Senior Software Engineer, Trading (Frontend)

About the position

As a Senior Software Engineer (Frontend) at Gemini, you will be part of our institutional OTC Trading platform, which serves as a gateway from traditional financial services into the digital asset ecosystem. Your role will involve designing and implementing a variety of software systems that motivate, execute, and settle transactions in a fast-paced trading environment. You will work on building a financial platform that meets the OTC team’s functional and business requirements, while also cultivating best practices and collaborating with engineering teams. This position requires in-person attendance at one of our offices in Seattle, New York City, or Miami twice a week.

Responsibilities

• Conceive, assemble, and deliver the financial platform that meets the OTC team’s functional and business requirements for our global broker/dealer platform.
• Build out our global liquidity network at scale across the key financial centers worldwide.
• Cultivate best practices and collaborate with engineering teams structuring applications.
• Realize and promote the domain model and architecture for our broker/dealer platform.
• Leverage key software systems and services from across Gemini’s portfolio of exchange, settlement, and custodian technologies.

Requirements

• Proficiency with Golang and Typescript (React).
• At least 6 years experience in front end development, with a strong focus on design, development, and delivery of scalable, distributed systems.
• Experience building microservices deployed on AWS and Kubernetes.
• Track record of working with a distributed design and development effort.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills with solid organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Engaging communicator with a knack for precision and conciseness.
• Independent decision maker able to act decisively based on your domain expertise.
• Understanding of communication protocols, specifically FIX, Websocket, REST and GraphQL.

Nice-to-haves

• Understanding of centralized financial exchanges (CeFi).
• Understanding of central limit order books and other liquidity providers.

Benefits

• Competitive starting salary.
• A discretionary annual bonus.
• Long-term incentive in the form of a new hire equity grant.
• Comprehensive health plans.
• 401K with company matching.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Flexible time off.