Apply before 1st of April 2023. We accept applications and interview on a rolling basis.

Life at eToro Labs

We are seeking senior software engineers to join our small team of software developers in Copenhagen. We are a diverse team with different backgrounds, some of us have an academic specialization at the level of a master’s degree, Ph.D. and Postdoc - others are experienced in product development or work as full stack developers.

You will work primarily out of the danish offices in Copenhagen, based on the South Campus of the University of Copenhagen (KUA). We offer a high degree of flexibility in terms of hybrid work.

We have a relaxed and informal office atmosphere and believe that task-ownership and intrinsic motivation is key, in producing superior products. We work primarily on a project-oriented basis in which we value clear and transparent communication. For this reason, we appreciate applicants who are ready and capable to take initiative and end-to-end responsibility.

Due to the innovative and research-based nature of our work, you will work side-by-side with software developers, product managers and academics and produce solutions at the bleeding edge of financial technologies. Our work covers a wide range of topics, from building and supporting the integration of institutional trading infrastructure to designing and deploying novel DeFi architecture. Working at eToro Labs tends to be research intensive and thus requires the ability to absorb and apply large quantities of new knowledge, while occasionally running fast towards ambitious deadlines.

We are closely connected to the Department of Computer Science at the University of Copenhagen, ITU and Copenhagen Business School and occasionally publish the results of our work in leading journals and conference proceedings. If you have considered a PhD, Postdoc or similar research position in the area of distributed financial architecture, decentralized financial applications or the equivalent, we are happy to help you towards this goal. For eligible candidates, we have the opportunity to apply for an industrial PhD or Postdoc program as an extension of your employment, through which you will gain academic credentials while carrying out your work at eToro Labs.

Senior Software Developer

Responsibilities

As a senior developer at eToro labs, you will be faced with a number of challenges on a daily basis. Our work typically involves:

Developing blockchain based financial applications with emphasis on staking, DeFi and NFT marketplaces
Devising architectures of distributed systems
Keeping up to date with technological developments, evaluating and presenting their potential utility
Documenting features and design trade-offs of proposed and implemented solutions
Mentoring our junior developers
Contribute to a friendly and open atmosphere, we often have team nights and go for burgers together after work

Preferred qualifications

Cryptocurrency is still a novel concept and new technologies and methodologies are introduced on a daily basis. For that reason, having a perfect set of qualifications for working in this space is close to impossible.

The key qualifier for a great candidate for the position as Senior Software Developer with us, is being passionate about crypto and motivated by building the future of financial services. We are all learning every day and are committed to supporting the growth of our team members.

The following qualifications and abilities are appreciated:

Experience with or interest in finance and trading systems
A passion for distributed computing and blockchain-related technologies, initial experience in staking, DeFi and nfts is appreciated but not a must-have.
Strong proven programming experience
Motivation and the ability to acquire new knowledge while thinking on your feet.
The innate ability to structure work by employing a rigorous and methodological approach to problem-solving
Strong English communication skills, both spoken and written
Social personality and enjoys working with others

Experience in any of the following areas is appreciated, but not necessary:

Relevant staking operations for Ethereum, Cardano and other Proof-of-stake based blockchains
Solidity and knowledge/experience with EVM semantics and smart-contract design
Modern DeFi primitives and applications on Ethereum, such as Constant Function Market Makers (CFMM), lending protocols and derivatives.
Asset exchange protocols such as 0x and SeaPort
Knowledge or understanding of L2 solutions such as Optimism, Starkware or Polygon
Functional programming experience and/or programming language design
Programming experience in Typescript with Node and Next.js/React
Familiarity with DevOps operations, including Kubernetes with Helm, Azure, Jenkins/Pagerduty/Prometheus

What is eToro Labs?

eToro Labs is a research and development arm of the international trading platform and multi-asset brokerage company, eToro. For over a decade, eToro has been driven by a clear vision: To open the global markets for everyone to trade and invest, in a simple and transparent way.

eToro is a fully regulated retail investment platform featuring a number of tokenized digital assets tradeable on the blockchain. At eToro, we believe that we will see the greatest transfer of wealth onto the blockchain within the coming years, and it is our mission to build the infrastructure supporting the open and transparent financial markets of the future.

eToro is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and place of work. We celebrate and support our differences, for the benefit of our employees, our community and the products that we build.

At eToro Labs, our most recent releases includes:

The launch of a webview in the Delta mobile app to purchase NFTs on OpenSea
Setting up and maintaining staking nodes on various cryptoassets such as Ethereum

Get in touch!

Send us a mail on: omriro@etoro.com, johannesje@etoro.com and peterje@etoro.com with an application. Please write a few lines about yourself and tell us about a project that you are proud of having been part of. Please attach an updated copy of your CV as well.

If you have worked in a similarly research intensive environment, where you have proven yourself by thinking on your feet and solving difficult problems in a field that was new to you, please do impress us by telling us about it. This could be from working in a start-up or in a similar position in which you acquired product ownership responsibilities.

We welcome applications from candidates with good academic credentials or a proven track record of success in fintech and beyond, but do not discriminate significantly on the background of grades or educational experience. If you can show us your super-power and you walk us through how you approach problem solving by creating structure, clarity and bringing great energy and the motivation to build the future of finance, we are very interested in hearing from you.