Product Engineer
US$170,000 – US$250,000 / yr base salary
Posted 20 Feb 2024
Advertised as “Senior Product Engineer”
BranchFactor Summary
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- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$170,000 – US$250,000 / yr |
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Ellipsis Labs is a profitable, venture-backed New York-based startup building sustainable and efficient DeFi protocols on high-throughput decentralized infrastructure. Our long-term goal is to build a better financial system.
Our flagship product, Phoenix Perpetuals, brings professional-grade perpetual futures to Solana. Building on our experience developing efficient markets, Ellipsis Labs also operates SolFi, a proprietary automated market maker that provides efficient liquidity for key trading pairs. Our foundational product, Phoenix Legacy, is a limit order book on the Solana blockchain that established our expertise in operating high-performance markets. Combined, these products have facilitated over $285B in trading volume across Solana markets.
The Opportunity
Ellipsis Labs is seeking a Senior Product Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will:
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Spec, build, and maintain professional-grade applications
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Drive ambitious product initiatives (which may include entirely new product lines) from inception to completion: specification, architecture, implementation, testing, monitoring, and maintenance
Qualifications
Required
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3+ years of experience building user-facing software products with high quality and well-documented production code
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Experience building great UX with modern frontend frameworks, specifically React + TypeScript
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Ability to work across the product engineering stack
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Ability to make informed product decisions based on relevant business context
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Deep respect and empathy for users
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A demonstrated track record of high agency, willingness to dive into unfamiliar technical and non-technical areas, and a team-first attitude
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Passion for decentralized finance
Preferred
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Experience working with blockchain technology, specifically Solana
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Interest in quant trading or fintech
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Product design or product management experience