Lead the engineering organization responsible for building next-generation low-latency trading infrastructure
This is a hands-on leadership role suited for someone with deep expertise in high-frequency trading systems and a strong vision for modern trading architecture across both traditional finance and on-chain markets.
Own the architecture, development, and delivery of a high-performance trading platform supporting both off-chain and on-chain trading activities. You will lead a team of elite engineers while remaining deeply involved in system design, coding, optimization, and technical decision-making.
The ideal candidate brings a strong background in low-latency trading environments, exceptional engineering leadership capabilities, and the ability to scale resilient, high-throughput systems in fast-paced markets.
Architecture & Platform Ownership
Lead the greenfield design and implementation of a high-performance, low-latency trading platform.
Define scalable system architecture across market data, execution, risk management, and trading infrastructure.
Ensure platform reliability, throughput, and operational resilience in highly competitive trading environments.
Hands-on Technical Leadership
Drive architecture decisions, code reviews, and performance optimization initiatives.
Personally troubleshoot complex latency and infrastructure bottlenecks.
Champion engineering excellence and AI-native development workflows across the organization.
Team Leadership & Mentorship
Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing engineering organization.
Provide hands-on guidance to engineers across varying levels of experience.
Foster a strong culture of ownership, collaboration, and technical innovation.
Delivery & Execution
Define project timelines, manage technical dependencies, and ensure successful delivery of critical initiatives.
Coordinate across engineering, quant, trading, and infrastructure teams to align technical execution with business priorities.
Infrastructure & Performance Optimization
Maintain deep oversight across the full trading technology stack, from market data ingestion to execution and risk systems.
Continuously optimize for latency, scalability, reliability, and system efficiency.
Quality & Operational Excellence
Establish best practices for testing, CI/CD, monitoring, observability, and incident management.
Ensure high standards for system stability, security, and operational risk management.
Requirements
10+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 5 years in senior technical leadership roles within trading firms or high-performance financial technology environments.
Proven experience building or optimizing low-latency trading systems in high-frequency trading environments such as equities, futures, commodities, or digital assets.
Strong hands-on programming expertise in performance-oriented languages such as C++, Rust, or similar.
Demonstrated success leading and mentoring high-performing engineering teams.
Deep understanding of end-to-end trading infrastructure, including market data, execution, risk management, and post-trade systems.
Strong project management and execution capabilities with the ability to drive complex technical initiatives to completion.
Excellent communication and decision-making skills in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
Application:
Apply to this job posting, and email your CV with the job title as the subject line to: [Confidential Information]
