Senior Backend Engineer

About the Company

Ellipsis Labs is a profitable, venture-backed New York-based startup building sustainable and efficient DeFi protocols on high-throughput decentralized infrastructure. Their products, including Phoenix Perpetuals and SolFi, have facilitated over $285B in trading volume across Solana markets.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable production services supporting thousands of QPS
• Implement systems to monitor performance at the micro- and nano-second level
• Drive ambitious engineering initiatives from inception to completion, including specification, architecture, implementation, testing, monitoring, and maintenance

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience building and maintaining production-grade software systems
• Proficiency in Rust, C++, C, or Golang
• 3+ years of experience with Unix systems
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
• Ability to make informed engineering decisions based on business context
• High agency and a team-first attitude
• Passion for decentralized finance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with blockchain technology, specifically Solana
• Experience in quant trading or fintech
• Proficiency in Rust