Market Maker Engineer - Sports Trading

55 Tech; Lisboa; Híbrido; EUR 55 000 - 95 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

55 Tech in Lisbon is seeking a Market Maker Engineer to own the market making side, developing, improving, and scaling our engine across multiple venues.

You will design and evolve high-performance backend systems to handle low-latency data and real-time order management, collaborating with the odds feed API and API betting teams in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.

Qualificações

• 0-3 years backend development experience.
• Mandatory experience in SQL, Python, Node.js and TypeScript.
• Experience with Git, GitHub or GitLab.
• Docker is a plus.
• Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS, GCP, or similar).
• Finance or sports knowledge is a plus.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and initiative.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Experience in market making or trading systems.
• Latency and performance optimization experience.

Responsabilidades

• Own the market making side and scale across venues.
• Design and evolve market making systems for low latency.
• Ensure reliable and scalable execution across exchanges.
• Work on high-performance backend handling high-frequency data and orders.
• Collaborate with odds feed API and API betting teams.

Conhecimentos

Entrepreneurial mindset

Cross-functional work style

Willing to work long hours

Autonomy and initiative

Ferramentas

SQL

Python

Node.js

TypeScript

Git/GitHub/GitLab

Docker

Descrição da oferta de emprego

We are seeking for a highly motivated Market Maker Engineer to join our growing team.

We have built the backend infrastructure powering market making on sports exchanges. Our clients provide liquidity and pricing, and we handle the full integration process. We are the middleman market maker.

In this role, you will take ownership of the market making side - developing, improving, and scaling our engine across multiple venues.

As a Market Maker Engineer, you will design and evolve our market making systems, ensuring reliable and scalable execution across multiple exchanges. You will work on high-performance backend systems handling high-frequency data and real-time order management. You will work closely with the odds feed API team and the API betting team.

If you enjoy solving distributed systems challenges, optimizing for latency and working in an environment at the intersection of technology and finance, this role is for you.

Preferred Background

• 0-3 years of backend development experience
• Mandatory experience in SQL /Python / Node.js (and API frameworks) / Typescript
• Experience with Git, GitHub / GitLab or equivalent
• Docker is a plus
• Finance knowledge is a plus
• Sports knowledge is a plus
• Entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to take initiative.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Experience in market making or trading systems
• Experience optimizing systems for latency and performance
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar)

Must Haves

• You get things done.
• You’re willing to work long hours to achieve goals.
• You’re relentless and surpass expectations.
• You hold high standards, always putting customers first.
• You’re driven, go above and beyond, and strive for excellence.
• You communicate clearly and effectively.
• You’re not afraid to challenge ideas or disagree when it matters, fostering a team-oriented approach.
• You work autonomously and thrive independently.
• You’re ready to work hard.

About 55 Tech

What We Do

At 55 Tech, we’re building the data infrastructure for the sports and esports industries - two of the most dynamic and fast-evolving sectors in entertainment. Launched in late 2023, we’ve been growing at an incredible pace, and this is just the beginning. We are 13 people now at 55 Tech.

Our Vision

Our ambition is to empower organizations of all sizes to access, understand, and leverage sports data seamlessly - unlocking smarter decisions, greater efficiency, and new opportunities for innovation.

We focus on precision, speed, and reliability. In a world where milliseconds matter, our goal is to be the infrastructure layer that our partners can fully trust.