Senior Backend Engineer – Trading Systems & Low-Latency

SBI Coinhako; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage including GP, Special

Generous annual leaves

CBD office in Singapore

Self-care benefits and fitness/worksh

Vibrant office with pantry

Job summary

Coinhako in Singapore is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain high-performance tooling for the Trading Desk. You will integrate with exchanges, liquidity providers, and internal systems using REST, WebSocket and FIX, and you’ll optimize workflows for reliability, latency and scalability.

We value 5–6 years in trading systems, strong Python or Go (C++ a plus), and experience with AWS, Docker, Terraform, SQL/NoSQL.

Qualifications

• 5–6 years of professional work experience as a Software Engineer in designing and building Trading systems.
• Strong background in Python or Go, knowledge in C++ will be an advantage.
• Experience with REST APIs and WebSocket, and FIX connectivity.
• Familiarity with the trade lifecycle, financial products, trading venues, risk controls, and execution workflows.
• Experience building trading infrastructure such as order management, execution, market data, risk, reconciliation, or post-trade workflows.
• Exposure to low-latency, high-throughput, or high-frequency trading systems is a strong advantage.
• Experience with cloud and infrastructure tooling such as AWS, Docker, and Terraform.
• Experience building systems using SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced work environment.
• Demonstrate a collaborative attitude with a bias toward action.
• Experience working in Cryptocurrency/Blockchain/Fintech/Financial firms.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and internal tools that support Coinhako's Trading Desk operations.
• Integrate with exchanges, liquidity providers, trading venues, and internal systems using REST APIs, WebSocket, and FIX where applicable.
• Improve the reliability, scalability, latency, and observability of internal trading systems.
• Automate manual trading operations and reduce operational risk through better tooling and system design.
• Participate in all phases of the development life cycle such as developing, code review, testing, and debugging.

Skills

Python

Go

REST APIs

WebSocket

FIX connectivity

Low-latency

AWS

Docker

Terraform

SQL/NoSQL databases

Communication

Crypto/Fintech

Tools

AWS

Docker

Terraform

Job description

Coinhako in Singapore is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain high-performance tooling for the Trading Desk. You will integrate with exchanges, liquidity providers, and internal systems using REST, WebSocket and FIX, and you’ll optimize workflows for reliability, latency and scalability.

We value 5–6 years in trading systems, strong Python or Go (C++ a plus), and experience with AWS, Docker, Terraform, SQL/NoSQL.