Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Trading Systems
FalconX · New York City, NY
Posted about 3 months ago · $179,000 - $218,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 77 days FalconX's roles stay open a median of 71 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 45% of FalconX's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at FalconX
- high 18 stale, 1 reposted of 20 open
- Hiring momentum
- 26 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from FalconX's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for FalconX.
About this role
As a Trading Systems Infrastructure Staff Engineer at FalconX, you will be responsible for designing and maintaining low-latency architectures on AWS, optimizing Linux performance, and implementing infrastructure automation using tools like Terraform and Ansible. You will also guide technical roadmaps, mentor junior engineers, and ensure system reliability through observability practices. Your role will involve working closely with trading protocols and high-frequency trading workflows to enhance the company's digital asset trading capabilities.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of FalconX as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering, Systems Engineering, or SRE, with a focus on low-latency electronic trading environments
- Deep Linux Internals Expertise: Advanced experience with kernel-level performance tuning, memory management, and network I/O optimization
- AWS Low-Latency Design: Demonstrated experience leveraging AWS low-latency constructs
- Experience with FIX protocol, Aeron messaging, or low-latency colocation connectivity
- Familiarity with high-frequency trading (HFT) workflows or crypto exchange API integrations
- Strong proficiency in Terraform for cloud infrastructure and Ansible for OS configuration and patching
Nice to have
- Hands-on scripting capability in Python/Bash, with development experience in Rust or Java preferred
- Experience with hardware acceleration technologies (FPGAs, SmartNICs) or custom network card driver tuning
- Knowledge of PTP (Precision Time Protocol) / IEEE 1588 or clock synchronization setup for high-precision trade timestamping
What you get
- Base pay expected to be between $213,000 - $269,000
- Eligible for performance linked bonus
- Equity
- Competitive benefits package
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work options
- High level of expertise required in specialized areas
- Focus on low-latency trading may limit exposure to broader engineering practices
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Listed by FalconX on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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