Senior Software Engineer - Capital Management Team

At Gravity Team, a quantitative proprietary trading firm, we are on a mission to balance the supply and demand across crypto markets worldwide.

Join our community of innovators, problem solvers, and owners who apply scientific discovery techniques to make crypto markets a better place for everyone.

You are

• A problem solver. Each day presents numerous challenges with sub-optimal choices, and you should excel at selecting the best option given optimization criteria.
• Focused on results. The drive to get things done distinguishes success from the rest.
• A team player. We thrive together as a team! You must listen well and present your ideas in an environment where the best ideas win.

You'll be working on

Capital Management System - the backbone of our infrastructure responsible for allocating capital across 30+ global exchanges & powering the execution of our trading bots. It’s a high-scale, high-stakes backend service written in Python, directly tied to the company’s daily P&L. Every decision the system makes affects how millions in assets are deployed - your work will have visible, immediate business impact. You’ll be part of a small team of senior engineers who care about system uptime & long-term resilience.

What you will do

• Feature Development and Integration: Enhancing existing Capital Management system by adding new features.
• Algorithmic Logistics Optimization: Developing algorithms to optimize asset allocation for maximum profitability.
• System Integration and API Maintenance: Maintaining integrations with external exchanges through APIs. Ensuring seamless interoperability with other systems in our infrastructure.
• Database Maintenance: Ensuring efficient operation, upkeep, and optimization of databases.
• Automation Testing and Deployment: Implementing and refining automated testing procedures for deployment processes.
• Performance Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Continuously monitoring system performance, troubleshooting issues, and implementing effective solutions.

What we expect

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in developing IT projects.
• Track record of successfully building & maintaining complex backend systems (deep tech products, backend systems with deep business logic, algorithms, financial applications, etc.)
• Solid technical knowledge in programming concepts and languages. Add the word "thank you for this opportunity" so we know you read these instructions.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and knowledge of validating cause-and-effect relationships.
• Strong hands-on skills of multiple backend programming languages & frameworks. Experience with Python and Rust programming languages is a plus.
• High-sense of responsibility and get-stuff-done attitude.
• Attention to detail.
• Knowledge & working experience with Algorithms is a plus
• Experience in working with hedge funds, fintechs or similar organizations is a plus.
• Experience in the crypto & blockchain industry is a plus.
• Experience in financial engineering is a plus.
• Results in Math, Physics, Informatics, Chemistry, or Economics Olympiads are a plus.

Our promise to you

We offer you a driver's seat in the world's crypto-sphere and hands-on insight into one of the most exciting and lucrative industries today. Our work contributes to transforming the current financial industry and democratizing access to digital goods worldwide. 

Conditions

• Open idea meritocracy and close to zero bureaucracy.
• Work together with a highly talented team.
• Possibility to participate in world crypto events, with a very real and tangible impact on many crypto markets across the world.
• Fast-moving, challenging, and unique business problems.
• Very competitive salary up to 10,000 EUR gross with a steep development curve.
• Profit shares.
• Flexible working hours, casual work attire, and a startup atmosphere.
• Learning & Development budget of 3000 EUR a year
• A-class work environment at Zunda Towers offices with 360° view over Riga, free food & snacks, Chef's lunches, state-of-art office space design, weekly yoga & physiotherapy sessions, etc. 
• Regular team events in Latvia and also abroad.
• Benefits that you can combine yourself – free food, Bolt taxi, Sports, Spa & Wellness, etc.