Senior Staff Software Engineer, Institutional Exchange
Core
Architecting and leading the design of ultra-low-latency, event-sourced trading systems for the matching engine, order management, and market data.
Role type
Senior Staff Software Engineer (Institutional Exchange)
Builds
Core Exchange domain systems including matching, risk, and market data across cloud and colocated environments.
Domain
Institutional finance, cryptocurrency trading, low-latency distributed systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Low-latency distributed systems, backend languages (Java/C++/Go), JVM/Linux performance tuning, architectural ownership of end-to-end trading platforms, cross-team technical alignment, incident command, mentoring senior engineers
Preferred skills
Crypto and institutional markets experience, generative AI utilization
Technologies
Java, C++, Go, JVM, Linux, cloud environments, colocated environments
Responsibilities
Own technical strategy and architecture for core Exchange domains, lead design of ultra-low-latency trading systems, drive cross-team technical alignment, set and inspect quality bar across teams, maintain significant hands-on contribution, mentor L5-L6 engineers
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC with strategic leadership