Talos
Software Engineer, Tokenization
New York
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 140 days ago
JavaGoDistributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentRESTgRPCWebSocketsCollaboration
About the role
- At Talos, you'll find an environment that champions kindness and respect, values diverse perspectives, and upholds inclusivity at every turn.
- In our pursuit of excellence, we foster a culture of trust, integrity, collaboration, and mutual growth.
- You will work on integrating internal systems with external counterparties, designing robust APIs, and ensuring performance, scalability, and security across distributed services.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services supporting tokenization and related trading workflows.
- Build and optimize high-performance, scalable, and secure distributed systems.
- Design and implement REST, gRPC, and WebSocket APIs for internal and external integrations.
- Lead integration efforts with third-party platforms, custodians, and trading venues.
- Contribute to system architecture decisions to support enterprise-grade reliability and scalability.
- Participate in the full development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production monitoring.
- Talos: "The company best suited to drive institutional adoption is one that understands traditional capital markets deeply and is forward-thinking enough to fully grasp the promise of crypto.
Requirements
- Proven experience designing and integrating REST, gRPC, or WebSocket APIs.
- Strong understanding of performance optimization, concurrency, and distributed system design.
- Strong expertise building and operating large-scale backend systems.
- Experience developing enterprise-grade software with strict correctness and reliability requirements.
- Check out these videos and links to learn more about Talos and our culture!
- Spotlight Article: Talos Snapshot by DRW https://www.drw.com/vc/updates/drw-vc-portfolio-company-spotlight-anton-katz-talos/
- Podcast: 2023 episode with co-founders Anton & Ethan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gDUxXkBMr8&t=62s/
- Website: Explore Talos: Products, Investors, Team & More https://www.talos.com/
Nice to have
- Global offsites and team outings
- Experience with institutional crypto trading systems or digital asset infrastructure.
- Background in trading, risk, or investment management software.
- Exposure to multiple asset classes or multi-strategy trading environments.
- Experience integrating with third-party financial systems or custodial platforms.
- 3+ years of backend engineering experience in Go (preferred), Java, or C++.
Compensation
- A lunch credit of $25 USD towards lunches for days in-office
- Donation matching up to $100 USD annually
Benefits
- Retirement plan contributions
- If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at careers@talos.com.
- Some of our benefits include:
- Unlimited Vacation + a PTO bonus: Employees that take 15 days of vacation, with 5 days being consecutive, receive a $2000 USD bonus.
- Bonus and stock ownership
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid parental leave for 20 weeks, after 1 year of service
- A one-time stipend towards at-home office set-up for all employees
- A wellness credit of $50 accrued monthly, to go towards things like gym memberships, ski-passes, and work out classes.
- Other in-office perks: Catered lunches on Tuesdays, snacks, and drinks
- You will also enjoy a comprehensive array of competitive benefits, regardless of your location, within our warm, welcoming, and ambitious company culture.
Company info
- to advance the mass adoption of digital assets by seamlessly connecting institutions to the digital asset ecosystem.
- We are committed to building the most innovative and trusted platform in the world, supporting the entire trading lifecycle.
- We believe every member of our team brings invaluable insights and abilities that drive Talos forward.
- We are a tight-knit yet globally distributed team of highly experienced engineers and business leaders, with hubs in New York, London, Singapore, and Cyprus.
- You'll be part of a hybrid-friendly environment where your unique talents and insights will play a crucial role in building something extraordinary.
- Talos is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Tokenization team, focused on backend systems integration and enterprise-grade platform development.
- This role centers on building and maintaining high-performance backend services that power tokenized asset workflows and institutional trading infrastructure.
- This is a backend engineering role requiring strong systems thinking, production ownership, and experience operating in complex financial environments.
- TALOS: INSTITUTIONAL FABRIC FOR DIGITAL ASSET MARKETS
- Founded in 2018, Talos provides institutional-grade trading technology for the global digital asset market, powering many of the major players in the crypto ecosystem.
- Talos Snapshot by DRW https://www.drw.com/vc/updates/drw-vc-portfolio-company-spotlight-anton-katz-talos/
- Award-winning, Forbes-listed, low-attrition team https://www.talos.com/insights/forbes-names-talos-one-of-americas-best-startup-employers-for-the-second-year-in-a-row/
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity employer.
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