Engineering Director, Trading Service

OKX

Singapore, Singapore
On-site
Ultra-low latency trading platform
High-throughput and fault-tolerance
Java development experience
Define and drive the technical roadmap and architectural vision for significant parts of the trading platform, ensuring alignment with overall business strategy and performance goals

Job Summary

  • Define and drive the technical roadmap and architectural vision for significant parts of the trading platform, ensuring alignment with overall business strategy and performance goals.
  • Lead the design and implementation of next-generation trading system components, focusing on extreme low-latency, high-throughput, and fault-tolerance using Java.
  • Mentor, coach, and grow a team of 3-4 senior and mid-level software engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and accountability.

Matching Summary

Define and drive the technical roadmap and architectural vision for significant parts of the trading platform, ensuring alignment with overall business strategy and performance goals.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • ultra-low latency trading platform
  • high-throughput and fault-tolerance
  • Java development experience
  • distributed systems and microservices
  • network protocols and OS-level optimizations

Nice-to-have

  • major component of low-latency/HFT trading platform
  • FIX Protocol and industry-specific messaging
  • co-location strategies and hardware optimizations
  • cloud strategies for trading infrastructure
  • open-source projects or industry publications

Key Requirements

  • 12+ years of Java development experience
  • 3+ years of technical leadership experience
  • Expert-level Java proficiency for low-latency applications
  • Extensive experience with large-scale distributed systems
  • Deep understanding of trading workflows

Work Rights

Must have current right to work in Singapore

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