DeFi Engineer

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3 Locations
In-Office or Remote
Mid level
Blockchain • Fintech • Information Technology • Payments • Software • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency
The Role
Ergonia seeks a DeFi Engineer to develop on-chain systems, smart contracts, and improve trading strategies in a fast-paced environment.
Summary Generated by Built In
About Ergonia

Ergonia is a crypto-native trading firm with deep experience across DeFi and CeFi. We operate some of the most sophisticated, highest-volume trading systems in DeFi and actively trade across major centralized venues as well. Our work spans market making, yield strategies, and advanced on-chain execution.

We’re hiring a DeFi Engineer to help us expand to more chains, more protocols, and new trading strategies. You’ll work closely with traders, quants, and engineers in a fast-moving, high-performance environment.

What You’ll Do
  • On-Chain Data + Execution
    • Build systems to read high-volume, low-latency data from blockchains.
    • Send and manage transactions in performance-sensitive environments.
  • Smart Contract / On-Chain Program Development
    • Design, implement, and deploy production smart contracts on Solana or EVM environments.
  • System & Architecture Design
    • Contribute to end-to-end exchange, execution, and data-pipeline architecture.
  • Pragmatic Delivery
    • Trading moves fast. You should be comfortable making decisions with imperfect information, handling trade-offs, and delivering working systems on tight timelines. We value engineers who can prioritise what matters, move quickly, and get things shipped. An ability to execute under pressure
  • Remote Work Essentials
    • Reliable high-speed internet and a suitable workstation setup for sustained development and communication.

RequirementsQualifitications
  • Experience
    • 4+ years of software development.
    • 2+ years working in DeFi.
    • Proven delivery of production-ready DeFi systems on Solana or EVM.
  • Knowledge
    • Strong understanding of DeFi mechanics, trading systems, spot/margin trading, and on-chain execution.
  • Mindset
    • Self-driven, highly motivated, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment.
    • Strong communication skills in English.
Bonus Points
  • Experience with low-level blockchain runtime or transaction-pipeline optimizations.
  • Experience landing high-volume transactions on Solana or EVM.
  • Background in market making or high-frequency trading.

Skills Required

  • 4+ years of software development
  • 2+ years working in DeFi
  • Proven delivery of production-ready DeFi systems on Solana or EVM
  • Strong understanding of DeFi mechanics and on-chain execution
  • Strong communication skills in English
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The Company
11 Employees
Year Founded: 2022

What We Do

Ergonia combines a DeFi-centric proprietary onchain trading arm with a venture builder allowing us to support projects across multiple dimensions: from investment capital and a range of dedicated operational resources, to infrastructure, liquidity and technical input.

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