DeFi Engineer

About Ergonia

Ergonia is a crypto-native trading firm with deep experience across DeFi and CeFi. We operate some of the most sophisticated, highest-volume trading systems in DeFi and actively trade across major centralized venues as well. Our work spans market making, yield strategies, and advanced on-chain execution.

We’re hiring a DeFi Engineer to help us expand to more chains, more protocols, and new trading strategies. You’ll work closely with traders, quants, and engineers in a fast-moving, high-performance environment.

What You’ll Do

• On-Chain Data + Execution

  • Build systems to read high-volume, low-latency data from blockchains.
  • Send and manage transactions in performance-sensitive environments.

• Smart Contract / On-Chain Program Development

  • Design, implement, and deploy production smart contracts on Solana or EVM environments.

• System & Architecture Design

  • Contribute to end-to-end exchange, execution, and data-pipeline architecture.

• Pragmatic Delivery

  • Trading moves fast. You should be comfortable making decisions with imperfect information, handling trade-offs, and delivering working systems on tight timelines. We value engineers who can prioritise what matters, move quickly, and get things shipped. An ability to execute under pressure

• Remote Work Essentials

  • Reliable high-speed internet and a suitable workstation setup for sustained development and communication.

Requirements

Qualifitications

• Experience

  • 4+ years of software development.
  • 2+ years working in DeFi.
  • Proven delivery of production-ready DeFi systems on Solana or EVM.

• Knowledge

  • Strong understanding of DeFi mechanics, trading systems, spot/margin trading, and on-chain execution.

• Mindset

  • Self-driven, highly motivated, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment.
  • Strong communication skills in English.

Bonus Points

• Experience with low-level blockchain runtime or transaction-pipeline optimizations.
• Experience landing high-volume transactions on Solana or EVM.
• Background in market making or high-frequency trading.