<p>I think there are few values that every exchange is looking for. </p>

<ul>
<li>ability to work with multiple coins (exchanges = shitcoin casinos)</li>
<li>ability to generate the addresses and manage them securely on-scale within organization</li>
<li>knowledge of API interfaces </li>
</ul>

<p>Regarding second point (as it's a bitcoin-related board) I'd advise looking at few projects that you can work on yourself, copying the ideas:</p>

<ul>
<li>Key derivation tool: <a href="https://iancoleman.io/bip39/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://iancoleman.io/bip39/</a></li>
<li>Bitcoin transaction fee estimate like: <a href="https://billfodl.com/pages/bitcoinfees" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://billfodl.com/pages/bitcoinfees</a> or <a href="https://bitcoinfees.earn.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://bitcoinfees.earn.com/</a></li>
<li>Maybe some Lightning Network related project if you know that the exchange you are applying in may be interested</li>
</ul>

<p>Although it relates to bigger exchanges only, as smaller ones use external order books and usually work only on the frontend. </p>

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Thanks Tony, maybe a common interface to operate with different coins would be useful? A common set of commands for tasks like sending to an address, verifying a payment has been confirmed by the network, generating a new private key/address and writing the pair to a DB?
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Tony Sanak
<p>I'd like to give a good impression by solving a problem they already have, but I'm not sure what could it be.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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I'm a developer, trying to land a job at an exchange. What type of software would an exchange need? Want to build something to use as a resume
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# I'm a developer, trying to land a job at an exchange. What type of software would an exchange need? Want to build something to use as a resume

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-02)

I'd like to give a good impression by solving a problem they already have, but I'm not sure what could it be.

Thanks!

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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-06-02. Score: 1

I think there are few values that every exchange is looking for.

* ability to work with multiple coins (exchanges = shitcoin casinos)
* ability to generate the addresses and manage them securely on-scale within organization
* knowledge of API interfaces

Regarding second point (as it's a bitcoin-related board) I'd advise looking at few projects that you can work on yourself, copying the ideas:

* Key derivation tool: <https://iancoleman.io/bip39/>
* Bitcoin transaction fee estimate like: <https://billfodl.com/pages/bitcoinfees> or <https://bitcoinfees.earn.com/>
* Maybe some Lightning Network related project if you know that the exchange you are applying in may be interested

Although it relates to bigger exchanges only, as smaller ones use external order books and usually work only on the frontend.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks Tony, maybe a common interface to operate with different coins would be useful? A common set of commands for tasks like sending to an address, verifying a payment has been confirmed by the network, generating a new private key/address and writing the pair to a DB?  

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