About the company
Ellipsis Labs is a venture-backed New York-based startup building differentiated products in decentralized finance. Ellipsis Labs is a core contributor to Phoenix, the leading order book spot exchange on the Solana blockchain. We take pride in our truth-seeking, first-principles team, with a shared ambition of building premier applications for the modern DeFi world.
Job Summary
Ellipsis Labs is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join our team. As an early-stage startup, we appreciate bright generalists who can iterate and ship quickly. In this role, you will:
šBuild and maintain scalable production services. We currently support thousands of QPS, and future systems will need to handle at least another order of magnitude. šImplement systems to monitor performance at the micro- and nano-second level šDrive ambitious engineering initiatives (for example, realtime data indexing at scale) from inception to completion: specification, architecture, implementation, testing, monitoring, and maintenance
Qualifications
Required š3+ years of experience building and maintaining production-grade software systems with high-quality and well-documented production code š3+ years of experience with Unix systems šExperience working with Rust or other statically typed languages šExperience working with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS šAbility to make informed engineering decisions based on relevant business context šA demonstrated track record of high agency, willingness to dive into unfamiliar technical and non-technical areas, and a team-first attitude šPassion for decentralized finance