Senior Backend Engineer - Trading Systems

This company is building the world’s first licensed hybrid decentralized exchange (DEX), on a mission to make wealth-building as natural as daily life. They’re creating a compliant, self-custodial platform for premium tokenized strategies—from crypto to alternative investments—on trusted infrastructure.

In just 90 days, they’ve onboarded over 40,000 KYC-verified users across Asia and are backed by top-tier investors.

Their promise: Smart money moves made easy. They’re simplifying finance for the next generation through technology, transparency, and trust.
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Role Overview

They are looking for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join their core engineering team. Your primary responsibility will be to design, build, and maintain the high-performance, low-latency trading systems that form the backbone of the exchange. You will work on challenges in distributed systems, performance engineering, and system reliability.

This role focuses on trading systems engineering. Based on mutual interest and company needs, there is an optional opportunity to specialize later in their blockchain infrastructure teams (Gateway, Cluster, Smart Contracts).
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Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operate core components of the trading platform, including the matching engine, order management systems, real-time market data, and trade data gateways.
• Optimize backend services for low latency, high throughput, and high reliability.
• Build and maintain resilient, scalable systems designed for a 24/7 mission-critical environment.
• Collaborate with engineers, quants, and product managers to deliver product features.
• Contribute to high engineering standards through code reviews and mentorship.
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Job Requirements
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Required:

• 4+ years of professional experience building high-performance, distributed backend systems.
• Strong proficiency in Go (Golang) and a solid understanding of its concurrency models and performance characteristics.
• Proven problem-solving skills, with a good foundation in data structures, algorithms, and system design.
• A pragmatic approach to engineering with a track record of shipping robust, well-tested code.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
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Preferred (Nice-to-Haves):

• Direct experience with trading systems, financial exchanges (in crypto or traditional finance), or HFT platforms.
• Familiarity with performance tuning, low-latency optimization techniques, and building fault-tolerant systems.
• An interest in or exposure to blockchain technologies (e.g., Ethereum, L2s, Solidity).
• Experience with modern infrastructure tools like Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud platforms (GCP/AWS).
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Why Join

• Impactful Work: Contribute to core financial systems where performance and reliability are critical.
• Professional Growth & Training: Structured training to deepen your expertise in modern trading systems architecture, with optional pathways to learn about blockchain technology.
• Direct Contribution: As a senior engineer, your work will directly influence the foundation and success of the platform.
• Collaborative Environment: Join a team of experienced professionals focused on building high-quality products in a supportive setting.

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