Senior Engineer - Trading Desk

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our and support our Trading Desk Team at Coinhako.

In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance tooling that power our internal Trading team. You’ll also be required to collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration across systems, optimize transaction workflows, and enhance trading reliability, scalability and operationally.

What you'll be doing:

- Design, build, and maintain backend services and internal tools that support Coinhako’s Trading Desk operations.

- Integrate with exchanges, liquidity providers, trading venues, and internal systems using REST APIs, WebSocket, and FIX where applicable.

- Improve the reliability, scalability, latency, and observability of internal trading systems.

- Automate manual trading operations and reduce operational risk through better tooling and system design.

- Participate in all phases of the development life cycle such as developing, code review, testing, and debugging.

What we're looking for:

- Minimum 5-6 years of professional work experience as a Software Engineer in designing and building Trading systems.

- Strong background in Python or Go, knowledge in C++ will be an advantage.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

- Experience with REST APIs and WebSocket, and FIX connectivity.

- Familiarity with the trade lifecycle, financial products, trading venues, risk controls, and execution workflows.

- Experience building trading infrastructure such as order management, execution, market data, risk, reconciliation, or post-trade workflows.

- Exposure to low-latency, high-throughput, or high-frequency trading systems is a strong advantage.

- Experience with cloud and infrastructure tooling such as AWS, Docker, and Terraform.

- Experience building systems using SQL and NoSQL databases.

- Comfortable working in a fast-paced work environment.

- Demonstrate a collaborative attitude with a bias toward action.

- Experience working in Cryptocurrency/Blockchain/Fintech/Financial firms.

What’s in it for you:

- Friendly and fun start-up work culture.

- Convenient work location located in the heart of CBD area.

- Generous annual leaves on top of national holidays.

- Medical coverage including GP, Specialist, TCM, and more.

- Self-care benefits and exciting fitness workshops/webinars.

- Vibrant office with a well-stocked pantry.

Find out more about Coinhako @https://www.coinhako.com/ and don't forget to visit our Careers Page @https://www.coinhako.com/join-us!

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