Talos

Senior Software Engineer, Core

New York · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 41 days ago

JavaGoRustC++Distributed SystemsRESTWebSocketsSystems EngineeringTCP/IPCollaboration

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 deeply technical problems at the intersection of distributed systems, financial protocols, and infrastructure reliability.

Design, develop, and maintain high-performance platform services including API gateways (FIX, WebSocket, REST), and the core libraries that product teams across Talos build on.
Build and evolve Aeron-based messaging infrastructure for reliable, low-latency communication.
Provide product teams with reusable service infrastructure to build scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient services.
designing low-latency messaging infrastructure using Aeron, building and evolving the API layers (FIX, WebSocket, REST) consumed by product teams across the firm, and maintaining the sequencer and market data distribution pipelines that sit at the heart of Talos' architecture.
take work from problem definition through design, implementation, and rollout, and see it through to completion without needing to be chased.
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.

7+ years of backend engineering experience with deep proficiency in Go, C++, Java, Rust or similar systems languages.
Experience designing systems with stringent correctness guarantees - ordering, consistency, durability - not just ones that work under normal conditions.
Track record of leading technical decisions: navigating ambiguity, defining architecture, making meaningful trade-offs, and bringing a team along on the reasoning.
Demonstrated ownership of large-scale distributed systems, from initial design through deployment, scaling, and long-term operations.
Strong systems-level fundamentals: concurrency primitives, memory layout, I/O models, database design, network protocols, and the performance implications of each.
Own projects end-to-end: take work from problem definition through design, implementation, and rollout, and see it through to completion without needing to be chased.
Comfortable operating at multiple levels of abstraction, from API contract design down to diagnosing latency spikes at the socket or disk layer.
Hands-on experience building geo-distributed or multi-site systems with active-active replication and regional failover.
Check out these videos and links to learn more about Talos and our culture!

Global offsites and team outings
Experience with Aeron or comparable low-latency messaging frameworks (e.g., Chronicle, LMAX Disruptor, ZeroMQ).
Familiarity with FIX protocol (4.x/5.x) or other structured financial messaging formats.
Background in trading infrastructure, market data systems, or other latency-sensitive financial platforms.
Experience with sequencer design, write-ahead logging, or custom persistence engines.

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.

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 Senior Software Engineer to join the Core team, focused on building and maintaining the foundational platform infrastructure that powers the entire Talos trading ecosystem.
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/
This is an opportunity to go deep on platform craft - shaping the infrastructure that every team at Talos builds on, and solving problems where the margin for error is low and the design space is wide open.

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