Senior Performance Engineer

@ Ellipsis Labs
Ellipsis Labsellipsislabs.com

Senior Performance Engineer

New York, NY
Posted 31 months ago

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About the job

Ellipsis Labs is a NYC-based startup creating DeFi protocols on high-throughput decentralized infrastructure, focusing on efficient markets and blockchain technology innovation.

Requirements

  • 3+ years high-performance computing
  • Low-level systems experience
  • Identify performance bottlenecks
  • Team-first attitude
  • Decentralized finance passion

Qualifications

  • Experience in high-performance computing
  • Low-level systems knowledge
  • Ability to conceptualize systems
  • Willingness to dive into technical areas
  • Interest in blockchain or Solana

Full job description

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 Performance Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will:

  • Monitor, benchmark, and optimize systems where performance is critical

Qualifications

Required

  • 3+ years of experience in high-performance computing

  • Low-level systems experience

  • Ability to conceptualize systems at different levels of abstraction to identify performance bottlenecks

  • 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

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