Senior Backend Engineer

VDEX is a rapidly-growing perpetual exchange powered by zero knowledge state channels. The exchange recently surpassed $2 billion in volume and is incubated by Binance Labs.

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Responsibilities and Requirements :

Design and develop backend exchange-related services such as trade execution, order management, and liquidation.

5+ years of experience in Golang and Typescript

Understanding of blockchain fundamentals and DeFi concepts like EVM, tokens, yields.

Solid understanding of distributed systems and microservices.

Familiarity with SQL (postgres), RESTful APIs, Event-driven architecture, Kafka, and microservices.

Knowledge of basic cryptographic principles and key management.

Comfortable using Git, Docker, AWS and CI / CD tools.

Good communication and collaboration skills.

Understanding of traditional finance concepts like order books, perpetuals and trading concepts.

Experience working in small teams and in a fast-paced startup.

Nice To Have :

Experience working with smart contracts (Solidity).

Familiarity with Ethereum and etherjs library.

Contributions to other open-source projects or previous work in DeFi and crypto.

Ability to reason in mathematical terms and provide formal arguments of correctness and security of a system.

Background in cryptography and willingness to contribute to the development of zero knowledge primitavites.

Compensation includes competitive salary and equity.