DeFI Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Architect, develop, and maintain a cloud-based unified DeFi platform, working closely with the strategists and security specialists
• Create robust ETL pipelines for a heterogeneous set of data, including but not limited to on-chain data across various blockchains, social media, and market data that can be consumed efficiently online and offline
• Assess reliability + availability of data from data vendors' APIs, creating a data acquisition strategy where data is missing

Requirements:

• Experience in Ethereum-based DeFi protocols and applications, bonus points for following the DeFi communities in Polkadot, Solana, Tezos, etc.
• Strong knowledge of designing microservice-oriented real-time systems in GCP
• Software engineering experience in Python
• Deep understanding of data structures, networking, and databases
• Experience working in a Linux environment
• Background in computer science and statistics
• Capable of multitasking and prioritizing through different projects to iterate quickly under high pressure situations (read: hacking skills)
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with multiple teams across the firm, including operations, accounting, and security as needed
• Either fresh grad or perhaps up to a year post graduate work experience
• Time zone flexible

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