Paxos Jobs in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About Paxos Today’s financial infrastructure is archaic, expensive, inefficient and risky — supporting a system that leaves out more people than it lets in. So we’re rebuilding it. We’re on a mission to open the world’s financial system to everyone by enabling the instant movement of any asset, any time, in a trustworthy way. For over a decade, we’ve built blockchain infrastructure that tokenizes, custodies, trades and settles assets for the world’s leading financial institutions, like PayPal, Venmo, Mastercard and Interactive Brokers. About the role Paxos is seeking a Founding Staff Software Engineer to join our rapidly scaling organization and lead our expansion into the Middle East markets. Paxos’ technology platform is used by the largest companies in the world to hold and move hundreds of billions in assets for hundreds of millions of customers. Our platform is redefining global financial infrastructure by enabling the trustworthy, instantaneous movement of any asset at any time. This position is based in the United Arab Emirates and requires the ability to gain UAE citizenship. We will provide relocation for those living outside of the UAE. What you’ll do 

Design and implement high quality software from concept through to launch - taking ownership of design, coding, testing and deployment of key connectivity and messaging infrastructure. Apply and develop engineering best-practices including agile planning/estimation, strategic messaging patterns and best practices across the company. Effectively resolve ambiguity, analyzing complex requirements and breaking down features and initiatives into tactical tasks Effectively navigate the trade-offs among MVP vs Enterprise-Grade, Time-to-market and other relevant dimensions  Search for the truth in product conceptualization and development, ensuring designs and implementations are fully aligned with the company mission and product goals  Interact with FRSA Regulators as needed and report to senior leadership on FRSA Regulatory issues

About you

8+ years of software development experience, including at least one of the following: Golang, Kotlin, Rust, Java or C++. Mastery of computer science and programming fundamentals (data structures, algorithms) Strong previous experience in key messaging technologies like gPRC, Kafka, RMQ and ZMQ. Solid experience with connectivity and platform level authentication concepts, including federated authentication protocols like SAML2 and OIDC. Experience with API design and financial protocols like FIX and SWIFT. TCP, UDP and multicast are desirable.

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