Lead API Engineer, SFOX

Salary not provided

PHP

SQL

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

Python

Django

Node.js

Postgres

Ruby

Elixir

Vue.js

MySQL

Phoenix

Laravel

Rails

Ember

Svelte

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

Cryptocurrency prime dealer for institutional investors

Open for applications

Cryptocurrency prime dealer for institutional investors

21-100 employees

FintechB2BCryptocurrencyTradingBlockchain

Open for applications

Salary not provided

PHP

SQL

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

Python

Django

Node.js

Postgres

Ruby

Elixir

Vue.js

MySQL

Phoenix

Laravel

Rails

Ember

Svelte

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

21-100 employees

FintechB2BCryptocurrencyTradingBlockchain

Company mission

To build technology that makes it easier to access cryptocurrency.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

8+ years experience as a professional software engineer with at least 3 focused on Backend/API services
Experience deploying and architecting back end applications that service single page applications, mobile applications, and/or public api consumption using Node.js. Experience with Ruby/Rails, Python/Django, PHP/Laravel, Go or Elixir/Phoenix will also be considered
Experienced in Typescript or javascript with knowledge of typed languages
Experience with Relational Databases such as MySQL, Postgresql, MSSQL, etc
Familiar with writing and maintaining automated test suites
B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or similar technical field of study (or equivalent practical experience.)

Desirable

Experience deploying and maintaining public APIs
Experience setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines
Experience with modern frontend paradigms such as ember, react, vue, svelte
Experience with gRPC
Advanced Experience with SQL, specifically MySQL
Experience working with websockets and real time data
Experience in high-frequency or algorithmic trading
Experience in trading cryptocurrency
Experience in a leadership role

What the job involves

As the Lead API Engineer for our Trading Platform Team, your focus will be on contributing to the improvement of the technical direction for the sFOX API
Build performant API endpoints
Maintain backward compatibility with existing clients
Give quality feedback on code review with peers
Contribute to the technical direction of the API
Develop and execute against both short- and long-term roadmaps by making effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user
Experience, and a sustainable technical foundation
Teach and mentor other developers through pair programming sessions, code reviews, and 1:1s

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.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

24% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.2)

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

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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