Lead Backend Engineer - Futures Trading Platform

NEXT Ventures; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NEXT Ventures in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a skilled software engineer to lead the Futures Trading Rules & Risk Squad. You will architect backend-heavy trading infrastructure and manage integrations with platforms like Rithmic and CQG.

This role demands 5+ years of experience in software engineering, particularly in backend systems using PHP/Laravel, along with effective stakeholder management. Join us to shape the future of trading.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with strong backend architecture expertise.
• Proficiency in PHP/Laravel and experience with Node.js, Next.js.
• Experience integrating trading platforms and financial trading infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Futures Trading Rules & Risk Squad for managing futures trading systems.
• Design and implement the Futures Rules Engine and Abuse Detection System.
• Conduct query optimization and performance tuning across high-volume systems.

Skills

PHP/Laravel

Backend architecture expertise

Node.js

Event-driven architectures

Stakeholder management

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Redis Streams

Job description

NEXT Ventures in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a skilled software engineer to lead the Futures Trading Rules & Risk Squad. You will architect backend-heavy trading infrastructure and manage integrations with platforms like Rithmic and CQG.

This role demands 5+ years of experience in software engineering, particularly in backend systems using PHP/Laravel, along with effective stakeholder management. Join us to shape the future of trading.