Lead Software Engineer, dYdX
Developer Infrastructure
$175-270k
Decentralized exchange for cryptocurrency derivatives
Job no longer available
Decentralized exchange for cryptocurrency derivatives
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$175-270k
21-100 employees
Company mission
To democratize access to financial opportunity.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years experience working as a full-time developer
- You write secure, efficient, high quality code and have a good understanding of CS fundamentals
- You have a strong interest in the software development cycle and enabling the productivity of other engineers
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, open source software release, and/or developer infrastructure
What the job involves
- 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
- Build infrastructure for quickly creating test environments and emulating production-like traffic
- Own and define our blockchain upgrade strategy to make the best trade-off between safety and iteration speed
- Define the release cycle and manage forward and backward compatibility for the dYdX protocol, backend services, web app, and mobile app
- Improve the productivity of engineers across the organization
- Ensure best practices within the engineering team through guidance on architecture, code reviews, performance, testing, efficiency, and other engineering excellence improvements
- Collaborate with multi-functional teams to develop the best overall product
Our take
dYdX offers a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange platform, initially built on Ethereum but has since transitioned to its own blockchain. Launched in 2017 by former Coinbase and Uber engineer Antonio Juliano, dYdX handles nearly $1B in daily trading volume and continues to grow rapidly.
In its move to become fully decentralized, dYdX launched its own blockchain using Cosmos and Tendermint's proof-of-stake consensus. This shift, which includes exiting the Canadian market, underscores dYdX's commitment to innovation and independence from Ethereum.
Recent updates, like the MegaVault feature for liquidity and permissionless market listings, have enhanced user engagement and boosted investor confidence. These innovations, alongside its, move to a fully decentralized model, are driving the platform's success and positive market momentum.
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Insights
31% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2021
$65m
SERIES C
Jan 2021
$10m
SERIES B
Total funding: $95m
Company benefits
- Health: we offer top-tier health, dental and vision insurance
- Food: enjoy fully catered lunch and snacks every day each week
- Vacation: take as much time off as you need to be productive
- Ownership: meaningful equity and competitive compensation
- Wellness: monthly fitness, wellness and gym reimbursements
- Relaxation: events, off-sites and board game nights with the team!
Company HQ
Civic Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Antonio Juliano
(Founder & President)Studied Computer Science at Princeton, and then worked as a Software Engineer at companies such as Coinbase and Uber. Founded both search engines Weipoint and dYdX in 2017.
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