Senior Software Engineer (DevOps) - Market Making
Who are we?
FalconX is a pioneering team of operators, investors, and builders committed to revolutionizing institutional access to the crypto markets. Operating at the intersection of traditional finance and cutting-edge technology, FalconX addresses the industry's foremost challenges: Navigating the digital asset market can be complex and fragmented, with limited products and services that support trading strategies, structures, and liquidity found in conventional financial markets. As a comprehensive solution for all digital asset strategies from start to scale, FalconX operates as the connective tissue empowering clients with seamless navigation through the ever- evolving cryptocurrency landscape.
We are one of the fastest growing startups in FinTech. We are a digital asset brokerage delivering best-in-class pricing and execution capabilities for institutional traders and investors. Our vision is to grow the digital asset ecosystem 1000X with industry-leading prime brokerage solutions. FalconX is headquartered in Silicon Valley and has offices in New York, Chicago, Singapore and Bangalore.
Who is on the team?
We are entrepreneurs. More than half of us have experience founding a company. We come from leading institutions including Google, LinkedIn, JUMP, Citadel, Goldman Sachs, Harvard Business School, Carnegie Mellon, IIT + more. We are backed by some of the best investors in the world including Accel Partners, Flybridge Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Impact
At FalconX, you’ll help make crypto assets a successful asset class. Some of the largest financial institutions from Wall Street to Silicon Valley and around the world will turn to you for the best market prices and insights on the crypto industry. You will become the expert on crypto industry trends and market movements. With your experience, you will shape our company’s trading strategies according to our core values - speed, transparency and trust.
About Role
As a Senior Engineer - DevOps focused on our Market Making business, you will be instrumental in building and maintaining the infrastructure that supports our market making platform. You will work closely with development and operations teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of applications, enhancing our ability to deliver high-quality services efficiently.
Key Responsibilities
- Infrastructure Management: Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and reliable cloud-based infrastructure.
- Debugging & Engineering: Debug complex production issues across application, infrastructure, CI/CD, and cloud layers and perform root cause analysis and lead fixes through code and infrastructure changes.
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, deployment, and monitoring processes.
- Monitoring and Performance: Implement robust monitoring and logging solutions to ensure system performance and reliability.
- Collaboration: Work closely with development teams to integrate new features and troubleshoot issues in production environments.
- Security: Ensure compliance with security best practices and implement measures to protect sensitive data and systems.
Qualifications
- Technical Proficiency:
- Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Strong proficiency in python - ability to write clean, production grade code and debug complex issues
- Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Familiarity with IaC tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
- System Administration: Solid understanding of Linux/Unix system administration and networking concepts.
- Problem Solving: Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Communication: Strong communication skills with a collaborative mindset and attention to detail.
- Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment and adapt to changing priorities.
Bonus Criteria
- Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack.
- Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards.
- Experience in financial services or fintech environments.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience with exotic products
- Experience managing risk
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Inclusivity Statement
FalconX is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, equitable, and safe workspace for all people. Our roles are intended for people from all walks of life. We encourage all those interested in applying to our organization to submit an application regardless if you are missing some of the listed background requirements, skills, or experiences!
As part of our commitment to inclusivity, FalconX would like to acknowledge that the EEOC survey has limited potential responses that you can select. For legal reasons, FalconX must use this language to align with federal requirements, however, we want to ensure that you are able to provide a response to our own voluntary survey questions about your identity that best aligns with your most true self.
FalconX is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, citizenship, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.
Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicable state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on FalconX. Please inform FalconX’s People team at recruiting@falconx.io, if you need assistance with participating in the application process.