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.

Senior Software Engineer, Blockchain

Full-time | Engineering

San Mateo, CA

Who are we?

FalconX is one of the fastest-growing startups in FinTech. We are redefining prime brokerage from the ground up. We are backed by some of the best investors in the world including American Express, Fidelity, Coinbase, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Accel Partners, Fenbushi Capital, BCapital, Tiger Global + more.

We deliver institutional digital asset traders best-in-class trading, credit, custody and structured products. We trade, lend and secure tens of billions of dollars monthly, are highly profitable, and growing fast, so we need your help!

 

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 24/7 industry.

We prioritize learning. Outcomes are mission-critical, but we also believe that learning in success and in failure will drive our continued success. Our industry is emergent - there’s no shortage of experiments to get involved with and to continue growing and learning together.

 

Who is on the team?

We are entrepreneurs. Many in our company have been founders or have aspirations to eventually start their own company. We take these ambitions and experiences to bring a solutions-oriented mindset to the problems we encounter day-to-day.

 

We are experienced. We have been fortunate to have learned from mentors and peers at institutions such as Google, LinkedIn, JUMP Trading, Citadel, PEAK6 Investments, Goldman Sachs, Harvard Business School, Carnegie Mellon, IIT + more.

 

Impact

At FalconX, you’ll help create a more open financial system. In building trading, credit and custody infrastructure, we are enabling thousands more institutions to enter the market and support a more open and accessible financial system. The world’s largest financial institutions from Wall Street to Silicon Valley will turn to you for products that provide unparalleled seamless, efficient and secure access to the cryptocurrency sector.

FalconX is hiring a Software Engineer focused on Blockchain to help introduce a new, in-demand product line for the company that integrates seamlessly with our proprietary, best-in-class Prime Brokerage platform. You will be instrumental in the implementation of critical blockchain infrastructure supporting all major chains and protocols. This implementation must be designed for ease of integration into the broader technology stack and demonstrate ease-of-use, operational efficiency, security, and stability. We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer with a strong understanding of blockchain, cryptocurrencies, wallets, and platforms to build upon our vision of an open financial system.

 

Responsibilities:

• Drive architectural design and implementation of the Web3 stack, across all major chains and protocols
• Scale and operate robust services to enable customers to interact with various Blockchains including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and others
• Drive innovation by safely adopting and testing new technologies and products in the blockchain space
• Strive for generalization across blockchains instead of specialization
• Integrate Blockchain data and primitives into the rest of the Platform stack through repeatable and generalizable interfaces
• Take ownership of technical aspects and ensure technology is designed and built around our customers’ needs
• Collaborate closely with Engineering and Product leadership to plan, estimate, prioritize, and productize new products and features
• Build and deliver against an aggressive product roadmap supporting strategic business initiatives
• Rapidly iterate to add support for emerging blockchain features and functionality while ensuring high availability and scalability
• Provide ongoing maintenance of the technology