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We are looking for the core architect and lead engineer on OpenSea v2.0 — making key recommendations and decisions on technology choices, event driven patterns, service topology, and overall design philosophy.

Responsibilities

Form, communicate, and execute on a technical vision for the next generation of OpenSea’s architecture that leverages highly scalable and event-driven patterns
Write reliable, low latency marketplace infrastructure software that will eventually process billions of dollars a day worth of transaction volume, including highly performant blockchain indexing systems, order management systems at scale, and REST & Websocket API endpoints
Raise the bar for internal understanding of best practices in building highly performant & event-driven systems with “live” characteristics
Mentor and train other team members and act as an internal thought leader and agitator for architectural rigor and cleanliness

Desired Experience

At least 6 years of experience as a software engineer, 1+ of which should have been in a low-latency retail crypto exchange
Strong fluency in event-driven system design patterns, leveraging technologies such as Kafka, Flink, and Debezium, as well as distributed systems more generally
Strong fluency in at least one of the following languages: Kotlin/Java, Typescript, Go
Strong fluency and opinionation in database choice and schema design for highly performant and scalable applications
Familiarity with common architectural patterns in financial exchanges, including sequencer architectures, matching engines, and order books
Blockchain or smart contract experience

If you don't think you meet all of the criteria below but still are interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone excited to join the team.

Opensea

Principal Software Engineer [Backend]

SF or NY or Remotefull-time$215K - $340K + Equity