Last updated: 2025-05-22

43 Trading Technology Engineering jobs in San Francisco.

Hiring now: Sr Software Engr @ Voleon, Sr Software Engr @ Robinhood , Quantitative Dev @ Drw, Engr Creative @ Harmony, Sr Software Engr Crypto A @ Bitgo, Ads Engr @ Xai, Software Engr Layer 1 @ Nexus, Staff Distributed Systems @ Caldera, Quantitative Software Eng @ Gauntlet, Staff Engr @ Cardless.Explore more at at kaamvaam.com

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blockchain (14) distributed systems (9) Rust (9) Python (7) C++ (7) microservices (6) scalable systems (5) smart contracts (5) machine learning (4) financial products (4)

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San Francisco (30) Palo Alto (8) Berkeley (4) Menlo Park (1)
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Voleon

Senior Software Engineer Berkeley
Skills & Focus: machine learning, trading systems, data pipelines, investment management, collaborative environment, creative thinking, engineering fundamentals, complex trading behaviors, experienced engineers, problem solving
About the Company: Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art machine-learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For more than a decade, we have led…
Type: Full-time
Quantitative Trading Strategist Lead Berkeley
Skills & Focus: quantitative trading, algorithmic execution, securities lending, portfolio financing, systematic trading strategies, machine learning, statistical trading, market domain expertise, quantitative skills, deep markets knowledge
About the Company: Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art machine learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For more than a decade, we have led…
Experience: Expert
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Highly competitive compensation and benefits packages, technology talks, modern office, daily catered lunches, and more.
Staff Software Engineer Berkeley
Skills & Focus: machine learning, investment management, trading systems, data pipelines, engineering fundamentals, collaborative environment, problem solving, innovation, finance teams, research teams
About the Company: Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art machine-learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For more than a decade, we have led…
Type: Full-time

Robinhood Markets

Senior Software Engineer Menlo Park
Skills & Focus: backend services, financial products, scalable systems, low latency, distributed systems, Java, Python, Go, mentorship, system performance
About the Company: Robinhood Markets was founded on a simple idea: that our financial markets should be accessible to all. With customers at the heart of our decisions, Robinhood…
Experience: 5+ years of software development experience; 3+ years experience designing and implementing low latency, large scale distributed systems.
Salary: $146,000 — $220,000 USD
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Participation in Robinhood bonus plan and equity plan, benefits vary by region and Robinhood entity.

Drw

Quantitative Developer Palo Alto
Skills & Focus: quantitative developer, systematic trading, real-time analytics, Python, trading infrastructure, portfolio management, execution systems, resiliency standards, strategy simulation, market structure
About the Company: DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets aro…
Experience: Minimum 5 years experience
Salary: $175,000 to $225,000
Benefits: comprehensive suite of employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance, 401k (with dis…

Harmony

Engineer / Creative Palo Alto
Skills & Focus: blockchain, data sharding, micro-payments, smart contracts, zero-knowledge proofs, user experience, prototyping, debugging, product design, community-driven
About the Company: Harmony is an open blockchain with data sharding and fast finality. Our mission is to scale trust and create a radically fair economy. Our platform is decentra…
Experience: Deep understanding of how bytes work, prototyping, debugging, writing updates and coordinating with engineers; for creatives, expertise in user experience, product design and brand management.
Type: Full-time

Bitgo

Senior Software Engineer - Crypto as a Service Palo Alto
Skills & Focus: back-end development, server-side development, TypeScript, Node.js, API design, microservices, functional testing, Git, cryptocurrencies, blockchain
About the Company: BitGo is the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, and settlement services from…
Experience: At least 6 years of proven experience of back-end and server-side development
Salary: $165,000 - $210,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options, 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependen…
Backend Developer Palo Alto
Skills & Focus: back-end development, server-side development, RESTful API, microservices, technical system design, unit testing, functional testing, Git/GitHub, cryptocurrencies, blockchain
About the Company: BitGo is the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, and settlement services from…
Experience: At least 3 years of proven experience of back-end and server-side development
Salary: $150,000 - $180,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options; 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependen…

Harmony

Blockchain Engineer / Product Designer Palo Alto
Skills & Focus: blockchain, data sharding, smart contracts, micro-payments, user experience, product design, community-driven, decentralized, system hacking, asynchronous coordination
About the Company: Harmony is an open blockchain with data sharding and fast finality. Our mission is to scale trust and create a radically fair economy. Our platform is decentra…
Type: Full-time
Engineer / Creative Palo Alto
Skills & Focus: blockchain, data sharding, smart contracts, micro-payments, decentralized, scalable, secure transactions, user experience, product design, community-driven
About the Company: Harmony is an open blockchain with data sharding and fast finality. Social games and community AI can use our onchain tokens for micro-payments, smart contract…
Experience: Deep understanding of system design and development; proficient in blockchain technology

Xai

Ads Engineer Palo Alto
Skills & Focus: Golang, Python, Rust, gRPC, advertising systems, bid, auction, marketplace, predictions, high-throughput
About the Company: xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motiv…
Experience: 2+ years of industry experience
Salary: $180,000 - $440,000 USD

Bitgo

Senior Software Engineer - Bitcoin Team Palo Alto
Skills & Focus: Full-Stack, Bitcoin, blockchain, API design, Node.JS, JavaScript, Typescript, Kubernetes, multi-signature wallets, cryptocurrency transactions
About the Company: BitGo is the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, and settlement services from…
Experience: 5+ years of Full-Stack software development experience
Salary: $165,000 - $210,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options, 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependen…

Nexus

Software Engineer - Layer 1 San Francisco
Skills & Focus: Software Engineer, Layer 1, blockchain, EVM-compatible, zkVM, Rust, Golang, smart contracts, security, distributed systems
About the Company: Nexus is building a world supercomputer by leveraging the latest advancements in cryptography, engineering, and science. Our team of experts is developing and …
Experience: Experience building Layer 1 blockchains or deep expertise in distributed systems.
Type: Full time
Benefits: Competitive salary and generous equity compensation, Health insurance for employees and their dependents, Daily lunch a…

Caldera

Staff Distributed Systems Engineer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: blockchain interoperability, smart contracts, cross-chain interactions, DeFi protocols, cross-chain bridges, MEV infrastructure, high-availability, distributed systems, performance optimization, clean code
About the Company: Caldera enables dynamic, scalable blockchain experiences by building software that makes it easy for innovative blockchain applications to launch their own ult…
Experience: 5+ years of engineering experience, including at least 2 years of experience developing high-availability, distributed systems.
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive pay, equity, and full benefits

Nexus

Software Engineer - Cryptography San Francisco
Skills & Focus: Cryptography, Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Rust, High-Performance Code, Mathematics, Production-grade Cryptography, C/C++/Go, Research, Collaboration, Startup Mentality
About the Company: Nexus is building a world supercomputer by leveraging the latest advancements in cryptography, engineering, and science.
Experience: Expert experience with Rust, having shipped production-level code.
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive salary and generous equity compensation, Health insurance for employees and their dependents, Daily lunch a…
Lead Software Engineer - Cryptography and Zero Knowledge San Francisco
Skills & Focus: cryptography, zero-knowledge proof, Rust, verifiable computation, programming, high-performance systems, mathematics, collaboration, engineering, cutting-edge technology
About the Company: Nexus is building a world supercomputer by leveraging the latest advancements in cryptography, engineering, and science. Our team of experts is developing and …
Experience: 5+ years of relevant industry experience
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive salary and generous equity compensation. Health insurance for employees and their dependents. Daily lunch a…

Gauntlet

Quantitative Software Engineer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: quantitative research, DeFi economics, market risk, mechanism design, smart contract development, financial products, data analysis, risk models, Collaboration, problem-solving
About the Company: Gauntlet leads the field in quantitative research and optimization of DeFi economics, managing market risk and ensuring economic safety for protocols across De…
Experience: Strong statistical and engineering skills, problem-solving expertise, ability to work in collaborative environments.
Type: Full-time

Cardless

Staff Engineer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: backend engineer, Fintech platform, technical leadership, system architecture, cloud platforms, microservices, No-SQL databases, financial systems, APIs, problem-solving
Experience: 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years of experience leading technical direction

The San Francisco Compute Company

Finance Systems Engineer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: Finance Systems Engineer, trading, data feeds, price indices, financial reporting pipelines, startup, fault-tolerant systems, Rust, financialize, market making
About the Company: At SF Compute, our goal is to solve the issue of computing contracts by building a venue where compute contracts are traded in real-time.
Salary: $150K – $250K
Type: Full time
Benefits: Generous equity grant, Retirement matching, Medical, dental & vision insurance, Unlimited paid time off, Parental leave…

Nexus

Software Engineer - zkVM San Francisco
Skills & Focus: zk-proof systems, zero-knowledge proofs, Rust programming, cryptography, formal methods, distributed systems, mathematical guarantees, efficient computation, proof assistants, research collaboration
About the Company: Nexus is building a world supercomputer by leveraging the latest advancements in cryptography, engineering, and science. Our team of experts is developing and …
Type: Full time
Benefits: Competitive salary and generous equity compensation. Health insurance for employees and their dependents. Daily lunch a…

Stellar Development Foundation (Sdf)

Senior Software Engineer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: blockchain, C++, Rust, high-performance code, distributed systems, open-source software, scalable systems, clean code, systems problems, collaborative team environment
About the Company: The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization focused on working with and supporting changemakers to create equitable access to the glo…
Experience: Experience developing reliable software on a team, large systems development with modern C++ or Rust.
Salary: $180,000 - $230,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive health, dental & vision coverage, flexible time off, parental leave, gym reimbursement, life & ADD insuranc…

Gauntlet

Data-Driven Insights Analyst San Francisco
Skills & Focus: DeFi, risk management, quantitative research, blockchain protocols, data analysis, collateralized blockchain, economic safety, financial innovation, incentives management, remote-first environment
About the Company: Gauntlet leads the field in quantitative research and optimization of DeFi economics. We manage market risk, optimize growth, and ensure economic safety for pr…
Experience: 3-5 years in data analysis, finance, or a related field
Type: Full-time

Ripple

Senior Engineer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: C++, software development, architecture, blockchain, XRP Ledger, distributed systems, code reviews, open-source, scalability, performance validation
About the Company: At Ripple, we’re building a world where value moves like information does today. It’s big, it’s bold, and we’re already doing it. Through our crypto solutions …
Experience: 8+ years of software product development experience using C++
Salary: $188,000 - $211,499 USD
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive salary, bonuses, equity, comprehensive healthcare, retirement, family support and planning benefits, genero…

Succinct

[Title not provided in job posting] San Francisco
Skills & Focus: zero knowledge proofs, ZK proofs, zkVM, proof-generation, blockchain scaling, interoperability, privacy, Rust, Succinct Prover Network, infrastructure layer
About the Company: Succinct’s mission is to make zero knowledge proofs accessible to any developer, focusing on zkVM technology and a hosted infrastructure layer for proof-genera…
Experience: [Required Experience not specified in job posting]
Salary: $55 million raise
Type: [Job Type not specified in job posting]
Benefits: [Benefits not specified in job posting]

Bitgo

Software Engineer - Fiat Team San Francisco
Skills & Focus: back-end development, server-side development, algorithm design, RESTful API design, microservices, unit testing, functional testing, Git/GitHub, cryptocurrencies, blockchain
About the Company: BitGo is the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, and settlement services from…
Experience: At least 3 years
Salary: $150,000 - $180,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options, 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependen…

Renegade

Systems Engineer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: dark pool, decentralized exchange, trade privacy, network performance, throughput, off-chain networking, Indexer, caching layer, pubsub system, on-chain verification
About the Company: Renegade is building an unstoppable network for the anonymous exchange of value. Our core permissionless protocol, the Renegade dark pool, solves many problems…
Type: Full-time

Worldquant

Quantitative Analyst San Francisco
Skills & Focus: quantitative trading, alpha research, portfolio management, Python, C++, data structures, algorithms, Linux, problem-solving, financial strategies
About the Company: WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across a broad range of asset classes and global markets. They seek to produce high-quality pre…
Experience: PhD or Masters degree from a top university in a quantitative field
Salary: $150,000 to $200,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Fully paid medical and dental insurance, flexible spending account, 401k, paid parental leave, generous PTO, unlimited …

Stellar Development Foundation

Software Engineer - Stellar Core San Francisco
Skills & Focus: distributed systems, microservices, blockchain, C++ programming, Rust programming, performance debugging, scalability, code review, technical discussions, software design patterns
About the Company: The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization focused on working with and supporting changemakers to create equitable access to the glo…
Experience: 8+ years of software development experience
Salary: $190,000 - $320,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive health, dental & vision coverage, flexible time off, paid parental leave, gym reimbursement, life insurance…

Succinct

Cryptography Research Engineer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: ZK proofs, zkVM, performance, proof systems, cryptography, Rust, algorithms, research, mathematics, collaboration
About the Company: Succinct is focused on making zero knowledge proofs accessible to developers, providing cutting-edge technology for blockchain scaling, interoperability, and p…
Experience: Prior experience developing ZK proving systems and/or zkVMs
Salary: Above-market salary and generous equity compensation
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents; Lunch and dinner provided at the office; Compa…

Renegade

Technical Writer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: technical writer, cryptographic ideas, social media engagement, trade privacy, dark pools, decentralized exchange, security guarantees, trading guarantees, crypto investors, audience building
About the Company: Renegade is building an unstoppable network for the anonymous exchange of value. Our core permissionless protocol, the Renegade dark pool, solves many problems…
Experience: Good level of technical experience
Type: Full-time

Ripple

Software Engineer, Cross-Border Payments San Francisco
Skills & Focus: distributed payment applications, microservices, cross-border transactions, software development lifecycle, software design principles, scalability, security, team collaboration, financial technology, high-throughput
About the Company: Ripple is building a world where value moves like information does today, providing crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governments, and d…
Experience: 3-5 years of software development experience on large-scale, transactional systems
Salary: $128,000 - $144,000 USD
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive salary, bonuses, equity, comprehensive healthcare, retirement, family support, wellness programs, paid time…

Succinct

Generalist Software Engineer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: ZK proofs, zero-knowledge proofs, software systems, distributed proving infrastructure, backend systems, production code, Rust programming, collaboration skills, crypto, decentralized prover network
About the Company: Succinct’s mission is to make zero knowledge proofs accessible to any developer. Their infrastructure allows developers to use ZK with traditional programming …
Experience: Experience building software systems with high-quality production code.
Salary: Above-market salary and generous equity compensation
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents. Lunch and dinner provided at the office. Optio…

Stellar Development Foundation (Sdf)

Software Engineer - Wallet Team San Francisco
Skills & Focus: blockchain, financial products, scalable web services, developer-facing APIs, collaborative team, data structures, server applications, performance bottlenecks, technical specifications, open-source community
About the Company: The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization focused on working with and supporting changemakers to create equitable access to the glo…
Experience: 5+ years developing software
Salary: $170,000 - $260,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive health, dental & vision coverage; Flexible time off; Paid parental leave; Gym reimbursement; 401K with 4% m…

Bridge

Senior/Staff Software Engineer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: software engineering, API products, backend systems, SQL databases, Rails, Django, Express, crypto, financial infrastructure, stablecoins
About the Company: We’re creating an entirely new payments platform, built with stablecoins, to simplify global money movement.
Experience: 2+ years
Type: Full time

Succinct

Cryptography/ZKP Research Engineer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: cryptography, ZK proving systems, zkVM, performance optimization, algorithms, proof systems, Rust programming, systems programming, collaboration skills, research and development
About the Company: Succinct’s mission is to make zero knowledge proofs accessible to any developer. They focus on zkVM and provide a hosted infrastructure layer for applications …
Experience: Prior experience developing ZK proving systems and/or zkVMs
Salary: Above-market salary and generous equity compensation
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents; Lunch and dinner provided at the office; Optio…

Worldquant

Independent Portfolio Manager San Francisco
Skills & Focus: quantitative portfolio management, systematic strategies, statistical signals, asset classes, investment portfolio, research pipeline, programming skills, Python, C++, performance-based compensation
About the Company: WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across a broad range of asset classes and global markets. We seek to produce high-quality predi…
Experience: 2+ years in developing systematic strategies
Salary: $150,000 to $200,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Fully paid medical and dental insurance, flexible spending account, 401k, full paid parental leave, generous PTO with u…

Whatnot

Software Engineer, Fraud San Francisco
Skills & Focus: fraud detection, software engineering, consumer-scale software, data-driven mindset, production algorithms, scalable systems, event-driven architecture, load testing, Python, collaboration
About the Company: Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love.
Experience: 4+ years of total software engineering experience
Salary: $180,000 - $205,000/year
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Flexible time off policy, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), work from home support, annual allowance for chil…

Angellist

Backend Engineer – Fund Accounting San Francisco
Skills & Focus: backend, engineering, fund accounting, software development, data modeling, Rails APIs, React frontend, private market data, autonomy, ownership
About the Company: AngelList is the nexus of venture capital and the startup community. We support over $124B+ assets on our platform, and we’ve driven capital to over 12,000 sta…
Experience: Heavy backend experience
Type: Full-time

Ripple

Senior Engineer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: XRP Ledger, distributed systems, C++, blockchain technology, scalable systems, cloud architecture, engineering best practices, mentoring engineers, technical strategy, continuous improvements
About the Company: Ripple is building a world where value moves like information does today through crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governments, and deve…
Experience: At least 12+ years of experience in designing and developing complex distributed systems; at least 5+ years as an architect or key contributor in large scale projects.
Salary: $248,800 — $311,000 USD
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive salary, bonuses, equity, health benefits, retirement support, employee giving match, mobile phone stipend, …

Worldquant

Quantitative Researcher San Francisco
Skills & Focus: quantitative research, systematic strategies, alpha research, portfolio construction, optimization, Python, C++, data structures, Linux, problem-solving
About the Company: WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across a broad range of asset classes and global markets.
Experience: 2-8 years
Salary: $150,000 to $200,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Fully paid medical and dental insurance for employees and dependents, flexible spending account, 401k, full paid parent…

Stellar Development Foundation

Software Engineer for Stellar Core San Francisco
Skills & Focus: blockchain, distributed systems, C++, Rust, scalability, peer-to-peer networking, code review, performance debugging, technical communication, technical specifications
About the Company: The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization focused on working with and supporting changemakers to create equitable access to the glo…
Experience: 4+ years of experience developing software on a team
Salary: $180,000 - $290,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive health, dental & vision coverage, Flexible time off + 15 company holidays, Up to 12 weeks of paid parental …
Platform Engineer San Francisco
Skills & Focus: blockchain, APIs, open-source, web services, software design patterns, performance optimization, collaborative team, scalable systems, developer experience, financial products
About the Company: The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization focused on working with and supporting changemakers to create equitable access to the glo…
Experience: 4+ years of experience developing software
Salary: $180,000 - $210,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive health, dental & vision coverage; Flexible time off; Paid parental leave; Gym reimbursement; 401K with 4% m…