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Senior Protocol Engineer
dYdX Trading
San Francisco, United States
Remote
Senior
Full-time
Featured
Job Description
Design and implement the on-chain and off-chain components of dYdX v4 — a decentralized perpetuals exchange built on Cosmos SDK. Work spans matching logic, margin engines, and validator tooling.
Requirements
• 4+ years systems engineering; Rust or Go required
• Experience with exchange, trading, or financial systems
• Understanding of Cosmos SDK or similar app-chain frameworks
• Solidity knowledge a plus for bridge and settlement contracts
• Experience with exchange, trading, or financial systems
• Understanding of Cosmos SDK or similar app-chain frameworks
• Solidity knowledge a plus for bridge and settlement contracts
Responsibilities
• Build protocol modules for order matching and liquidations
• Optimize latency and throughput for validator operators
• Coordinate upgrades with market makers and integrators
• Author technical specs and integration guides
• Optimize latency and throughput for validator operators
• Coordinate upgrades with market makers and integrators
• Author technical specs and integration guides
Benefits
• $175k–$225k plus DYDX token grants
• SF office or remote US
• Premium health coverage
• SF office or remote US
• Premium health coverage
Skills Required
Rust
Cosmos SDK
Trading Systems
Go
Financial Engineering
Technologies
dYdX Chain
Cosmos
Ethereum
IBC
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dYdX Trading
Verified CompanydYdX builds decentralized perpetuals trading — combining off-chain order books with on-chain settlement. The protocol serves professional and retail t...
San Francisco, CA
51-200 employees
Trading
Job Details
Category:
Trading
Experience:
Senior
Type:
Full time
Location:
San Francisco, United States
Expires:
Jul 01, 2026
Salary:
USD 175k – 225k