Senior Software Engineer - Product

Senior Software Engineer - Product LocationNew YorkEmployment TypeFull timeLocation TypeHybridDepartmentTechnologyCompensation$170K – $190K • Offers Equity • Offers BonusWho are we?ElectronX® is the first U.S.-regulated, direct access electricity derivatives market, offering financial products to address volatile short-term price exposure to electricity. With offices in Chicago and New York City, ElectronX is building the missing financial infrastructure and risk management tools necessary to smooth the path for U.S. energy production, diversification and grid expansion in a time of rapidly increasing power demand.ElectronX is a venture capital-backed startup supported by premier VC partners including Innovation Endeavors, Systemiq Capital, Equinor Ventures, Shell Ventures LLC, DCVC, Amplo, BoxGroup and Lightning Capital.Who are we looking for?As a fast-growing company in the highly competitive, quantitative capital markets industry, ElectronX values candidates who are resourceful, curious and adaptable to change. Our cultural focus on innovation requires collaborative and entrepreneurial teammates with the intellectual grit necessary for near- and long-term success.We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to help build the foundation of our exchange. You’ll ship the core trading infrastructure our market runs on: the matching engine, market data distribution, our customer-facing trading interface, APIs for market participants and clearinghouses, real-time surveillance and monitoring, and the data pipelines behind trade reporting and analytics. You’ll own architectural decisions that balance performance, reliability, and CFTC regulatory requirements, and weave security and compliance into how we build. Beyond the code, you’ll help evolve our engineering principles as the team grows, mentor new hires, and partner closely with Product, Design, Compliance, Infrastructure, and our earliest customers to turn real market needs into production systems.What will you be doing? Build Core Exchange InfrastructureDesign and implement our trading engine, order matching system, and market data distribution platformDevelop, ship, and iterate our customer-facing trading interfaceBuild APIs and integrations for market participants, clearinghouses, and data vendorsDevelop real-time market surveillance and monitoring systemsCreate admin tools and internal dashboards for operations and compliance teamsBuild scalable data pipelines for market data, trade reporting, and analyticsOwn Technical ArchitectureDesign systems that balance performance, reliability, and regulatory requirementsContribute to evolving team standards for engineering best practices, code quality, and development workflowsImplement security controls and compliance-focused engineering practicesRaise the Engineering BarChampion and evolve our engineering principles as the team growsContribute to strong documentation and knowledge-sharing across the teamMentor teammates and help new hires ramp upReinforce a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvementCollaborate Cross-FunctionallyCollaborate with the Product and Strategy and Design teams to translate market needs into technical solutionsWork with compliance and legal teams to ensure systems meet CFTC regulatory requirementsCoordinate with infrastructure and security teams on deployment and monitoringEngage directly with early customers and trading firms to understand their needsWhat we need from youTechnical AcumenBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)5+ years of full-stack software engineering experience, with a proven ability to build systems from scratchExpert-level proficiency in at least one backend language; Python and/or Go preferredExpert-level proficiency in TypeScript and ReactExperience designing, building, and deploying APIs, services, and user-facing applicationsStrong understanding of distributed systems, API design, and...