Senior Software Engineer Risk
FalconX provides institutional access to digital asset markets through deep liquidity, financing solutions, and technology infrastructure for global institutions.
Maintainer signals as of 8/14/2026
Funding history
About FalconX
FalconX operates an institutional prime brokerage serving hedge funds, asset managers, family offices, and financial institutions. The platform implements unified liquidity access across Multiple exchanges and OTC desks, providing spot trading, derivatives, custody, and financing solutions. FalconX enables clients to execute strategies with minimal slippage through proprietary technology and 24/7 market coverage.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You architect and build scalable, robust, and performant risk solutions for institutional customers and internal teams. You develop and enhance risk management tools, infrastructure, data, and processes, collaborate with the risk team to improve the risk management stack, and coach teammates in supporting and maintaining these solutions.
Requirements
- Degree in computer science, electrical engineering, financial engineering, mathematics, physics, or an equivalent field
- At least 4 years of professional experience in a quant risk role
- Experience with risk management in a hedge fund or bank trading environment
- Knowledge of financial products and derivatives asset classes
- Experience with software engineering, object-oriented design, and complex distributed architectures
- Comfort working with Linux and AWS environments
- Python programming experience
- Ability to partner with risk, product, and engineering teams
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and enhance risk management tools, infrastructure, data, and processes
- Architect and build scalable risk solutions
- Work with the risk team to improve the risk management stack
- Coach and mentor teammates on supporting and maintaining risk solutions