Senior/Staff Engineer, Liquidity Platform, Strategy Service
Core
Building high-performance trading infrastructure and strategy engines for a crypto exchange and wallet platform.
Role type
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer (Trading Infrastructure)
Builds
Critical trading infrastructure microservices, core strategy engine, and distributed architecture solutions for OKX Liquidity Platform.
Domain
Cryptocurrency trading, financial technology, high-frequency trading systems.
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Java, Python, microservices architecture, distributed systems, high-performance backend development, API design, code review, system scalability, resiliency, security best practices, Linux, CI/CD pipelines, WebSocket, GraphQL.
Preferred skills
Kafka, Redis, SQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes, market microstructure knowledge.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain critical trading infrastructure microservices; Design and implement enterprise-grade micro-services and distributed architecture solutions; Develop and maintain the core strategy engine with a focus on high performance backend and APIs; Conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers; Ensure scalability, resiliency, and maintainability of all software systems; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and optimize software solutions; Analyze and troubleshoot complex technical issues; Demonstrate and implement security best practices across all development activities.
Seniority
Senior/Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities.