Backend Software Engineer

Summary

Join sFOX, a leading prime dealer in crypto trading, as a Software Engineer on our Trading Infrastructure team. You will build and enhance scalable infrastructure processing millions of orders daily, providing cutting-edge services to high-end financial clients. This role demands expertise in designing and implementing trading systems within traditional finance or crypto trading, utilizing technologies like Golang, C#, or Java. You will collaborate with the CTO office, Product Management, and other engineers to develop new features, optimize performance, and ensure high-quality code. The ideal candidate possesses 5-7 years of hands-on software engineering experience and a deep understanding of order types, routing, and exchange management. sFOX offers a remote work option, competitive salary, equity options, comprehensive benefits, and a dynamic work environment.

Requirements

• Proven expertise in designing and implementing trading systems, whether in traditional finance or in the cryptocurrency ecosystem
• Deep knowledge of Order types and routing, exchange management and systems performance is required
• Experience building high performance, low latency distributed trading systems
• 5-7 years of hands on software engineering - Golang expertise is desirable, but equivalent frameworks such as C# and Java are applicable
• Self-starter, capable of handling projects from the idea phase all the way into customers' hands and beyond
• You take pride in code quality and test infrastructure while prioritizing execution speed, security, and the end-user experience over "cool tech."

Responsibilities

• Work on features to increase the speed and functionality of our trading infrastructure: whether it's new trading algorithms, exchange integrations, performance improvements, or new features for the platform
• Play an active role in helping our CTO office influence system architecture and roadmap
• Collaborate with our Product Management team to form a plan of attack for a new features, optimize performance of services and write tests
• Grow to become an expert in understanding our entire trading systems and all associated services
• Use deductive reasoning to solve complex problems that potentially exist beyond the scope of your local environment

Preferred Qualifications

• You have a passion for cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies
• Data manipulation - SQL and Snowflake is a plus

Benefits

• Remote work, with option to work with colleagues based in Seattle, LA, San Diego, and Nashville
• Competitive Salary: A competitive salary with opportunities for growth and professional development
• Equity Options: Equity options in a rapidly growing company
• Comprehensive Benefits: A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off
• Dynamic Work Environment: A dynamic and supportive work environment, with a team of experienced professionals passionate about the crypto industry