Senior Staff Software Engineer, Trading Service at OKX

<div data-page-id="PNNZdiw4Yo1ZOmx8btbucw8qsLG" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div>OKX will be prioritising applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require OKX's sponsorship of a visa</div> <h2 class="heading-2 ace-line old-record-id-ARMWdtKDIowwlyxaSOuuzEqssIf"><strong>About OKX</strong></h2> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-QVdid8uopopw8HxPqJXuYeC7sHf"> <div data-page-id="RpoEdRXrWoavx2xJ5CPu6mmysBc" data-lark-html-role="root" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-RKOAdw3kVoh5EQxcr2juP3i0sTb"> <div data-page-id="Kpucdjv7JoAcSZxSf7PuRl5Yscb" data-lark-html-role="root" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Cfb8dvi9voxFkWxhNcmuJX50sZb">At OKX, we believe that the future will be reshaped by crypto, and ultimately contribute to every individual's freedom.&nbsp;OKX is a leading crypto exchange, and the developer of OKX Wallet, giving millions access to crypto trading and decentralized crypto applications (dApps). OKX is also a trusted brand by hundreds of large institutions seeking access to crypto markets. We are safe and reliable, backed by our Proof of Reserves.&nbsp;Across our multiple offices globally, we are united by our core principles: We Before Me, Do the Right Thing, and Get Things Done. These shared values drive our culture, shape our processes, and foster a friendly, rewarding, and diverse environment for every OK-er.&nbsp;OKX is part of OKG, a group that brings the value of Blockchain to users around the world, through our leading products OKX, OKX Wallet, OKLink and more.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div data-page-id="PNNZdiw4Yo1ZOmx8btbucw8qsLG" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <h2 class="heading-2 ace-line old-record-id-PiRwdXFmiomeQDxx0RUuDGJ1sag"><strong>About the Opportunity</strong></h2> </div> <div data-page-id="ZPAFdfVxjoCtBRxN7Yxu75AzsYR" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class=" old-record-id-DjLGdf25joZbWWx72NcurIsesBc">The Trading Service team is the backbone of our exchange's industry-leading trading product, which is utilized by millions of users. We are responsible for the core order and position management systems, enabling a full spectrum of trading products, including manual, automatic, and social trading, as well as brokerage services. Our platform supports diverse financial instruments such as spot, margin, futures, options, and perpetuals.</div> <div class=" old-record-id-DjLGdf25joZbWWx72NcurIsesBc">&nbsp;</div> </div> <div data-page-id="ZPAFdfVxjoCtBRxN7Yxu75AzsYR" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class=" old-record-id-DjLGdf25joZbWWx72NcurIsesBc"><span class="citation-15 citation-end-15">Join our elite Trading Service team as a Senior Staff Software Engineer, where you will be a pivotal technical leader shaping the future of our ultra-low latency, high-throughput trading platform.</span> This is a highly impactful individual contributor role for an exceptional engineer with a deep passion for financial markets and cutting-edge technology. <span class="citation-14 citation-end-14">You will own and drive the architectural direction for critical system components, solve the most complex technical challenges across multiple teams, and significantly influence our engineering practices and technical roadmap.</span> Your work will directly empower millions of users and underpin the efficiency of our industry-leading exchange.</div> <div class=" old-record-id-DjLGdf25joZbWWx72NcurIsesBc">&nbsp;</div> </div> <h2 class="heading-2 ace-line old-record-id-HytwdMMd1o5PQtxqi9QudDSMsWV"><strong>What You’ll Be Doing</strong></h2> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li data-sourcepos="9:1-9:250">Define and own the long-term technical architecture and strategy for core trading platform components,&nbsp;ensuring alignment with business goals and operational excellence</li> <li data-sourcepos="10:1-10:154">Spearhead the design and implementation of highly challenging, ambiguous, and cross-cutting technical projects that span multiple engineering teams</li> <li data-sourcepos="11:1-11:182">Identify and eliminate critical performance bottlenecks across the entire trading architecture, implementing advanced low-latency and high-throughput solutions in Java</li> <li data-sourcepos="12:1-12:215">Serve as a definitive technical authority and subject matter expert in core trading systems and Java performance; provide technical guidance, code reviews, and mentorship to senior and mid-level engineers</li> <li data-sourcepos="13:1-13:209">Stay abreast of industry trends, research emerging technologies (e.g., new concurrency models, hardware acceleration), and propose innovative solutions to enhance the platform's competitive edge</li> <li data-sourcepos="14:1-14:196">Design highly resilient, fault-tolerant systems and drive best practices in monitoring, alerting, incident response, and post-mortem analysis for mission-critical trading infrastructure</li> <li data-sourcepos="15:1-15:337">Collaborate extensively with Stakeholders to translate strategic business needs into highly efficient and scalable technical solutions; influence product roadmaps from a technical feasibility and architectural sustainability perspective</li> <li data-sourcepos="16:1-17:0">Evangelize and enforce high standards in software engineering design, coding, testing, and deployment practices across multiple teams</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</p> <h2 class="heading-2 ace-line old-record-id-ZvAmdvgIGoKyiHxjBTiu68Kcs9d"><strong>What We Look For In You </strong></h2> <ul> <li class="heading-2 ace-line old-record-id-ZvAmdvgIGoKyiHxjBTiu68Kcs9d"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px;">Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field (or a strong STEM education background)</span></li> <li data-sourcepos="28:1-29:0">Expert-level proficiency in modern C++, with deep knowledge of memory management, lock-free concurrency, template metaprogramming, and compiler-level performance tuning</li> <li data-sourcepos="28:1-29:0">10+ years of extensive professional experience designing, building, and operating high-performance, ultra-low latency distributed systems in Java</li> <li data-sourcepos="28:1-29:0">Expert-level proficiency in Java for performance-critical applications, including profound knowledge of JVM internals, garbage collection tuning, and advanced concurrency patterns</li> <li data-sourcepos="28:1-29:0">Proven experience as a technical leader or architect for major system components, demonstrating the ability to drive technical direction, with exceptional expertise in message-oriented middleware</li> <li data-sourcepos="28:1-29:0">Deep understanding of network protocols, OS-level optimizations (Linux), hardware considerations, database technologies (SQL and NoSQL), and strong track record of driving DevOps practices, CI/CD, and monitoring</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2 class="heading-2 ace-line old-record-id-MywRdSJmUokcUMx8Us6umcwosNd"><strong>Nice to Haves&nbsp;</strong></h2> <ul> <li data-sourcepos="32:1-32:110">PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline</li> <li data-sourcepos="32:1-32:110">Direct experience leading the architecture or core development of matching engines, market data processing systems, or complex algorithmic trading strategies in an HFT environment</li> <li data-sourcepos="32:1-32:110">In-depth knowledge of FIX Protocol and other relevant financial industry messaging standards</li> <li data-sourcepos="32:1-32:110">Experience with hardware-level optimizations, FPGA/ASIC acceleration, or specialized networking components</li> <li data-sourcepos="32:1-32:110">Active contributions to significant open-source projects, academic publications, or industry conferences in low-latency computing or FinTech</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2 class="heading-2 ace-line old-record-id-MywRdSJmUokcUMx8Us6umcwosNd"><strong>Perks &amp; Benefits </strong></h2> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-TPJ2dAoDlosLusxS2VquZQiQsRh" data-list="bullet"> <div>Competitive total compensation package</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Xl2odn2ltodBPExZu26uJaEqsUc" data-list="bullet"> <div>L&amp;D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-EUqfd8yJQosnpqxtx6puk2T2s0f" data-list="bullet"> <div>Various team building programs and company events</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-N7O1dip9nowVSExLvEQudXVosVc" data-list="bullet"> <div>Wellness and meal allowances</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-F4god6G3woop17xfcEfuxRaDsze" data-list="bullet"> <div>Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-DU2Id1MpQoRbswxzMu9uIRGDshh" data-list="bullet"> <div>More that we love to tell you along the process!</div> </li> </ul> <section class="account-page__wrapper page-layout page-layout--primary-panel-workspace page-layout--xxxlarge" data-test-page-layout=""> <div class="page-layout__grid-container"> <div class="page-layout__workspace" data-test-page-layout-workspace=""> <div class="account-page-workspace-content"> <div class="setting-container"> <div class="setting-group"> <div class="setting-group__list"> <div class="ember-view setting-group-item promotion-settings-page__item" data-test-selector="setting-group-item"> <div class="setting-item-core__grid-container" data-live-test-promotion-tag-setting="" data-live-test-setting-item=""> <div class="setting-item-core__right-pane"> <div class="ember-view setting-item-core__state t-14 t-black--light" data-test-selector="setting-item-core-state"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">#LI-ML1 #LI-ONSITE</span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section><div class="content-conclusion"><div data-lark-html-role="root"><span class="text-only" data-eleid="18"><span class="text-only"><span class="text-only" data-eleid="6">Notice:<br></span></span></span> <div data-lark-html-role="root"><span class="text-only" data-eleid="26"><span class="text-only">All official </span><span class="text-only text-with-abbreviation text-with-abbreviation-bottomline">OKX</span><span class="text-only"> vacancies are published on this website.</span></span> <span class="text-only" data-eleid="28"><span class="text-only">While roles may appear on selected third-party platforms from time to time, information on other sites may be inaccurate or outdated. </span></span><strong><span class="text-only" data-eleid="29"><span class="text-only">If in doubt, please apply directly through our official careers website.</span></span></strong></div> </div> <div data-lark-html-role="root"><span class="text-only" data-eleid="18"><span class="text-only">Information collected and processed as part of the recruitment process of any job application you choose to submit is subject to&nbsp;</span><span class="text-only text-with-abbreviation text-with-abbreviation-bottomline">OKX</span><span class="text-only">'s </span></span><a class="link rich-text-anchor __anchor-intercept-flag__ text-content-link" href="https://www.okx.com/en-eu/help/okx-candidate-privacy-notice" target="_blank" data-eleid="19" data-lark-is-custom="true" data-lark-link="true">Candidate Privacy Notice</a><span class="text-only" data-eleid="20"><span class="text-only">.</span></span></div></div>