Ellipsis Labs is a profitable, venture-backed New York startup building performant DeFi protocols on high-throughput decentralized infrastructure. Our long-term mission is to build a more efficient, transparent, and fair financial system.
Our flagship product, Phoenix Perpetuals, brings professional-grade perpetual futures to Solana. Phoenix has processed over $4 billion in trading volume and is growing 20% month over month, adding to the more than $300 billion our products have facilitated to date. Behind Phoenix is a lean, high-caliber team with experience at top trading firms, blockchain companies, and tech companies.
The OpportunityEllipsis Labs is seeking our first full-time Infrastructure engineer to join the team. (We've had a part-time advisor and helper on this so far!) The ideal candidate would consider themselves an infrastructure or systems generalist, excited to tackle sensitive and high-performance financial technology that needs 5+ 9's of reliability.
In this role, you will:
Set foundational infrastructure best practices and architecture
Develop and own the team's DevOps processes
Ensure the security and monitoring of critical production systems
3+ years of experience building and maintaining production-grade software systems (ideally in Rust, C++, C, or Golang), with high-quality and well-documented production code
3+ years of experience with Unix systems and DevOps
Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
A demonstrated track record of high agency, willingness to dive into unfamiliar technical and non-technical areas, and a team-first attitude
Passion for decentralized finance
Experience working with blockchain technology, preferably Solana
Experience in quant trading or fintech
Skills Required
- 3+ years of experience building and maintaining production-grade software systems
- Experience with Unix systems and DevOps
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
- Passion for decentralized finance
What We Do
Ellipsis Labs is a venture-backed New York based startup building differentiated products in decentralized finance. Phoenix, our flagship protocol, is the leading orderbook spot exchange on the Solana blockchain. Our commitment to creating sustainable solutions reflects our company's long-term approach and values. We take pride in our strong, in-person culture defined by our hard-working, mission-driven team.
