Senior Trading Systems Engineer

About Uphold

The Web3 economy will redefine how financial value is held and transacted - with much activity shifting towards blockchain networks and digital assets.

Founded in 2013, Uphold is a Web3 financial platform that supports almost 300 digital assets and acts as Regulated Gateway to the Web3 economy.

Featuring integrations with 26 blockchain networks and a robust trading engine connected to 30 underlying venues, the platform allows users to trade ‘Anything-to-Anything’ while enjoying keen pricing and deep liquidity. 

Uphold has completed more than 120 million transactions worth $40 billion from 10 million customers in over 150 countries.

Both people and companies need to access this exciting Web3 world, but it can be technically demanding and time-consuming. 

Uphold strips away the complexity and lack of transparency to open up Web3 finance for everyone.

To learn more about Uphold, please visit https://uphold.com

What We Do: 
Our reserve trades cryptocurrencies across centralized exchanges (CeFi) and decentralized exchanges (DeFi). Our team has a background in high-frequency, quantitative trading and we create trading strategies that leverage automation. We are looking for a developer to take ownership of our centralized trading platform.

How We Do It:
We use a variety of technologies: C++ for areas that require high performance and Go primarily for other services. We use Python sporadically, and NodeJS when required for specific integrations.

In addition, we utilize (My|Postgre) SQL, Redis, bash, Linux, etc. Generally, we try to use whatever tool is best for the job, without letting the stack grow too complicated.

Requirements:
• Have at least five years of experience in software engineering
• Experience with trading systems and large complex codebases
• Significant professional experience in C++
• Experience or excitement to act as a team lead with significant
ownership of the group’s efforts
• Effective communication skills; a positive, team player
• Significant experience in automated testing frameworks, continuous integration, and test-driven design
• Experience using Git in production environments
• Comfort working in an agile, fast-moving, iterative software development process
• Ability to be highly effective in remote-first environment

Nice To Haves:
• Experience with Go
• Blockchain and cryptocurrencies knowledge/experience
• MySQL or Postgres
• Makefiles and bash scripting

What we have to offer you:

Innovation and Impact: Be a part of a company driving innovation and making meaningful impact. Work on cutting-edge projects in a stimulating and challenging work environment.
Competitive Compensation: We offer a salary, stock options, performance-based bonuses, and comprehensive benefits.

Strong Company Culture: Join a supportive and positive work environment built on shared values of integrity, teamwork, accountability, and excellence.

Benefits:

Annual bonus program based on individual, team and company performance.
Home office stipend to support the setup of a productive home office.
Generous PTO, healthcare coverage, and employee assistance programs.
Interesting and fun events and celebrations.
Foodie culture and well-stocked office kitchen.

Join our team and embark on a fulfilling career where you'll have the opportunity to grow, innovate, and contribute to something meaningful. Come and be a part of our talented team!

If this job isn’t exactly what you are looking for, visit our careers page to check out all our exciting opportunities.

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We're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, and any other protected classes. Difference makes us stronger and better - together.