Senior Low-Latency Trading Systems Engineer

OKX; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Education subsidy/LD programs

Team events

Wellness and meal allowances

Healthcare for employees and dependers

Job summary

OKX is hiring Java/C++ engineers for its Exchange Middle Platform. You will design, develop, and optimize core trading modules including the matching engine, real-time market data streaming, and data analysis.

The role emphasizes building scalable, low-latency, high-availability systems and leveraging AI to improve efficiency in a fast-paced environment. You’ll work on a distributed tech stack in Singapore, collaborating with teams across regions.

Qualifications

• Strong OO programming skills in Java or C++
• Experience building low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems
• Ability to optimize performance and diagnose complex issues with debugging tools
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and networking concepts
• Experience with real-time data streaming and market data architectures
• Bachelor’s or higher in a STEM field

Responsibilities

• Design and implement trading products including spot, futures, perpetual swaps, and options
• Build and optimize real-time market data gateway
• Improve performance, latency, availability, and scalability of trading systems

Skills

Java or C++

Low-latency

High-throughput

System design

Concurrency

Memory management

Debugging

STEM background

Network protocols

Education

STEM education background

Tools

Docker/Kubernetes

Profilers/Debuggers

Job description

OKX is hiring Java/C++ engineers for its Exchange Middle Platform. You will design, develop, and optimize core trading modules including the matching engine, real-time market data streaming, and data analysis.

The role emphasizes building scalable, low-latency, high-availability systems and leveraging AI to improve efficiency in a fast-paced environment. You’ll work on a distributed tech stack in Singapore, collaborating with teams across regions.