BitMEX is hiring a
Senior Trading Technology Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Trading Engine team member at BitMEX, a leading cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform. The role involves designing, developing, and delivering trading system components, implementing new features, fixing bugs, tuning performance, partnering with financial products and quantitative researchers on product delivery, and mentoring team members.

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 as 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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