Senior Backend Engineer

Ellipsis Labs • New York, NY

8h • Onsite

About The Position

Ellipsis Labs is a profitable, venture-backed New York-based startup building differentiated products and infrastructure in decentralized finance. The company is the developer of Phoenix, the leading order book spot exchange on the Solana blockchain, and a top 10 DEX (decentralized exchange) with >$70B in volume since inception in 2023. Additionally, we are one of the most active and prominent on-chain market makers in crypto. All roles are in the Ellipsis Labs office in New York City. Ellipsis Labs is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join our team. As an early-stage startup, we appreciate bright generalists who can iterate and ship quickly. In this role, you will: Build and maintain scalable production services. We currently support thousands of QPS, and future systems will need to handle at least another order of magnitude. Implement systems to monitor performance at the micro- and nano-second level Drive ambitious engineering initiatives (for example, realtime data indexing at scale) from inception to completion: specification, architecture, implementation, testing, monitoring, and maintenance

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience building and maintaining production-grade software systems (preferably in Rust, C++, C, or Golang), with high-quality and well-documented production code
• 3+ years of experience with Unix systems
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
• Ability to make informed engineering decisions based on relevant business context
• A demonstrated track record of high agency, willingness to dive into unfamiliar technical and non-technical areas, and a team-first attitude
• Passion for decentralized finance

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with blockchain technology, specifically Solana
• Experience in quant trading or fintech
• Proficiency in Rust

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable production services.
• Implement systems to monitor performance at the micro- and nano-second level
• Drive ambitious engineering initiatives (for example, realtime data indexing at scale) from inception to completion: specification, architecture, implementation, testing, monitoring, and maintenance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees