FalconX is one of the fastest growing start-ups in fintech. We are a digital asset brokerage delivering best-in-class pricing and execution capabilities for institutional traders and investors. Our vision is to grow the digital asset ecosystem 100X by providing industry-leading prime brokerage solutions. FalconX is headquartered in San Mateo, CA and has offices in Bangalore and Chicago.
We are data-driven. Whether it's a growth or product decision, we believe data can always help us make more precise and informed choices.
We move fast. Speed of execution is essential for any startup, but we believe this is even more pertinent in our nascent industry.
We value diversity and debate. We believe direction of our company is shaped by opposing viewpoints and experiences, and that this diversity helps learn and maximize our opportunity for success.
Who is on the team?
We are entrepreneurs. Over half our team has experience founding a company and our first 10 team members have 6 exits under our belts. We come from leading institutions including Google, LinkedIn, JUMP, Citadel, Goldman Sachs, Harvard Business School, Carnegie Mellon, IIT + more. We are backed by some of the best investors in the world including Accel Partners, Flybridge Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and many more notable ones soon to be publicly announced.
Are you ready to join the rocketship? If you are interested, reach out to Raghu: raghu@falconx.io
Impact
At FalconX, you’ll have a significant influence on both our company and the broader success of the digital asset landscape. Our team is currently small, yet rapidly growing, so you’ll have direct impact on the company’s growth, culture and strategy.
As a Security Engineer you’ll:
- Assist with audit development of security critical code
- Build detection and monitoring for attacks on the application and infrastructure
- Write new security software tools/frameworks/scanners
- Improve software development processes to make codebase more secure
- Design and secure systems that handle millions (soon to be billions) of dollars in transactions per day
- Partner closely with founders and teams of the world's leading blockchain projects
Requirements:
- Bachelors or equivalent 4 year degree in Computer Science and/or Engineering
- 2+ years of experience as a Security Engineer
- Strong foundation in computer and network security, authentication, security protocols and applied cryptography
- Proficiency in web app security, vulnerability research, and penetration testing
- Knowledge of network-based and system-level attacks and mitigation methods
- Familiarity with at least some of the following: Python, Javascript, AWS or any cloud, Kubernetes