Kismet Search ยท 4 months ago
Senior Software Engineer - DeFi Investment Platform
San Diego, CA, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$180K/yr - $300K/yr
5+ years expKismet Search is a leading digital assets investment firm with over $2B in AUM, seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their San Diego office. The role involves owning systems end-to-end, from data ingestion to building user interfaces, and requires collaboration across various teams to influence trading and strategy outcomes.
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Responsibilities
Own products end-to-end: Architect, build, and operate services spanning data ingestion, distributed compute, APIs, and UIs
Deliver sleek interfaces: Ship performant React / Next.js dashboards that empower the investment team to act quickly and intelligently
Scale data pipelines: Write Go/Python collectors and CDC jobs that handle terabytes per day, fanning out to QuestDB, Postgres, and cloud storage
Integrate with blockchains & exchanges: Consume event streams, query APIs, and occasionally write smart contracts bridging on-chain and off-chain logic
Champion engineering excellence: Automated testing, CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, observability, and security best practices
Collaborate across the business: Partner with PMs, quants, accountants, and portfolio-company founders to turn ideas into production-ready software
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience building and operating complex and performant production systems, with both frontend and backend experience
Experience with TypeScript/React highly preferred, with proficiency in at least one compiled language (Go preferred)
Strong foundation in data structures, real-time systems, and performance optimization
Comfort with Docker, Kubernetes, and a major cloud provider
Familiarity with blockchain concepts (EVM, smart contracts, on-chain data) or a strong desire to ramp quickly on the space
Ability to navigate ambiguity and deliver elegant solutions to tough problems
Preferred
Experience writing smart contracts in Solidity or Rust
Background in quantitative finance, market-making, or low-latency trading
Prior work integrating with custody, exchange, or DeFi protocols
Benefits
Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.
401K
PTO
Free team lunches!
Company
Kismet Search
Kismet Search is a boutique recruitment agency specializing in the technology sector and executive search.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase