Polarity

Working @ Polarity

Overview

Financial systems will be rewired around open, trustless networks. We believe that Bitcoin is the only asset/network that will be here on every timeline, and will serve as the natural bridge from old to new.

We are on a mission to build the first true internet-native exchange—a decentralized Nasdaq for the next generation of digital assets. By leveraging non-blockchain L2s on Bitcoin, we aim to create an exchange that outperforms traditional finance in speed, efficiency, and trustlessness. Hitting the bedrock of what's possible from a performance and trust perspective.

We are a small team of builders backed by some of the best investors in the world.

Why Polarity?

Here are a few reasons why you might like working with us.

  • We're a lean team of makers. Everyone ships code or designs, is staff-level and autonomous. There are almost no standing meetings. You will get lots of maker time.
  • We pay competitively. Most startups hire too much and spend on unnecessary things. We're focused on exceptional talent above all else.
  • We have really interesting problems. Building a truly performant and noncustodial exchange protocol means you have to solve really hard technical, economic, and design problems.

Why not Polarity?

Here are a few reasons why Polarity might not be the right fit for you.

  • We're scrappy. We embody the philosophy of "Move Fast and Break Things". It's hard to intuit what people on a new protocol want without shipping fast and shipping often.
  • We work hard. Most people work 60 hours a week and have fun doing it. We believe that it's possible to find work life balance if you are deliberate about how you spend your time.
  • We're US time zones only. We talk often during the work day, and its essential that everyone is a quick call away from making a decision. Non US time zones make this difficult.
  • Deadlines & Responsibility. When deadlines are set, they become our northstar. We strive to hit deadlines. If something breaks, you own it. Your name is on what you build, take the upside and the downside.

Open Roles

If you're interested, send an email to jobs@flashnet.xyz with a link to your GitHub / LinkedIn / personal website as well as a blurb about why you're interested in working with us.

Tech Stack

Our philosophy around the tech stack is:

  • Always build/think from first principles.
  • Plan then build, don't build then plan.
  • Use simple tools wherever possible, because they are the easiest to scale.
  • Use the same frameworks wherever you can, so engineers can own things end-to-end
  • Simplify, simplify, simplify.
  • Delete, delete, delete.

Our stack looks like this today:

  • Design — Figma
  • Clients — NextJs, TailwindCSS
  • Backend — Postgres, Rust, GRPC
  • Infrastructure — AWS, GCP, Terraform, Kubernetes
  • Protocol — Bitcoin and its L2s

Compensation

We're a startup that wants to hire the best and will compensate accordingly.

Interview Process

  • Intro Call — 30 minute casual chat with founder.
  • Deep Dive —45 minute conversation talking through things you've built in detail.
  • Comp Review —30 minute chat with founder to go over the offer.
  • Work Trial — 1-3 week, paid consulting project where you ship something with the team.