Wincent Wincent has been at the forefront of high-frequency cryptocurrency trading since 2017. Our cutting-edge algorithms operate autonomously on the world’s top cryptocurrency exchanges around the clock, executing trades 24/7/365 and accounting for approximately 1% of the global crypto trading volume. Today, we are a team of over 100 passionate professionals based in Slovakia, Czechia, London, Gibraltar, and Switzerland. Join us to be part of a world-class team shaping the future of crypto trading.

About the position

Would you like to work alongside top global talent, solve complex algorithmic challenges, and leverage advanced technologies to innovate in the crypto trading industry?

If you answer "YES," then we have something special for you: Join our team of software engineers from Facebook and Google, with academic backgrounds from Berkeley, Caltech, ETH, and MIT, to help build a world-class trading platform that automatically executes orders on 10+ crypto exchanges with dozens of crypto tokens.

This is an opportunity for you to make a significant impact and see the results of your hard work instantly once your code is pushed to production.

About the OTC team

Our Over-the-Counter (OTC) team specializes in facilitating high-volume cryptocurrency trades for financial institutions and VIP clients. As market makers, we offer direct services that provide clients with optimal pricing and execution, thereby maximizing financial outcomes. While most processes are automated, the team focuses on delivering personalized solutions to meet the unique needs of each client.

What will you do in the OTC team

• Use Rust, TS, and AWS to build infrastructure that allows us to trade with our VIP clients and financial institutions.

• Connect liquidity aggregators and institutions directly while leveraging our existing crypto infrastructure.

• Improve our platform and connectivity to deploy new business cases, from everyday API trading with individual brokers, to trading large amounts with institutional traders.

What we expect from you

• Ownership & Problem Solving: We provide a lot of freedom to our engineers, so we expect you to be a “manager of one” who owns their agenda and delivers results.

• End-to-end Delivery Expertise: Engineering, system design, monitoring, performance tuning, and low-level optimization. While we don't require knowledge of any specific language or framework, you’ll need to work with Rust, TS, AWS, and modern stack.

• Strong Communication Skills: Communicate with our business clients to help them implement our APIs and integrate with our infrastructure.

• Collaborative Spirit: Teamwork, communication, and collaboration are essential, as we work as a single unit, not as a group of individual contributors.

• Systems Thinking: Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and performance optimization.

• Culture Fit: Say things as they are, answer questions truthfully, leave ego at the door, challenge decisions when you disagree, and once a decision is final, commit and deliver your best.

Interview process

• Introductory call: Learn more about the company and get your questions answered.

• Algorithmic coding challenge: Write an algorithmic solution in your chosen environment. This is a take-home challenge that you can do anytime in your free time.

• Technical interview: Live coding to evaluate your coding skills as well as communication and problem solving skills.

• Soft skills interview: A discussion focused on your prior experiences and interpersonal skills.

• System design interview: Senior candidates are invited to describe how to design and improve system architecture.

The entire interview process is online.

Compensation, work arrangement, and benefits

• Salary + bonuses: Your total estimated annual compensation package includes a fixed salary and performance bonuses paid twice a year. It ranges from €100,000 for top 1% engineering candidates to €800,000 for top 0.1%. Earning €150,000 in Slovakia can be an equivalent of earning €393,164 in London according to livingcost.org. due to low living costs and low income taxes in Slovakia, see below.

• Monthly fixed salary: We value specific expertise and offer above-the-market rates tailored to your experience and seniority level, adjusted to your local residency.

• Bonuses twice a year: We pay performance bonuses every 6 months. As an engineer, you can typically look forward to taking home between €40k and €70k annually, depending on your and the fund’s performance.

• Equity: You can opt to allocate a portion of your monthly salary toward equity in the company.

• Fund investment: As a member of our team, you have an opportunity to invest in our flagship multi-strategy fund that has annualized over 50% net returns since its inception in 2017. You can choose how much money you'd like to invest.

• Vacation: If you work full-time, you get 25 vacation days plus 12 public holidays each year, which totals approximately 40 days off per year (yes, that's A LOT!). If you need significantly more than that, you can arrange an unpaid leave with your manager and enjoy your sabbatical.

• Full-day catering: All-inclusive breakfast, lunch, afternoon snacks, fruits, and other treats in our offices save you hundreds of euros every month.

• Additional benefits include unlimited taxi to/from the office, mental health support, education & sports budget, cell phone plan in select countries, maternity leave, and more to boost your productivity.

Remote work and relocation

• This team supports remote work from European countries.

• This role requires onsite collaboration at our offices, especially during onboarding. We expect you to come to Bratislava for 2-4 weeks for onboarding and then visit for ~week every 2 months (or depending on what you agree on with your team lead). We cover transport, accommodation, and food in our cafeteria when you visit us.

• We provide relocation and visa assistance if you choose to move to Slovakia.

• Your salary may be negotiated and adjusted based on your country of residence.

Don't hesitate and apply today!

Working at Wincent 

At Wincent, we foster a culture of transparency, ownership, and autonomy, where every team member is empowered to make a meaningful impact. We prioritize clear objectives and give you the freedom to innovate and grow within a supportive, high-performing environment.

We value exceptional TOP 1% talent over a perfect match to a job description. If our vision and values resonate with you, we’d love to hear from you. Don’t hesitate to reach out—let’s explore how you can be part of shaping the future of cryptocurrency trading with us!