Nascent · 1 day ago
Trade Systems Lead
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$250K/yr - $275K/yrNascent is a company focused on building and expanding opportunities in open markets and permissionless technologies. As a Trade Systems Lead, you will take ownership of systems that support trading operations, lead a team to build resilient systems, and partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into system design.
CryptocurrencyFinanceFinancial ServicesOpen SourceVenture Capital
Hiring Manager
Kira Park
Responsibilities
Own the trade systems domain: Take end-to-end ownership of the systems that power our trading workflows—designing, building, and evolving internal tools and infrastructure that sit around execution, not inside exchange microstructure
Lead and scale a team: Act as a true people leader: set direction, coach performance, run planning, and create clarity
Drive execution through chaos: Turn messy, high-stakes ideas into shipped systems. You plan work, sequence delivery, manage dependencies, and keep momentum without hiding behind process
Partner with senior stakeholders: Work directly with trading, research, and platform leads. You translate business needs into system design, make tradeoffs explicit, and keep everyone aligned as things change
Build with an AI-first mindset: Use LLMs and agentic workflows to move faster—across design docs, implementation, debugging, and project management. You raise the bar for how the team builds
Architect for reliability and scale: Design systems that are observable, resilient, and adaptable as strategies, venues, and team size evolve
Set the standard: Shape how this team plans, builds, reviews, and ships. You define what “great” looks like—technically and operationally
Qualification
Required
Strong people leader who has run teams through real delivery—setting priorities, giving feedback, and holding a high bar
Systems thinker, comfortable owning complex internal platforms even if you're not the world's expert in the underlying domain
Thrive in ambiguity and bring structure through action, not decks
Real project management instincts: sequencing work, managing risk, and keeping stakeholders aligned
AI-native and scrappy—you default to leverage, automation, and modern tools instead of brute force
Value ownership over consensus and clarity over ceremony
Leading engineering teams that build internal platforms or mission-critical systems
Owning systems adjacent to trading, finance, or high-reliability operations
Experience designing workflows, controls, or orchestration layers—not just low-level execution
Strong backend or systems engineering background (language and stack are less important than judgment)
Curiosity, learning speed, and ownership
Preferred
Demonstrated ability to manage senior cross-functional stakeholders and drive alignment across technical and business teams
Experience working in crypto, DeFi, or high-frequency trading environments
Ideally based within ±3 hours of EST
Benefits
Comprehensive health benefits package including dental, vision, and life
16 weeks fully paid parental leave & supported return to work
Home office setup and stipend or coworking space and wellness stipend
Retirement plan matching contributions
Open vacation policy as well as flexible work hours and location
Team activities and in-person team retreats
Company
Nascent
Nascent is a team of builders who back early-stage web3 founders creating products and primitives for an open financial world
Founded in 2020
11-50 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Dan Elitzer
Co-Founder
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