical OLTP design, and OLTP stored procedures development in MySQL
- Experience with high volume and high throughput transactional systems
- Ability to become the expert on a specific domain of technology and provide technical consultation to others
- Maintain top quality technical skills in a broad range of DBMSs, technology, and techniques
- Entrenched skill in designing and developing highly performant database code
- Possess the ability to learn how applications work by analyzing schema, querying data, and reviewing SQL
- Excellent visual, written, and verbal communications with the ability to intuitively put ideas into tangible form
- Demonstrated ability in moving a software product through the full development lifecycle
- Experience with AWS and RDS, and Version Control systems like Git
Desirable
- Experience working with trading and market data
- Experience in trading digital currency
- Understanding of digital currency trading market
- Interest in Bitcoin, digital currency, and distributed ledger technology
What the job involves
- SFOX is looking for an experienced MySQL Engineer who is passionate about managing data and blockchain based financial technology
- We are looking for someone who is a team player but can work independently and who thrives in a dynamic environment
- In this role you will design, build, and maintain database systems that support high volume real-time trading applications alongside backend and frontend engineers
- We are looking for a strong data management professional who will provide technical focus in building and maintaining critical data management systems
- Design, develop, and maintain RDBM Systems
- Originate innovative solutions to complex technical problems
- Create DB designs that meet requirements while accommodating future needs without sacrificing ease of implementation
- Work alongside the software engineering team to improve the quality of the database systems and their code & systems
- Day-to-day Commitment
- Act as lead for complex problem resolution
- Identify and create effective data management standards and procedures
- Ensure that system design complies with policies, standards, and principals
- Identify and recommend solutions for opportunities for system improvement through internal processes, procedures, and new technologies
- Fulfill ad hoc query and report requests
Our take
SFOX (San Francisco Open Exchange) is a cryptocurrency prime dealer that enables traders to access global crypto markets with one account. Unlike the wealthy consumer-facing products for private trading, SFOX focuses on professional traders and institutional investors, offering higher returns when trading large volumes.
Rather than acting as an exchange in its own right, SFOX helps high volume traders to buy and sell orders by executing them through its integrations with over 30 cryptocurrency exchanges. Despite the current downtown in crypto markets following the FTX collapse, SFOX is seeing an increase in business as institutional traders seek safer and more tax compliant ways to navigate the digital assets marketplace.
SFOX was part of Y Combinator's 2014 batch, and is led by an experienced team of operators. It has not been shy about attracting talent from top institutions, especially targeting engineering and legal professionals to further develop its product and ensure compliance with increasing regulations on the crypto space.
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Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Aug 2018
$22.7m
SERIES A
Jul 2014
$0.2m
SEED
Total funding: $22.9m
Company benefits
- Remote-first culture - work from where you are
- Unlimited PTO - take time off when you need it
- Paid holidays and company-wide wellness days off
- Health/dental/vision/life insurance and flexible spending accounts available for you and your family
Company HQ
Stanford, CA
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Leadership
Akbar Thobhani
(Chairman)Having taken an MBA at MIT, Akbar worked as Director of Product Management at BOKU, before co-founding PlayPass and working at Airbnb for 4 years. They then co-founded SFOX in 2014, serving as CEO since.
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