at AlphaPoint

Job Description

About this job

Job type: Permanent
Experience level: Junior, Mid-Level
Role: Backend Developer
Industry: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Financial Technology
Company size: 11-50 people
Company type: VC Funded

Technologies

c#, .net

Job description

AlphaPoint is looking for a software engineer to join the team responsible for designing and developing our distributed-systems products and platforms, which power leading digital currency trading venues and permissioned blockchain solutions. Our software is built using C#, using custom messaging mechanisms over multiple transport protocols, with customized persistence and storage mechanisms, all optimized for high-volume enterprise-class real-time access-controlled transaction processing. In this position, you will work in every layer of the service tier (transports, messaging, framework, data persistence, business logic, …) and develop a rich understanding of both the system mechanisms and the application business domains.

As a key member of the software development and delivery team, you will:

Be part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team focused on delivering world-class industrial-strength distributed-systems software
Work with other developers, test engineers, analysts, and project managers to develop and deliver software products and solution implementations
Contribute to the evolution and enhancement of both our trading venue and blockchain platform product lines
Participate in solution development/delivery, using our products and platforms
Leverage Agile practices to incrementally and iteratively deliver high value
Analyze, design, code, and test software elements, with an eye for building functional, performant, scalable, solid production software in a timely manner
Prepare technical documentation and diagrams
Cultivate expertise in relevant aspects of target business domains and apply that knowledge to maximize technology value
Assist project and product leaders in making risk-managed planning and release decisions

Skills & requirements

Proficiency in one or more OO languages (C#/.NET strongly preferred)
Familiarity with distributed systems patterns and techniques (SOA preferred)
Understanding of multithreading and concurrency
Experience with sockets, WebSockets, and/or message oriented middleware
Experience with serialization techniques like JSON, binary, or protobuf
Experience building, troubleshooting, and debugging distributed systems
Knowledge of code profiling, optimization, analysis tools
Familiarity with BDD/TDD and automated testing
Commitment to lean programming style and aversion to bloatware
Creative problem solver able to consider and propose multiple alternatives, taking into account technical and non-technical trade-offs and side effects
Some experience with trading or post-trading systems, payment systems, or financial processing systems is preferred
Knowledge of Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and/or blockchain technologies is a plus
Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to collaborate with both technical and business staff
Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure in a fast-paced team environment
Passionate about technology and problem-solving
Desire to learn about complex financial business domains
3-5 years experience building distributed, transactional software solutions

Benefits

Excellent Healthcare and Dental Coverage
Friday Happy Hour
Choose Your Own Laptop
Onsite Shuffleboard and Mini Golf
Secret Underground Passage to Grand Central
Team Building Events

About AlphaPoint

We have the best engineering and product talent in the blockchain industry. Period.
Our solutions are battle-tested. We have a growing list of the world’s largest exchanges as paying customers. We are the leading provider of platform solutions in the digital asset exchange world and our customers and prospects know it.
We’ve attracted top-tier investors, advisors and an experienced leadership team.
We operate daily in a smart, get-it-done, innovative and fun culture
We’re ready to offer the right candidate a competitive compensation package

AlphaPoint is a financial technology company that powers digital asset networks and provides institutions blockchain-enabled solutions to store, track, and trade digital assets. Its secure, scalable, and customizable platform enables customers to deploy blockchain technology to innovate, differentiate, and transform their businesses. AlphaPoint powers digital asset exchanges on 5 continents, and is led by a seasoned team with 125+ years in financial technology. AlphaPoint has offices in New York City, Philadelphia, and San Francisco.