Location: New York City — In Person
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience: 1–2 years
Compensation: $150,000–$400,000 base salary + equity

Visa Sponsorship: Not available

About the Opportunity

Our client is hiring a Full-Stack Software Engineer for an early-stage, seed-stage company building a consumer trading platform focused on perpetual futures.

This opportunity is designed for an exceptional early-career engineer with strong computer science fundamentals, full-stack product experience, and a demonstrated record of technical achievement.

The team is highly selective and is looking for engineers who stand out beyond years of experience through their academic background, technical accomplishments, engineering experience, or substantial independent projects.

What You'll Work On

• React Native mobile application development
• Python backend development
• New trading features
• System performance and scalability
• Reliability
• Testing and debugging
• Engineering processes
• Cross-functional work with product, design, and operations

Requirements

• 1–2 years of professional software engineering experience
• Academic background from a highly selective university with a top-tier computer science program
• Strong computer science fundamentals
• Full-stack web and/or mobile development experience
• Strong frontend and backend ownership
• Experience with React and/or React Native
• Python backend experience
• Strong testing and debugging ability
• Demonstrated ownership of technical products or projects
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability and willingness to work in person in New York City

What Will Make You Stand Out

In addition to the core requirements, we're particularly interested in candidates who demonstrate one or more exceptional technical or achievement signals, such as:

• Experience within highly selective quantitative, fintech, trading, or technology organizations
• Exceptional academic performance
• Competitive programming experience
• Significant GitHub or independent project work
• Open-source contributions
• Building substantial products independently
• Technical research
• Startup/founder experience
• Experience with trading, fintech, or cryptocurrency
• Evidence of unusually rapid technical learning and achievement

This is a quality-focused search for an engineer whose accomplishments and technical ability stand out relative to their years of professional experience.