About SynFutures

SynFutures (F) is a leading decentralized exchange and full-stack infrastructure to build onchain finance apps. Utilizing its innovative Oyster AMM model and a fully onchain order-matching engine, SynFutures enables anyone to list and trade any asset with leverage.

Highlights

• Raised $38 million from prominent investors, including Pantera Capital, Polychain Capital, Dragonfly Capital, Standard Crypto & SIG.

• Total trading vol: $290b+

• Total transactions: 19m+

• 24h trading volume: $600m

The Role

We're seeking an experienced product leader to spearhead the design and development of the next-generation perpetual dex. The ideal candidate will bring deep trading system expertise to revolutionize the protocol architecture, focusing on professional-grade features, ultra-low latency execution, and institutional-ready infrastructure. This role will drive the evolution from our current AMM-orderbook hybrid model to an advanced system, emphasizing milliseconds execution, sophisticated order types, and robust risk management frameworks used in traditional exchanges.

Responsibilities

• Architect and drive the new version protocol design, including order book mechanics, execution engine, and cross-margining system, with emphasis on ultra-low latency and HFT capabilities
• Design and implement professional trading features including advanced order types, risk management framework, and institutional-grade portfolio management tools
• Lead technical specifications and coordinate with engineering teams on protocol development, focusing on system performance, security, and scalability
• Define market maker incentives, liquidity provision strategies, and fee structures while maintaining protocol sustainability and revenue optimization
• Drive user research, competitive analysis, and stakeholder management across development team, market makers, traders, and community governance

Requirements

• 4+ years product experience in trading systems/DeFi
• Deep understanding of CEX/DEX architecture
• Experience with low-latency trading systems
• Track record of shipping complex financial products