Senior Backend Engineer

The role

You will build and maintain scalable production services. You will implement systems to monitor performance at the micro- and nano-second level and drive engineering initiatives from inception to completion.

What you will do

• Build and maintain scalable production services
• Implement systems to monitor performance at the micro- and nano-second level
• Drive ambitious engineering initiatives from specification, architecture, implementation, testing, monitoring, and maintenance

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of experience building and maintaining production-grade software systems
• 3+ years of experience with Unix systems
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure
• Ability to make informed engineering decisions based on relevant business context
• Demonstrated track record of high agency
• Willingness to dive into unfamiliar technical and non-technical areas
• Team-first attitude
• Passion for decentralized finance

Nice to have

• Experience building and maintaining production-grade software systems in Rust, C++, C, or Golang
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
• Experience working with blockchain technology, specifically Solana
• Experience in quant trading or fintech
• Proficiency in Rust

About the company

Ellipsis Labs is a profitable, venture-backed New York startup building performant DeFi protocols on high-throughput decentralized infrastructure. Their flagship product, Phoenix Perpetuals, brings professional-grade perpetual futures to Solana.