Senior Brokerage Systems Engineer (Trading, Clearing & Settlement, Accounting Systems)

Matrixport; Singapore; On-site; SGD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

BIT in Singapore is building a next-generation crypto financial platform. We seek a senior backend/ distributed systems engineer to design core trading, accounting, and settlement architectures, ensuring fund security and data consistency.

You will lead integrations with Clearing Brokers and Execution Venues, implement broker-level accounting and end-of-day reconciliation, and develop risk engines for margin and derivatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years of backend / distributed systems development experience, including 3+ years of core system experience at a securities firm or exchange.

Responsibilities

• Design architecture for core trading, accounting, and clearing systems.
• Lead system integration with Clearing Brokers and Execution Venues.
• Build broker-level accounting and end-of-day reconciliation system, ensuring data alignment with clearing parties and regulatory reporting.
• Design and iterate risk engines (margin and liquidation logic) and deposit/withdrawal/transfer flows.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and fund anomaly contingency plans across cross-functional teams.

Skills

OMS/EMS design

FIX protocol

Broker-level accounting systems

Backend / distributed systems

Chinese & English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

About the Company

BIT (formerly Matrixport) is a global digital asset financial services and infrastructure group. Headquartered in Singapore and founded in 2019, BIT bridges traditional finance and digital assets through governance-driven financial services and technology. The firm manages over US$7 billion in assets and facilitates more than US$7 billion in monthly trading volume. BIT offers services including custody, trading, asset and wealth management, liquidity and financing solutions, and tokenised real-world assets (RWA), serving institutional and professional investors globally. BIT Group entities maintain a licensed and regulated footprint across Singapore, Hong Kong, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States and Bhutan. For more information, visit www.bit.com

About the Role

At BIT, we come together as a dynamic team to tackle exciting challenges head-on, creating an environment bursting with openness, transparency, and inclusivity. Every graduate is a vital part of our mission, and your ideas will always be valued. We’re searching for passionate, intellectually curious, and entrepreneurial individuals ready to make a real impact in the crypto ecosystem and help create innovative products for the next billion users.

Responsibilities

• Core System Architecture: Design and implement the architecture for core systems including trading, accounting, and clearing & settlement, ensuring data consistency and fund security.
• External Institution Integration: Lead system integration with Clearing Brokers and Execution Venues.
• Accounting & Reconciliation System: Build a broker-level accounting and end-of-day reconciliation system, ensuring data alignment with clearing parties, upstream brokers, and regulatory reporting.
• Margin Financing & Options Derivatives: Design and iterate risk engines (margin and liquidation logic) and deposit/withdrawal/transfer flows to ensure fund safety.
• Stability & Contingency: Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and fund anomaly contingency plans. Collaborate cross-functionally with compliance, operations, product, and other teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years of backend / distributed systems development experience, including 3+ years of core system experience at a securities firm or exchange.

Required Skills

• Familiar with the full order lifecycle and OMS/EMS design.
• Proficient in the FIX protocol and able to independently complete FIX Engine integration.
• Deep understanding of clearing, settlement, and accounting mechanisms, with hands-on experience designing and implementing broker-level accounting systems.
• Strong engineering skills and good communication skills in both Chinese and English.

Preferred Skills

• Experience building a core system from 0 to 1 at an offshore securities firm.
• Knowledge of open-source/commercial components related to accounting or FIX.

Embrace the opportunity to thrive and grow with us as we shape the future together at BIT!

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