Senior Java Engineer for Low-Latency Trading Platform

Hytech; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Public transportation access

Corporate insurance coverage

Gym and fitness claims

Training and development opportunities

Career growth projects

Job summary

Hytech is seeking a Senior Java Engineer to design and build the core backend infrastructure powering a global trading platform. You will architect high-performance, low-latency distributed systems capable of supporting large-scale trading and set the long-term technical direction of the platform.

Responsibilities include designing scalable architectures with high availability, collaborating with product and QA, and leading critical components.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of Java development experience with at least 2 years in large-scale distributed system architecture.
• Strong expertise in Java concurrency, JVM tuning, performance optimization, and troubleshooting.
• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot, microservices, Dubbo, Kafka/RocketMQ, Redis, Elasticsearch, Netty, and WebSocket.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve scalable distributed architectures with high availability, disaster recovery, and multi-region active-active deployment.
• Collaborate with Product and QA teams to design, develop, and deliver core backend services.
• Lead architecture design and develop critical system components.
• Drive performance optimization across JVM, databases, middleware, and application code.
• Define technical roadmaps, architecture standards, and engineering best practices.
• Research and introduce emerging technologies such as AI and Web3 where applicable.

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

JVM tuning

Performance optimization

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Spring Boot

Microservices

Dubbo

Kafka/RocketMQ

Redis

Elasticsearch

Netty

WebSocket

Job description

Hytech is seeking a Senior Java Engineer to design and build the core backend infrastructure powering a global trading platform. You will architect high-performance, low-latency distributed systems capable of supporting large-scale trading and set the long-term technical direction of the platform.

Responsibilities include designing scalable architectures with high availability, collaborating with product and QA, and leading critical components.