Lead Backend Engineer, Trading Platform & LowLatency Systems

Bullish, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bullish, Inc. is seeking a Lead Engineer for Trading Product Engineering. This hands-on role involves driving backend development for high-performance trading engine components. The ideal candidate has over 12 years of Java experience and a deep understanding of trading technologies.

You will mentor engineers, design reliable low-latency systems, and collaborate with teams across Hong Kong and Singapore. Bullish promotes a culture of technical excellence and innovation within the digital asset realm.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Java backend engineering focused on trading technologies.
• Proven ability in building low-latency trading systems.
• Experience with unit testing using JUnit and Mockito.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver reliable, low-latency Java code for the Exchange.
• Identify and solve bottlenecks to improve throughput and reliability.
• Mentor engineers and set high standards for code quality.

Skills

Java backend engineering

Low-latency trading systems

Concurrency primitives

Data structures and algorithms

API development

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Spring

Docker

Kubernetes

Git/GitHub

JIRA

Job description

Bullish, Inc. is seeking a Lead Engineer for Trading Product Engineering. This hands-on role involves driving backend development for high-performance trading engine components. The ideal candidate has over 12 years of Java experience and a deep understanding of trading technologies.

You will mentor engineers, design reliable low-latency systems, and collaborate with teams across Hong Kong and Singapore. Bullish promotes a culture of technical excellence and innovation within the digital asset realm.