Trading System Architect - Market Making

Ambition Singapore; Singapore; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Market Making Trading System Architect to enhance its high-performance trading infrastructure. This role involves designing a low-latency matching engine and optimizing trading systems for scalability and efficiency. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in backend development, particularly within financial trading systems, and a strong command of Java and concurrent programming. This innovative firm offers the flexibility of working in Singapore or remotely, providing an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge trading technology and collaborate with global stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in backend development, 4+ years in financial trading systems.
• Expertise in high-performance computing and low-latency system design.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a high-concurrency, low-latency matching engine.
• Design efficient matching algorithms for optimal trading performance.

Skills

Backend Development

High-Performance Computing

Concurrent Programming

Low-Latency System Design

Java

Multithreading

System Performance Optimization

Bilingual (English and Mandarin)

Tools

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Job description

Our client is a leading financial firm, and they are looking for a Market Making Trading System Architect to drive the development and optimization of its high-performance trading infrastructure. This role involves designing and enhancing a low-latency matching engine, ensuring system scalability, and improving execution efficiency in a high-throughput trading environment. This role can be based in Singapore or open to remote candidates.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, optimize, and maintain a high-concurrency, low-latency matching engine for institutional trading.
• Design and implement efficient matching algorithms to ensure fairness, accuracy, and speed.
• Enhance core trading components, including order matching and order book management, for optimal performance.
• Architect and optimize system infrastructure to ensure scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance in a high-throughput trading environment.

Requirements

• 7+ years of backend development experience, with at least 4 years in financial trading systems (e.g., equities, forex, futures).
• Strong expertise in high-performance computing, concurrent programming, and low-latency system design.
• Proficiency in Java (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud) and experience with multithreading, JVM tuning, and system performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience with distributed systems, messaging queues, databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis), and caching strategies.
• Familiarity with trading rules, execution mechanisms, and order book management.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) is a plus.
• Prior exposure to crypto, digital assets, or market-making platforms is an advantage.
• Bilingual in English and Mandarin to collaborate with global stakeholders.

Regrettably, only shortlisted candidates will be notified.