Senior Software Engineer (Web3)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Web3): Building high-performance trading infrastructure and scalable distributed systems for DeFi economic optimization with an accent on low-latency streaming and Web3 protocol integrations. Focus on designing data pipelines, implementing smart contract interactions, and ensuring system reliability for institutional-grade vaults.

Location: Must be based in the contiguous United States or Canada

Salary: $185,000 - $225,000 a year

Company

hirify.global leads the field in quantitative research and optimization of DeFi economics, managing market risk and providing risk-adjusted onchain yields for the largest protocols in the industry.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and operate scalable distributed systems and low-latency streaming systems for real-time workloads.
• Develop data pipelines and ETL workflows for ingesting and transforming data.
• Build and maintain application services and APIs for internal and external systems.
• Implement Web3 protocol integrations, including smart contract interactions and on-chain data ingestion.
• Apply SRE principles to improve reliability, observability, and operational correctness.
• Contribute to system design, code reviews, and the maintenance of technical documentation.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python, Rust, and/or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience building low-latency, high-throughput, and scalable distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with Web3 systems, smart contracts, and on-chain data consumption.
• Experience with streaming systems (Kafka, Pub/Sub) and data storage (Postgres, ClickHouse).
• Must be able to work within the contiguous United States and Canada.

Nice to have

• Previous experience at financial or trading firms.
• Smart contract development experience (e.g., Solidity).
• Experience with workflow orchestration (e.g., Dagster).
• Exposure to infrastructure as code (IaC) or CI/CD systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first environment with regular in-person company retreats and office visit perks.
• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees.
• Unlimited vacation policy and 100% paid parental leave (12 weeks).
• Financial support including a $1,000 WFH joining stipend and monthly reimbursements for internet, phone, and fitness.
• Laptop provided upon joining.