Ellipsis Labs is a profitable, venture-backed New York-based startup building sustainable and efficient DeFi protocols on high-throughput decentralized infrastructure. Our long-term goal is to build a better financial system.
Our flagship product, Phoenix Perpetuals, brings professional-grade perpetual futures to Solana. Building on our experience developing efficient markets, Ellipsis Labs also operates SolFi, a proprietary automated market maker that provides efficient liquidity for key trading pairs. Our foundational product, Phoenix Legacy, is a limit order book on the Solana blockchain that established our expertise in operating high-performance markets. Combined, these products have facilitated over $285B in trading volume across Solana markets.
The OpportunityEllipsis Labs is seeking a Senior Performance Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will:
Monitor, benchmark, and optimize systems where performance is critical
3+ years of experience in high-performance computing
Low-level systems experience
Ability to conceptualize systems at different levels of abstraction to identify performance bottlenecks
A demonstrated track record of high agency, willingness to dive into unfamiliar technical and non-technical areas, and a team-first attitude
Passion for decentralized finance
Experience working with blockchain technology, preferably Solana
Ellipsis Labs New York, New York, USA Office
New York, New York, United States, 10013
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