Description
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Trading Service (C++)
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Department: Engineering
OKX will be prioritising applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require OKX's sponsorship of a visa.
Who We Are
At OKX, we believe that the future will be reshaped by crypto, and ultimately contribute to every individual's freedom. 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. 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. 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.
About the Opportunity
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.
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer in the C++ team, you will play a crucial role in shaping the infrastructure and architecture of these critical systems, ensuring we maintain our competitive edge in the fast-paced financial markets.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Design and implement innovative solutions for our full range of trading products, including spot, futures, perpetual swaps, and options
- Build out our industry-leading trading platform, focusing on core infrastructure and architectural components
- Drive performance optimization for the overall trading architecture, aiming for ultra-low latency, high availability, and scalability
- Identify and eliminate critical performance bottlenecks across the entire trading architecture, implementing advanced low-latency and high-throughput solutions in C++
- Serve as a technical authority and subject matter expert in C++ performance and core trading systems; provide technical guidance, perform rigorous code reviews, and mentor senior and mid-level engineers
- Design highly resilient, fault-tolerant systems and drive best practices in monitoring, alerting, incident response, and post-mortem analysis for mission-critical trading infrastructure
- Collaborate extensively with Stakeholders to translate strategic business needs into highly efficient and scalable technical solutions.
What We Look For In You
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field (or a strong STEM education background)
- 10+ years of professional experience in software development, with a deep and demonstrable track record in designing, building, and operating high-performance, ultra-low latency distributed systems in C++ within the financial services or trading domain
- Excellent C/C++ programming and software design skills, including debugging, performance analysis, and test design
- Experience in practicing automated testing and continuous integration
- Good understanding of networking and I/O on Linux; familiar with performance optimization techniques and tools on the Linux platform
Nice to Haves
- Experience in developing high-performance, low-latency systems
- Strong logical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Willingness to learn all aspects of trading products in financial and crypto markets, including spot, futures, swaps, options, and structured products
- Passionate about technology, eager for challenges and take ownership of your work
Perks & Benefits
-
Competitive total compensation package
-
L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development
-
Various team building programs and company events
-
Wellness and meal allowances
-
Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants
-
More that we love to tell you along the process!
#LI-ML1 #LI-ONSITE
Notice:
All official OKX vacancies are published on this website. While roles may appear on selected third-party platforms from time to time, information on other sites may be inaccurate or outdated. If in doubt, please apply directly through our official careers website.
Information collected and processed as part of the recruitment process of any job application you choose to submit is subject to OKX's Candidate Privacy Notice.
There are more than 50,000 engineering jobs:
Subscribe to membership and unlock all jobs
Engineering Jobs
60,000+ jobs from 4,500+ well-funded companies
Updated Daily
New jobs are added every day as companies post them
Refined Search
Use filters like skill, location, etc to narrow results
Become a member
🥳🥳🥳 452 happy customers and counting...
Overall, over 80% of customers chose to renew their subscriptions after the initial sign-up.
To try it out
For active job seekers
For those who are passive looking
Cancel anytime
Frequently Asked Questions
- We prioritize job seekers as our customers, unlike bigger job sites, by charging a small fee to provide them with curated access to the best companies and up-to-date jobs. This focus allows us to deliver a more personalized and effective job search experience.
- We've got over 200,000 jobs from 15,000+ vetted companies. No fake or sleazy jobs here!
- We aggregate jobs from 15,000+ companies' career pages, so you can be sure that you're getting the most up-to-date and relevant jobs.
- We're the only job board *for* software engineers, *by* software engineers… in case you needed a reminder! We add thousands of new jobs daily and offer powerful search filters just for you. 🛠️
- Every single hour! We add 2,000-3,000 new jobs daily, so you'll always have fresh opportunities. 🚀
- Typically, job searches take 3-6 months. EchoJobs helps you spend more time applying and less time hunting. 🎯
- Check daily! We're always updating with new jobs. Set up job alerts for even quicker access. 📅
What Fellow Engineers Say