Senior Trading Systems Engineer

Summary

Join Prometheum as a Senior Trading Systems Engineer and play a key role in enhancing our high-performance trading platforms. You will leverage your expertise in limit-based order books, order management systems, and trading APIs to optimize trading efficiency. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement cutting-edge technologies and ensure seamless market connectivity. This fully remote position offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits. The ideal candidate possesses a minimum of 5 years of experience in trading systems development and proficiency in Rust and TypeScript. We are seeking a highly analytical individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and possesses excellent communication skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• A minimum of 5 years of direct experience in trading systems development, with specific accomplishments in building limit-based order books, order management systems, trading APIs, and messaging systems
• Proficiency in modern programming languages including Rust and TypeScript, with a focus on efficacy and appropriate pattern use
• Expert knowledge of message queue and message bus technologies, including significant contributions to systems using one of the following: Kafka, RabbitMQ, ZeroMQ, Redis Streams
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to thrive in a high-pressure, fast-paced trading environment
• Excellent communication skills, capable of working effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Take a senior engineering position in the development and refinement of high-performance trading systems, with a particular focus on limit-based order books and order management systems
• Lead the integration and management of our proprietary trading APIs (WebSocket) and FIX connector, ensuring seamless and robust market connectivity
• Design and oversee the implementation of message queue and message bus systems (Redis Streams, Protobuf) optimizing for high throughput and low latency
• Collaborate closely with the trading operations team to convert complex requirements into reliable and scalable technical solutions
• Conduct thorough work with testing and QA to maintain system integrity and performance, preparing for and managing peak trading volumes
• Proactively tackle system performance issues, devising and implementing solutions to enhance trading efficiency and effectiveness

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience with the FIX protocol and a proven track record of integrating with a variety of trading platforms and exchanges
• Experience with cloud computing platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Background in financial markets, trading strategies, and quantitative analysis
• Previous exposure to a high-frequency trading (HFT) environment

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Excellent benefits including:- Health, Vision & Dental Insurance
• Fully remote position with equipment provided
• Visa sponsorship is possible for the right candidate