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    PAX Markets

    Financial Technology and Services

    Founding Hardware Engineer

    Redwood City, United StatesOn-SiteFull-time$150k – $200k / yearPosted 2mo ago
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    Job description

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    What you’ll do:

    • As founding hardware engineer, you will be a core contributor to our ultra-low latency matching engine, implementing its technology as a hw/sw co-design in SystemVerilog, Rust, and C++. ## PAX ultra low-latency in-silicon matching engine: PAX is building the world's first exchange and co-located trading facility on a chip.
    • We will go-to-market using AWS F2 FPGA instances and follow-on with an ASIC design that combines network aggregation with exchange functionality.
    • PAX provides the fastest tick-to-trade and market data publication in the world, across all exchanges (e.g. faster than NYSE, Deutsche Börse, etc.). ## Exchange integrated high frequency trading logic: The PAX λ API provides traders with on-chip exchange integrated HFT decision logic.
    • Using the λ API, traders can make markets or take arbitrage opportunities.
    • The λ API enables traders to respond to market events the very instant the information is registered in the exchange matching engine. ## PAX business model: PAX sells access to its ultra-low latency λ API and offers trading otherwise for free.
    • Existing exchanges typically offer rebates for liquidity providers ("makers") and charge fees to liquidity takers (the "maker/taker" fee structure).
    • At PAX when λ and non-λ orders pair together, the free-tier order is given a cash rebate regardless of whether their order was characterized as making or taking.
    • PAX is the first exchange to offer zero-fee trading and rebates for both making and taking. ## Deep dives on PAX market structure & technology: * [On-exchange trading incentives with inherent price competition](https://pax.markets/blog/pfof). * [PAX rebates & fees](https://pax.markets/blog/rebates). * [PAX λ API](https://pax.markets/blog/lambdas). ## Relevant background: Candidates with experience in high frequency trading (HFT) or at an exchange are encouraged to apply. ##

    Skills:

    * SystemVerilog * FPGA or ASIC design experience * Rust and/or C++ * HFT * Protobuf * Curiosity and ability to learn * Passion for trading and markets

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    PAX Markets

    More 𝛼, less latency: exchange and HFT on one chip.

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