Established in 2018, Altonomy is a trading firm specializing in cryptocurrencies with an AUM northward of USD 500 Million.
We operate a myriad of successful businesses not limited to proprietary trading, mining, and venture capital. Most recently, we have established our DeFi trading arm where we engage in electronic market-making, arbitrage, and momentum trading across multiple protocols on different blockchains like Ethereum.
Technology and quantitative research remain the heart of our business and our expertise in these areas is the core to our success as a leading player in the blockchain arena. We operate in an open and flexible environment with opportunities for personal learning and development. We pride our employees as our greatest assets and take this opportunity to offer globally competitive remuneration packages with one of the best employee benefits in the market. We actively look to expand our talents and team members, so if you are up for a challenge in the growing DeFi space, this is the place to be!
Job Responsibilities
Work closely with other members of the team to develop software solutions to grow the P&L
Design, develop and own high-performance solution stacks
Maintain, monitor, extend and optimize existing trading systems
Contribute to the firm’s technical roadmap
Contribute to inter-team and cross-team efforts to ensure success of the business
Provide L3 support for production issues
Job Requirements
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar disciplines
Familiarity with Linux operating systems
Good communication skills
Interest in financial markets (with at least a basic understanding of cryptocurrencies)
Must be able to multitask and work with minimal supervision
Good grasp of software engineering principles
Ability to translate non-technical requirements into technical tasks
Good understanding of low-to-high level testing and performance optimization principles, statistical performance measuring and test-driven development approaches
Understanding of low-level performance tuning concepts (e.g. microprocessor architecture, Linux kernel, networking, blockchain architecture)
Proficient in at least 2 of the following: Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C++ and Solidity
Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL (e.g. Redis, Mongo, Timescale) is a plus
Knowledge of other technologies such as CI/CD, Docker and Kubernetes is a plus
Familiarity with cloud computing services is a plus
Skills / Abilities
Ability to work independently on long-term technical problems
Comfort working within a collaborative, team-oriented environment
Strategic thinking and strong analytical problem-solving skills
The ideal candidate should be highly motivated and have the highest level of integrity
Hard-working and eager to learn in a highly intellectual, innovative environment.