Front Office Fullstack Engineer, Hedge Fund

Front Office Fullstack Engineer, Hedge Fund

We are a rapidly growing crypto hedge fund, 2 years old, managing a 9-figure AUM, generating 200%+ annualized returns with a 4 Sharpe.

We've grown to a team of ~40 across Trading & Research, Tech, and Operations.

About the Role

We are hiring a Full-Stack Developer to support our RTI, On-Chain Data Analysis, and PMS team. You need to be able to develop a stand-alone website yourself, from gathering requirements to designing a feasible UI/UX to getting the product deployed. Researchers may present an idea, such as visualizing an upcoming listing or airdrop, and you will need to build a fully functioning application from scratch to help with their trading efforts.

Responsibilities

• Design and build a suite of robust, high-performance internal tools with functional frontend and robust backend / microservices.
• Optimize performance for real-time data updates and large datasets.
• Collaborate with team members and other stakeholders to define, design, and ship new features and products with good UI and UX.
• Help develop best practices and lead architectural decisions.
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to technical documentation.
• Be prepared to troubleshoot urgent issues as they arise.

Requirements

Must Haves

• More than 7 years of proven work experience as a full-stack developer, with experience building and maintaining both the frontend and backend of an application.
• Proven experience working with ultra-high throughput datasets in web applications.
• Strong Python 3 experience, with understanding of high-availability service patterns.
• Ability and willingness to learn and pick up new technologies.
• Ability to write clean, well-documented, and testable code.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a partly remote team.

Nice to Have

• Experience with WebSockets (both client and server) highly preferred.
• Experience with relational databases highly preferred.
• Familiarity with other database technologies a major plus.
• Familiarity with other backend frameworks and languages highly preferred.
• Familiarity with D3.js, Observable Plot or similar data visualization libraries a major plus.
• Familiarity with Grafana, ELK is a plus.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, Docker and AWS a major plus.
• Crypto or Hedge Fund experience is a plus.