About Wincent

We are a team of 120 people, primarily Engineers, Traders and Quants, focused on HFT with ~1% of global crypto trading volume.  Being a bit weird, we

• Are self-taught; our founders do not come from any of the big HFTs

• Chose to have no VCs on cap-table; this spot is for our colleagues 

• Made Bratislava the central hub, not London or Amsterdam

Culture

When you do something you love, it does not feel like work.  At Wincent work is purposeful and fulfilling.  

Integrity is not negotiable

Handshakes are sacred for us.  Being in the money making business is good, but that alone is not worth our soul; we follow the motto “Be the good guys in the market”.

Say things as they are

Life is too short for games of politics, fluff, or bullshit in general.

Trust each other

We embrace internal radical transparency in terms of compensation, bonuses, and trading strategies.

About the position

Would you like to work alongside top global talent, solve complex algorithmic challenges, and leverage advanced technologies to innovate in the crypto trading industry?

If you answer "YES," then we have something special for you: Join our team of software engineers from Facebook and Google, with academic backgrounds from Berkeley, Caltech, ETH, and MIT, to help build a world-class trading platform that automatically executes orders on 10+ crypto exchanges with dozens of crypto tokens.

This is an opportunity for you to make a significant impact and see the results of your hard work instantly once your code is pushed to production.

About the DevOps team

Our DevOps team goes far beyond traditional DevOps, functioning as a group of highly skilled engineers focused on optimizing infrastructure, networking, and cloud performance to ensure our trading stays at the forefront of market competition. This team's mission is to deliver ultra-fast, resilient infrastructure and a superior developer experience, enabling the trading teams to deploy strategies at lightning speed.

What will you do in the DevOps team

• Optimize our existing AWS infrastructure.

• Work on decreasing latency between our components.

• Develop resilient infrastructure across regions.

What we expect from you

• Engineering Experience: 3+ years

• Engineering Expertise: Strong coding background with Terraform and Ansible.

• Strong DevOps Background: Experience with troubleshooting Kubernetes and Docker, debugging apps, profiling, network administration (at least basic knowledge).

• Cloud & Networking: We use AWS cloud but knowledge of other clouds is an advantage. Networking and monitoring expertise is an advantage, too.

• Collaborative Spirit: Teamwork, communication, and collaboration are essential, as we work as a single unit, not as a group of individual contributors.

• Systems Thinking: Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and performance optimization.

• Ownership & Problem Solving: We provide a lot of freedom to our engineers, so we expect you to be a “manager of one” who owns their agenda and delivers results.

• Culture Fit: Say things as they are, answer questions truthfully, leave ego at the door, challenge decisions when you disagree, and once a decision is final, commit and deliver your best.

Interview process

• Introductory call: Learn more about the company and get your questions answered.

• Algorithmic coding challenge: Write an algorithmic solution in your chosen environment. This is a take-home challenge that you can do anytime in your free time.

• Technical interview: Live coding to evaluate your coding skills as well as communication and problem solving skills.

• Soft skills interview: A discussion focused on your prior experiences and interpersonal skills.

• System design interview: Senior candidates are invited to describe how to design and improve system architecture.

The entire interview process is online.

Compensation, work arrangement, and benefits

• Salary + bonuses: Your total estimated annual compensation package includes a fixed salary and performance bonuses paid twice a year. The base salary ranges between €75k and €150k with no ceiling for highly-specialized and top 0.1% engineeri