Open Role

Full Stack Engineer

Austin, TX (on-site)

About Tradester

Tradester is the futures trading platform that we want to use. Our platform is fast, more reliable and gives traders the important features while leaving out the noise. We believe that great products are easy to learn and simple to use.

We’re a tight crew of engineers, designers, and data nerds. Our roadmap is full of big ideas and little details, and we want your help bringing them to life.

Tradester is early-stage and moving fast.

Role Overview

We want a skilled and motivated Full Stack Engineer to join our team in ATX. This role is instrumental in building and maintaining the infrastructure that powers Tradester. Your work will ensure our platform stays fast, secure, and scalable while supporting the rapid iteration required in a startup environment.

Responsibilities

Experience building backend applications that run in containers (ECS, Kubernetes)
Prior experience in fintech or other high throughput/low latency field. FIX protocol experience is a big bonus. Understanding of trading concepts, order types, matching engine logic.
Experience with real-time communication (websockets), and message queuing systems like (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, etc).
Proficient in caching technologies like Redis, Memcached, etc.
Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, UDP)

Required Skills / Experience

Professional Experience: 3-7 years.
Languages: Proficient in TypeScript/JavaScript ecosystem. Additional experience building with one or more of the following languages is required (Go, Java, C/C++, Rust, Zig, etc).
AWS Experience: Must have multiple years of experience working with and developing tightly with AWS services.
Data Expert: Proficient with both SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB). Experience optimizing queries and designing efficient schemas for high-volume data.
API Development: Strong understanding of RESTful and GraphQL API design principles and security practices. Experience with high throughput systems where latency, memory efficiency, caching, and fault tolerance are at the forefront of design.
‍Testing proficiency: Being able to write unit and integration tests using vitest, jest, and/or cypress. Must also be able to share prior experience stress testing and performance benchmarking.

Bonus Points

Experience with CI/CD using github actions and AWS CDK.
Experience with web assembly (WASM)

What We Offer

Opportunity to join a small, high-impact team at the ground level.
Flexible work environment with re-location options for working in Austin.
Collaborative, fast-paced environment where your contributions make a tangible difference.

How to apply

If you’re ready to bring your expertise and directly impact the future of trading, we’d love to hear from you! Send your resume and a brief introduction to recruiting@tradester.com. Please include the job title in the subject line.