Software Engineer - Blockchain Arbitrage Firm

Company: Skyrocket Ventures
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: November 23, 2020

Job Description:

Skyrocket Ventures is a recruiting firm for hundreds of high growth technology companies that range from industry leaders to top-tier startups. This opportunity is with one of our client companies for a full-time permanent hire. Please only apply if you are authorized to work in the U.S. Please note that even if this job is not a perfect match, we encourage you to apply as long as it is in the ballpark. Companies are often flexible in hiring candidates who do not perfectly fit their written job description, as long as the most important qualifications are there and the candidate is good in general. Most of the jobs we are recruiting for are not posted online, so if you would like to know of all the opportunities we have that match your interests and qualifications, then please get in touch with us. Thank you Matthew Strassberg Recruiting Director Skyrocket Ventures Feel free to check out testimonials from some of our many candidatesclients here httpwww.linkedin.cominmstrassberg httpwww.linkedin.cominmstrassberg Software Engineer - Blockchain Arbitrage Firm Location Remote The company is seeking to hire several engineers in the next few months. The company is remotedistributed and you would be working 100 remotely. The company is led by industry veterans in the blockchain and cryptocurrency trading space. The company is a leader in the cryptocurrency arbitrage market, and has multiplied the value of its holdings by 12x in 6 months. The company is seeking engineers who will research and implement new arbitrage strategies that will become renewable income streams. The codebase is mostly in Python and Go, and you would be programming in either one of those (whatever you prefer). They don't require experience with any particular programming language or technology as long as you are willing to learn whatever is needed, have solid knowledge of CS fundamentals, and a passion for blockchain andor trading. The company will pay very competitive salary (up to 250k), plus very significant equity (anywhere from 1-10 depending on how much salary you prefer) which could be very lucrative. The company also has great work life balance. Their technology enables them to literally make money while they sleep, and they work about 35 hoursweek. Job Responsibilities - Working on the Ethereum virtual machine. - 10 spent on researching new protocols on Ethereum. - 80 spent implementing arbitrage for those protocols against existing protocols they support. - 10 writing tests. Also possibly accounting for money they make. For example, they had to write an accounting program to comply with applicable laws. - The codebase is mostly Python, some Go. they may do more Go work in the future. Qualifications - Passion for trading andor blockchain andor cryptocurrency. - Willing to learnuse Python andor Go. Experience with any language, no preference. - Solid CS fundamentals. Nice to have - Experience with trading. - Experience with blockchain. - Skill in math including calculus. Did you like this job or want to see more? All of our online job postings can be found on these sites httpswww.dice.comcompany10366547 company10366547 httpswww.monster.comjobsc-skyrocket-ventures.aspx httpswww.monster.comjobsc-skyrocket-ventures.aspx httpswww.linkedin.comjobsskyrocket-ventures-jobs httpswww.linkedin.comjobsskyrocket-ventures-jobs Follow us on Instagram here httpswww.instagram.comskyrocketventures httpswww.instagram.comskyrocketventures Follow us on LinkedIn here httpswww.linkedin.comcompanyskyrocket-ventures httpswww.linkedin.comcompanyskyrocket-ventures

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