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dYdX · 15 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer - Backend

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
money$210K/yr - $270K/yr
date5+ years exp

dYdX is a company focused on building state-of-the-art decentralized technologies that aim to redefine global financial markets. The role involves writing high-performance financial software, developing open source blockchain-based code, and optimizing APIs for decentralized trading infrastructure.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyDecentralized Finance (DeFi)FinanceFinancial ServicesInternet
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Responsibilities

Write financial software with high performance requirements, including order book matching engines, trading engines, and REST & Websocket API endpoints and other tools for real-time transaction processing
Develop open source blockchain-based code that powers the dYdX protocol within the decentralized finance ecosystem
Build and optimize REST & WebSocket APIs that support frontend applications and programmatic traders, ensuring efficient access to the decentralized trading infrastructure
Write open source TypeScript & Python clients that allow users to interact directly with our on-chain smart contracts
Work together with multi-functional teams to develop the best overall product
Architect performant and reliable backend systems that support decentralized, transparent financial transactions
Mentor and develop junior engineers, promoting best practices in open-source and blockchain software development

Qualification

JavaScriptTypeScriptNode.jsPostgreSQLRedisKafkaExpressWebSocketsDockerBlockchain applicationsSmart contractsCS fundamentalsFast learnerInterest in decentralized financeFullstack developmentMentoring

Required

5+ years experience working as a full-time developer
You write secure, efficient, high quality code and have a good understanding of CS fundamentals
You have experience with or are open to learning JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, Express, WebSockets, Docker
You are a fast learner who can quickly master new technologies

Preferred

You've worked on high quality products in the finance or security space
Interest in fullstack development. Experience building Web Services, SQL, CSS, React, Redux
You have an strong interest in decentralized finance
You have experience building blockchain applications / smart contracts
CS Degree or equivalent experience

Company

dYdX

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dYdX is a leading decentralized exchange offering Perpetual, Margin, & Spot trading, as well as borrow / lend pools on Ethereum.
dateFounded in 2017
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://www.dydx.xyz

H1B Sponsorship

dYdX has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2024 (2)
2023 (5)
2022 (4)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$87M
Key Investors
Paradigm
2021-06-15Series C· $65M
2021-01-26Series B· $10M
2019-06-01Angel

Leadership Team

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Antonio Juliano
Founder & CEO
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Kaiser Kinbote
Head of Growth

Recent News

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dYdX Launches Its First Solana Spot Trading Product in US: Will Solana Price Surge?
2025-12-12
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dYdX raises seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital
2025-12-05
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dYdX Shares Key Highlights from November Analyst Call
2025-11-19
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