Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack)

Who are we?

FalconX is a pioneering team of operators, investors, and builders committed to revolutionizing institutional access to the crypto markets. Operating at the intersection of traditional finance and 
cutting-edge technology, FalconX addresses the industry's foremost challenges: Navigating the digital asset market can be complex and fragmented, with limited products and services that support trading strategies, structures, and liquidity found in conventional financial markets. As a comprehensive solution for all digital asset strategies from start to scale, FalconX operates as the connective tissue empowering clients with seamless navigation through the ever-
evolving cryptocurrency landscape.

FalconX is building the world’s smartest institutional brokerage for digital assets 

FalconX is one of the fastest growing startups in FinTech. We are a digital asset brokerage delivering best-in-class pricing and execution capabilities for institutional traders and investors. Our vision is to grow the digital asset ecosystem 1000X with industry-leading prime brokerage solutions. 

We are data-driven. 

Whether it's a growth or product decision, we believe data can always help us make more precise and informed choices. 

We move fast. 

Speed of execution is essential for any startup, but we believe this is even more pertinent in our nascent industry. 

We value diversity and debate. 

We believe the direction of our company is shaped by opposing viewpoints and experiences, and that this diversity helps us learn and maximize our opportunity for success. 

FalconX is headquartered in Silicon Valley and has offices in Bangalore and Chicago. Who is on the team? 

We are entrepreneurs. More than half of us have experience founding a company. We come from leading institutions including Google, LinkedIn, JUMP, Citadel, Goldman Sachs, Harvard Business School, Carnegie Mellon, IIT + more. We are backed by some of the best investors in the world including Accel Partners, Flybridge Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners. 

Impact 

At FalconX, you’ll help make crypto assets a successful asset class. Some of the largest financial institutions from Wall Street to Silicon Valley and around the world will turn to you for the best market prices and insights on the crypto industry. You will become the expert on crypto industry trends and market movements. With your experience, you will shape our company’s trading strategies according to our core values - speed, transparency and trust. 

Responsibilities 

• Build scalable and high performant customer facing application 
• Work as a full stack engineer, delivering high quality code for both backend and frontend
• Own product features end to end 
• Analyse, design and develop test cases for new features
• Work collaboratively with engineering, business and operations team 

Requirements 

• Interest in Blockchain and Decentralisation 
• At least 5+ years of full stack engineering experience in Python / Golang with React JS and Javascript / Typescript
• Work experience across the stack to build, test and ship new user facing products 
• Familiarity working on SQL databases
• Comfortable with working in linux environment and shell scripting
• Ability to move fast and deliver code 
• Tech stack would be https://stackshare.io/falconx/core 

Bonus Criteria 

• Candidates with a strong computer science background. Bachelor's degree in computer science from IIT/NIT or equivalent institutes will be preferred 
• Experience working in an early stage startups 
• Willingness to move fast and deliver solutions

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Inclusivity Statement

FalconX is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, equitable, and safe workspace for all people. Our roles are intended for people from all walks of life. We encourage all those interested in applying to our organization to submit an application regardless if you are missing some of the listed background requirements, skills, or experiences!

As part of our commitment to inclusivity, FalconX would like to acknowledge that the EEOC survey has limited potential responses that you can select. For legal reasons, FalconX must use this language to align with federal requirements, however, we want to ensure that you are able to provide a response to our own voluntary survey questions about your identity that best aligns with your most true self.

FalconX is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, citizenship, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.

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