Trading Technology Engineer - Java

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BitMEX

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Bitcoin • Trading • financial technology • derivatives • financial services

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Description

• The Trading Engine sits at the core of the BitMEX platform and handles all brokerage and trading aspects. • The Trading Engine team is responsible for order management, risk management, position keeping, PNL calculations, market data distribution, order matching, and settlement. • We are building a best-in-class engineering team to help us scale the BitMEX trading platform to millions of users and millions of transactions per second, and grow an innovative set of new products. • We are looking for strong technologists to join our lean core team with a keen interest in building the next generation of electronic trading systems. • Ownership in the design, development and delivery of trading system components. • New feature implementation, bug fixing, and performance tuning. • Partner with Financial Products and quantitative researchers on product delivery. • Mentor team members and drive firm initiatives.

Requirements

• 8+ years programming experience writing high-performance Java applications • Bachelor's degree in a Computer Science or similar STEM discipline • Experience in a related industry, such within a Hedge Fund, Investment Bank, or an Exchange developing financial trading applications • Understanding of the modern software development fundamentals and testing practises inclusive of TDD and BDD • Understanding of design patterns and object-oriented programming such as SOLID, with in-depth understanding of algorithms and their complexities • Understanding of the Java Memory Model and concurrency in practise • Demonstrable analytical and problem solving skills, with an ability to break larger problems down and turning complex problems into simpler abstractions • Genuine passion for software development, and a keen lifetime learner who puts quality over quantity • Experience in development of execution algos and risk management systems • Finance knowledge in FX/Crypto spot and derivatives markets • Basic understanding of mathematics • Working knowledge of the KDB/q language • Working knowledge of containerisation using Docker/Kubernetes • Experience with REST/WS, FIX or any other financial protocols