DeFi Strategy Developer

Summary

Join Auros, a high-frequency cryptocurrency trading firm, and become a key member of our team developing and supporting cutting-edge trading systems. This flexible role involves working across multiple teams on tasks such as DeFi order management, blockchain infrastructure, wallet management, and security. You will collaborate with traders and developers, contributing to the design and development of critical trading applications and tools. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in Python and Typescript, blockchain development, and a deep understanding of various blockchain protocols. This position offers the opportunity to work on challenging projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Requirements

• Be a software engineer with 5+ years experience working in Python and Typescript
• Have 3+ years experience developing blockchain related applications, either via coding smart contracts or coding applications that interact with smart contracts
• Possess a deep knowledge of a large number of popular blockchain protocols (eg. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, etc)
• Have good programming skills, with a strong understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Be able to find the balance between delivering clean, testable, reliable code and rapidly deploying new system features to take advantage of market opportunities
• Be reliable, take pride in delivering robust software and be willing to be on call to support the systems you develop
• Be able to precisely articulate software concepts and designs
• Have a Bachelor's degree (or above) in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar, with excellent results

Responsibilities

• Develop and support Defi order management tools in Python and Typescript
• Develop and support our Defi trading core systems
• Share ownership of our Defi infrastructure, including blockchain nodes and validators, as well as secure environments for running applications
• Contribute to design and development of our security and wallet management infrastructure
• Analyse and understand new Defi projects and help establish requirements and timelines for integrating against them
• Identify opportunities for system improvements
• Be responsible for troubleshooting system issues as and when they occur
• Engage with the team during system design discussions, code reviews, trading idea brainstorms and daily office banter

Preferred Qualifications

Have experience developing in C++