Back-End Engineer Institutional, Trading Platform

Blockchain.com; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in digital assets is seeking a Software Engineer for their London office. The role involves building scalable trading services and enhancing order management systems. Ideal candidates will have experience in C++, Rust, and a strong commitment to quality software development.

Qualifications

• Experience in C++ and/or Rust.
• Experience with trading systems architecture.

Responsibilities

• Build low latency trading services in RUST.
• Enhance OMS functionality for efficient order execution.
• Collaborate with tech teams to improve system performance.

Skills

Curiosity

Enthusiasm

Multithreading

Network programming

Performance benchmarking

Problem Solving

Tools

C++

Rust

Python

SQL

Job description

London

Blockchain is the world's leading software platform for digital assets. Founded in 2011, we provide the world’s largest and most trusted production blockchain platform, powering more than 75 million wallets. Together with our platform of liquidity and execution services, we share the passion to build an open, accessible and fair financial future, one piece of software at a time.

We are looking to hire a Software Engineer to join our Institutional team in our London office. Blockchain.com fosters a high-performance culture marked by fearlessness and hyper productivity. You are a hardworking team player with a desire to learn and grow with us, capable of working smarter, faster, and harder to deliver tangible results and process improvements.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

1. Build low latency, scalable, and highly performant trading services in RUST, including Order Management System (OMS), exchange gateways, risk management systems, etc.
2. Enhance and maintain OMS functionality, ensuring efficient order execution, routing, and management in a high-frequency trading environment.
3. Be part of a fast-paced, dedicated engineering team committed to continuously improving and iterating on cutting-edge systems.
4. Contribute to building out new financial services, systems, and architecture within the cryptocurrency exchange ecosystem.
5. Gain exposure to low latency, high throughput techniques and algorithms.
6. Ensure security is prioritized, employing advanced encryption schemes to protect user and company data.
7. Collaborate closely with other tech teams to deliver high-quality products and improve system performance.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Innate curiosity and enthusiasm for learning new technologies.
• Experience in C++ and/or Rust.
• Experience with Python and SQL.
• Experience in programming areas such as:
• Multithreading
• Network programming, including multicast
• Performance benchmarking and tuning
• A strong commitment to delivering high-quality software, with testing embedded throughout the development lifecycle, including unit, integration, load, capacity, and failure recovery testing.
• Experience with trading systems architecture, including OMS, exchange gateway connectivity, market data ingestion, and high-throughput, low-latency systems.
• A pragmatic approach to developing clean, effective solutions to complex problems.
• Basic understanding of algorithms, data structures, databases, and distributed systems.