Senior Gateway Engineer

BHFT; United Arab Emirates; Remote; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative algorithmic trading firm is seeking a skilled developer to enhance their trading platform. This role involves developing high-performance gateways in Rust, optimizing solutions for efficiency, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Join a dynamic and remote-first company that values technology and offers excellent professional growth opportunities. You will work alongside industry experts from top firms, contributing to cutting-edge trading strategies in a fast-paced environment. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Health Insurance Compensation

Sports Activities Compensation

Non-professional Training Compensation

Flexible Schedule

Remote Work Opportunities

Qualifications

• 4+ years of commercial development experience in Rust or C++.
• Experience in developing connectors to exchanges.
• Solid adherence to efficient software development principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-performance trading platform gateways.
• Reverse engineer external exchange API interfaces.
• Ensure quality and performance through testing.

Skills

Rust

C++

Linux OS

Asynchronous Programming

Parallel Programming

Distributed Computing

Performance Optimization

TCP

UDP

HTTP/REST

WebSocket

Education

Higher Technical Education

Job description

Company Description

BHFT is a proprietary algorithmic trading firm. Our team manages the full trading cycle, from software development to creating and coding strategies and algorithms.

Our trading operations cover key exchanges. The firm trades across a broad range of asset classes, including equities, equity derivatives, options, commodity futures, rates futures, etc. We employ a diverse and growing array of algorithmic trading strategies, utilizing both High-Frequency Trading (HFT) and Medium-Frequency Trading (MFT) approaches.

Looking ahead, we are expanding into new markets and products. As a dynamic company, we continuously experiment with new markets, tools, and technologies.

We've got a team of 200+ professionals, with a strong emphasis on technology70% are technical specialists in development, infrastructure, testing, and analytics spheres. The remaining part of the team supports our business operations, such as Risks, Compliance, Legal, Operations and more.

Our employees are located all around the world, from the United States to Hong Kong. Although we maintain office spaces, we currently operate as a 100% remote organization.

Job Description

• Developing reliable and high-performance trading platform gateways: developing solutions in Rust and low-level optimization methods up to processor cycle savings and cache miss prevention.
• Reverse engineering external exchange API interfaces.
• Coordination ofbusiness and technical requirements, integration, and support issues with product, trading, and DevOps teams.
• Ensuring quality, reliability, and performance of developed solutions through automated (unit, integration, performance) and manual testing.
• Supporting and improving services according to business needs and feedback.
• Keeping documentation up to date.
  
  

Qualifications

• 4+ years of commercial development experience in Rust or C++ and experience in developing connectors to exchanges combined with a desire to switch to Rust.
• Understanding of computer systems and software architecture: Linux OS, data structures and algorithms, asynchronous programming, parallel programming, distributed computing, and performance optimization.
• Knowledge of communication protocols TCP, UDP, HTTP/REST, WebSocket.
• Confirmed practical experience in developing exchange gateways.
• Solid adherence to efficient software development principles SOLID, TDD.
• Higher technical education.
  
  

Additional Information

What we offer:

• Experience a modern international technology company without the burden of bureaucracy.
• Collaborate with industry-leading professionals, including former employees of Tower, DRW, Broadridge, Credit Suisse, and more.
• Enjoy excellent opportunities for professional growth and self-realization.
• Work remotely from anywhere in the world with a flexible schedule.
• Receive compensation for health insurance, sports activities, and non-professional training.