# Staff Software Engineer

**Company:** [dYdX](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/dydx)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $230k – $305k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Node.js, Terraform, AWS, Postgres, Datadog, EC2, S3, Athena, Glue, Websocket, REST APIs, Blockchain
**Posted:** 2022-08-29

> Build and architect low-latency financial trading software, order matching engines, and blockchain protocols for high-volume decentralized trading. Requires 5+ years experience with Node.js backend services, AWS, Terraform, and PostgreSQL.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Write low latency financial software that will process billions of dollars a day worth of trading volume, including order book matching engines, trading engines, and REST & Websocket API endpoints.
- Develop open source blockchain-based code that powers the dYdX protocol.
- Build high performance REST & WebSocket APIs to power our frontend app as well as programmatic traders.
- Architect performant and reliable backend systems.
- Work together with multi-functional teams to develop the best overall product.
- Manage individual projects priorities, deadlines and deliverables with your technical expertise.
- Mentor and develop other team members on design techniques, and coding standards.

## Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a related field.
- 5 years of software development experience, including at least 3 years of experience managing core Node.js services delivering business data to various microservices using **Terraform**, **Amazon Web Services (AWS)**, **EC2/Glue/S3/Athena**, **PostgreSQL**, **Node.js** and **Datadog**.

**Salary range**: $230K to $305K USD (NY). Compensation subject to experience and location.

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