Senior Engineering Director (Trading)

P2P; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading crypto exchange in Singapore is seeking a talented individual to design innovative trading solutions and optimize trading architecture. Candidates should have a solid STEM education and experience in high-performance systems along with a strong logical thinking ability. Knowledge of the crypto trading industry is essential, and team management experience will be an advantage. This role offers a competitive compensation package and various benefits.

Benefits

Competitive total compensation package

L&D programs and Education subsidy

Various team building programs

Exciting company events

Qualifications

• Experience in R&D and architecture of high-performance and low-latency systems.
• Familiar with distributed systems and microservice architecture.
• Strong logical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement innovative solutions for trading products.
• Build out an industry-leading risk management platform.
• Optimize performance and stability for trading architecture.

Skills

R&D and architecture of high-performance systems

Distributed systems and microservice architecture

Automated testing and continuous integration

Logical thinking and problem-solving skills

Understanding of the crypto trading industry

Team management experience

Education

Solid STEM education background

Job description

Who We Are:

At OKX, we believe that the future will be reshaped by crypto, and ultimately contribute to every individual's freedom. OKX is a leading crypto exchange, and the developer of OKX Wallet, giving millions access to crypto trading and decentralized crypto applications (dApps). OKX is also a trusted brand by hundreds of large institutions seeking access to crypto markets. We are safe and reliable, backed by our Proof of Reserves. Across our multiple offices globally, we are united by our core principles: We Before Me, Do the Right Thing, and Get Things Done. These shared values drive our culture, shape our processes, and foster a friendly, rewarding, and diverse environment for every OK‑er. OKX is part of OKG, a group that brings the value of Blockchain to users around the world, through our leading products OKX, OKX Wallet, OKLink and more.

About the Opportunity:

The trading services team provides core order and position management systems, manual, automatic, social, and broker trading products of full spectrum of products (spot, margin, futures, options, perpetures, etc.) for the exchange. It is the backbone of our industry‑leading trading product used by millions of users.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Design and implement innovative solutions for our full range of trading products including spot, future, perpetual swap and options
• Build out industry‑leading risk management platform
• Build out automated trading strategies
• Performance, stability optimization for overall trading architecture aiming for low latency, high availability and scalability

What We Look For In You:

• Solid STEM (Science/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics) education background
• Experienced in R&D and architecture of high‑performance and low‑latency systems, with good system optimization skills.
• Familiar with distributed systems and microservice architecture
• Experience in practicing automated testing and continuous integration
• Strong logical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Good understanding of the crypto trading industry, able to participate in business decision‑making and implementation, and able to make good technical planning to support business iteration and innovation efficiently.
• Crypto trading, traditional trading core system, or big/complicated distributed system experience is a plus
• Team management experience is a plus

Nice to Haves:

• Relevant experience in a global trading companies/ exchanges.
• Strong passion for crypto/ Block Chain.
• Global exposure and a cross‑cultural mindset.
• Certain Mandarin understanding level due to business requirement.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development
• Various team building programs and company events
• More that we love to tell you along the process!