VP Algo/SOR Developer

Galaxy Digital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 74,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Health benefits

Job summary

Galaxy Digital in London is seeking a senior engineer to design and develop a low-latency EMS/Smart Order Router system for institutional trading. You will implement routing algorithms across FX/crypto markets and collaborate with traders and product managers to enhance algorithmic capabilities.

You will work in a fast-paced, global team environment, leveraging AWS/GCP and cloud-based deployments while ensuring high performance and resilience in production trading systems.

Qualifications

• Must have strong problem-solving mindset and ability to work in fast-paced environment.
• Experience with low-latency trading systems and market data feeds.
• Proficiency with trading system architecture including OMS/EMS and market gateways.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop a low-latency, high-throughput EMS/Smart Order Router system.
• Implement intelligent routing algorithms based on execution quality, liquidity, latency, and cost.
• Collaborate with traders and product managers to refine routing logic and build new algorithmic capabilities.

Tools

Java

Linux

AWS

GCP

DevOps

Job description

Salary: £74,000 - 90,000 per year

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience developing routing strategies for specific markets, such as FX markets or crypto exchanges, in Java
• Knowledge of tick data analytics and real-time market data processing
• Familiarity with cloud-based market access or hybrid deployments
• Experience working in high-frequency or algorithmic trading environments
• Experience building low-latency systems and working with multicast/unicast market data feeds
• Strong understanding of the application and infrastructure stack associated with electronic and algorithmic trading
• Strong technical background with the ability to understand system architecture and technical workflows
• Proficiency with trading system architecture, including OMS/EMS and market gateways
• Strong understanding of concurrency, networking, and memory management
• Experience with Linux systems and performance profiling tools
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Bonus: experience in DeFi or crypto
• Bonus: exposure to regulatory or compliance-driven environments
• Bonus: familiarity with cloud-based infrastructure, such as AWS or GCP, or DevOps processes

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop a low-latency, high-throughput EMS/Smart Order Router system
• Implement intelligent routing algorithms based on execution quality, liquidity, latency, and cost
• Collaborate with traders and product managers to refine routing logic and build new algorithmic capabilities
• Monitor and optimize system performance under real-world trading conditions
• Contribute to system resilience and business continuity
• Provide support for production trading issues

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Cloud
• DevOps
• GCP
• Support
• Java
• Linux

More:

We are Galaxy Digital Inc. (Nasdaq: GLXY), a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, building onchain infrastructure that connects institutions to digital assets through trading, advisory, asset management, staking, self-custody, and tokenization. We also develop and operate data center infrastructure to power AI and HPC workloads. Anchored by our Helios campus in Texas, we are building a multi-gigawatt pipeline of more than 5.7 GW of potential capacity, positioning us among the largest and fastest-growing data center developers in North America. We are headquartered in New York City, with offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. We are a diverse team of free thinkers and fast movers, united by a mission-first approach and a culture of builders and overachievers. We value excellence, alignment, transparency, independent decision-making, and building dream teams. This role is based in London and offers a competitive base salary and discretionary bonus, company-paid health and protective benefits for employees and eligible dependents, free virtual coaching and counseling sessions, opportunities to learn about the crypto industry, smart entrepreneurial colleagues, and employee resource groups. Benefits may vary depending on location.

last updated 37 week of 2026