Staff Infrastructure Engineer
Company websiteellipsislabs.xyz (Ellipsis Labs, opens in new tab)
Base salary $200K to $250K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in New York, NY
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- LocationNew York, NY
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
About this job
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 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
Qualifications
Required
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
Preferred
Experience working with blockchain technology, preferably Solana
Experience in quant trading or fintech
Source: Ellipsis Labs on Ashby · View original posting (opens in new tab)
This listingStaff Infrastructure Engineer$200K to $250K
Quantitative Developer - Risk$180K to $250K
Senior Product Engineer$170K to $250K
Senior Backend Engineer$170K to $250K
Senior Smart Contract Engineer (SVM)$170K to $250K
Senior Performance Engineer$170K to $250K
Senior Visual Designer$170K to $225K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Staff Infrastructure Engineer (this listing) | $200K - $250K |
| Quantitative Developer - Risk | $180K - $250K |
| Senior Product Engineer | $170K - $250K |
| Senior Backend Engineer | $170K - $250K |
| Senior Smart Contract Engineer (SVM) | $170K - $250K |
| Senior Performance Engineer | $170K - $250K |
| Senior Visual Designer | $170K - $225K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2024-01-11
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: New York, New York
USD 200,000 – 250,000 · 1 YEAR · Salary
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