Vigil Markets is on a mission to re-imagine how exchanges work from first principles and deliver fair order execution to the masses. We’re building a robust, high-throughput, low-latency exchange so our customers can stop worrying about the idiosyncrasies of the exchange and instead focus on which trade to make.
Founded by customer-obsessed engineers and researchers, we seize every opportunity to tackle technical challenges—from designing next-gen UI/UX for interfacing with our exchange to scaling our services to support all kinds of financial instruments.
Our team is small and incredibly strong. We’re looking for exceptional people who are excited to work hard on challenging and impactful problems in a fast-paced environment. Depending on your interests, you might work on the matching engine, trading APIs, or market data feeds.
Desire to build the future of finance from first principles
This is an on-site role at our office in NYC. We aren’t hiring remote at this time
Experience in a systems programming language such as C, C++, Go, Rust
Care deeply about code quality and performance. We release code only when it’s truly ready, not just when it passes unit tests
Strong communication and collaboration skills. We value teamwork and prefer working with talented contributors over working solo
Bias towards building demos and proof of concepts over drafting lengthy technical documents
What about minimum experience or education? If you are smart and talented, how you became so does not matter
Experience with Go (most of Vigil Markets is written in Go)
Understanding of consensus protocols (Viewstamped Replication, Raft, Paxos)
Understanding of how to build multi-tenant, large-scale distributed systems
Record of shipping high-quality products and leading large-scale projects
Open-source contributions or published work
Vigil Markets is building a team of passionate, talented engineers who share our vision of delivering fair order execution to the masses. To achieve this vision, we're creating a workplace where people are trusted, empowered, and well-compensated for their contributions.
Location: We have office space in Flatiron and cater free lunch and dinner everyday. We’re seeking someone who thrives in an in-person work environment and is either based in NYC or willing to relocate (we’ll cover relocation costs). We also cover commuter expenses for office travel
Compensation: Highly competitive salary with startup equity. The compensation range for this role is $168,000 - $236,250. This is not a guarantee. A final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and job-related skills
Time Off: Unlimited PTO with flexible sick, family, and mental health leave
Healthcare: Health, dental, and vision insurance
Even if the listed qualifications don't seem like an exact match, we encourage passionate and enthusiastic learners to apply! We're always excited to chat with people who love to grow and adapt quickly. Don't hesitate to reach out or submit your application—we'd love to connect!