Quant Developer (Rust), Liquidity Platform, Delta One Systematic Trading

Leadingnation; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive total compensation package

Learning and development programs

Team building programs

Wellness and meal allowance

Comprehensive healthcare schemes

Job summary

A prominent financial technology firm in Hong Kong is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its Liquidity Platform. This role involves developing and implementing cross-venue liquidity strategies, designing scalable infrastructure, and optimizing low-latency trading systems. Ideal candidates possess a deep understanding of market making, proficiency in Rust/C++, and experience with cloud platforms. The company offers competitive compensation, L&D programs, and comprehensive healthcare.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of market making concepts including inventory management.
• Experience with cross-venue trading strategies and market dynamics.
• Proficiency in Rust/C++ programming language.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement cross-venue liquidity strategies.
• Design and build scalable trading infrastructure.
• Architect low-latency trading systems for CeFi and DeFi.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and auto-recovery for trading ops.

Skills

Market making concepts understanding

Cross-venue trading strategies

Network protocols knowledge

Rust/C++ proficiency

High-performance distributed systems

Cloud platform experience (AWS, GCP, etc.)

Distributed systems

Networking protocols

WebSocket

Cloud platforms

Backtesting

Trading infrastructure

Job description

Who We Are

At OKX, we believe that the future will be reshaped by crypto, and ultimately contribute to every individual's freedom.

OKX is a leading crypto exchange, and the developer of OKX Wallet, giving millions access to crypto trading and decentralized crypto applications (dApps). OKX is also a trusted brand by hundreds of large institutions seeking access to crypto markets. We are safe and reliable, backed by our Proof of Reserves.

Across our multiple offices globally, we are united by our core principles: We Before Me, Do the Right Thing, and Get Things Done. These shared values drive our culture, shape our processes, and foster a friendly, rewarding, and diverse environment for every OK-er.

OKX is part of OKG, a group that brings the value of Blockchain to users around the world, through our leading products OKX, OKX Wallet, OKLink and more.

About The Opportunity

Liquidity Platform provides cutting-edge technology that covers all aspects of crypto trading. We build low-latency connectivity to global crypto venues, including both Cefi and Defi venues, strategy services for automated pricing and trading bots, high-frequency data capturing and analysis, and state-of-art micro frontend for trading management. On top of all these infrastructures, we build highly customized strategies to facilitate crypto liquidities.

If you are a strong technologist who is excited about the potential of crypto trading, interested in fully-automated systematic trading, we should talk.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer for Liquidity Platform - Delta One Strategy Engineering Team. During your tenure with us, you will be working closely with a liquidity manager for strategy development using an in-house build strategy toolkit. You will demonstrate and develop professional capabilities in the following areas: managing inventory & risk of applications, strategic thinking and problem solving, collaborating with product managers, engineers and liquidity managers, effective communication.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop and implement cross-venue liquidity strategies with a deep understanding of market microstructure, order book dynamics, and execution optimization
• Design and build scalable, fault-tolerant trading infrastructure that can handle 24/7 crypto market operations
• Architect low-latency trading systems that can execute strategies across CeFi and DeFi venues simultaneously
• Implement robust monitoring, alerting, and auto-recovery systems for trading operations

What We Look For In You

• Deep understanding of market making concepts, including spread modeling, inventory management, adverse selection, and order flow toxicity
• Experience with cross-venue trading strategies, arbitrage identification, and understanding of venue-specific market dynamics
• Knowledge of network protocols, TCP/UDP optimization, and WebSocket connections
• Proficiency in Rust/C++ language
• Strong understanding of building high-performance, low-latency distributed systems
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, AliCloud, GCP) and on-premise infrastructure
• Passion for trading and genuine interest in crypto markets
• Experience with backtesting frameworks and strategy simulation

Nice to Have

• Previous experience in proprietary trading, market making, or quantitative research roles
• Experience building and maintaining trading infrastructure at scale

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• L&D programs and education subsidy for employees' growth and development
• Various team building programs and company events
• Wellness and meal allowance
• Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants
• More that we love to tell you along the process!