Uphold · 1 day ago
Senior Software Engineer - Strategy Development
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$168K/yr - $201K/yr
5+ years expUphold is a financial technology company that believes on-chain services are the future of finance. The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for building core trading operations by designing, implementing, and maintaining pricing models and automated trading strategies to drive profitability.
BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrencyDebit CardsFinancial ServicesFinTechTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Building and maintaining sophisticated pricing models for a wide range of digital assets
Developing and enhancing our backtesting and market simulation frameworks to rigorously validate strategy performance and risk characteristics
Working closely with traders and quantitative researchers to translate trading ideas into robust, production-ready code
Contributing to the systems that manage strategy configuration, deployment and real-time parameter tuning
Analysing strategy performance metrics and market data to identify opportunities for improvement and new alpha generation
Qualification
Required
BSc or advanced degree in a quantitative field like Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or Engineering
5+ years of professional software engineering experience, preferably in a financial trading environment (e.g. hedge fund, prop trading firm, or investment bank)
Proficiency in a high-performance language (Golang/ C++/ Java) and experience with a data analysis language (e.g. Python)
Demonstrable experience building pricing models or algorithmic trading strategies
Strong understanding of financial market concepts, market microstructure and common trading algorithms
Excellent quantitative and analytical skills
Fluent written and oral English skills
Preferred
Experience building high-fidelity backtesting or market simulation environments from the ground up
Deep knowledge of cryptocurrency market structure, DeFi protocols and on-chain data
Familiarity with data analysis libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, SciPy) and machine learning concepts
Experience working with large-scale time-series data and databases (e.g., KDB+, InfluxDB, TimescaleDB)
Experience in a performance-sensitive or low-latency environment
Benefits
Annual bonus program based on individual, team and company performance.
Home office stipend for a productive setup.
Generous PTO, healthcare, and employee assistance programs.
Engaging events and celebrations.
Well-stocked office kitchen with a foodie culture.
Company
Uphold
Uphold’s technology enables individuals and businesses to invest, exchange, spend and transfer currencies, commodities, equities, and more.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$74.9MKey Investors
Hard YakaVenovate
2019-01-01Series C· $50.6M
2017-01-01Seed· $2.6M
2014-12-09Series B· $16.7M
Leadership Team
J.P. Thieriot
CEO
Robin O'Connell
CEO, Enterprise at Uphold, Inc.
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