Head of Trading Engine

Gate; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Gate is seeking a senior engineer to architect and implement the next-generation matching engine for a leading digital asset platform. You will design matching models, order book structures, memory management, and lock-free concurrency to support tens of millions of users.

You will set extreme latency and throughput standards, quantify core metrics, build resilient disaster recovery, multi-active setups, and lead a world-class team to push engineering excellence in a high-stakes crypto exchange

Qualifications

• Experience designing high-performance, low-latency systems for financial markets.
• Hands-on work with high-frequency trading platforms and exchange tech.
• Deep knowledge of CPU caches, network stacks, and kernel tuning.
• Ability to balance theoretical models with production constraints.
• Proven track record leading architecture decisions under volatility.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design and implementation of the next-gen matching engine.
• Define latency and throughput metrics such as TPS and P99/P999 latency.
• Build high-availability disaster recovery and multi-active fault tolerance.
• Foster a world-class engineering culture and drive capability upgrades.

Skills

High-performance systems

High-concurrency

HFT experience

Crypto exchange experience

Low-latency optimization

CPU cache optimization

System architecture

Latency analysis

Job description

About the Company

Gate is one of the world's earliest and most mature digital asset platforms, serving tens of millions of users globally. We are consistently ranked among the top global exchanges, providing comprehensive trading and wealth management products covering thousands of digital assets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architectural design and implementation of the next-generation matching engine, including matching models, order book data structures, memory management, and lock-free concurrency.
• Establish extreme engineering standards for latency and throughput, defining and quantifying core metrics such as TPS and P99/P999 latency.
• Build high-availability disaster recovery and full-link fault recovery mechanisms, including multi-active architectures to ensure zero interruption during extreme market conditions.
• Build and lead a world-class engineering team, fostering a top-tier engineering culture and driving technical capability upgrades.

Requirements

• Experience in high-performance, high-concurrency systems at major tech firms.
• Experience in traditional finance high-frequency trading systems (HFT market makers, derivatives exchanges, or clearing systems).
• Experience in top-tier crypto exchanges focusing on matching engines and high-concurrency optimization.
• Experience in low-latency infrastructure (exchange technology providers or financial cloud infrastructure) focusing on low-level optimization.
• Obsession with micro/nanosecond-level latency and deep understanding of CPU cache lines, network protocol stacks, and kernel details.
• Systematic thinking skills to handle architectural trade-offs under extreme market volatility.
• Ability to balance theoretical matching models with real-world production engineering constraints.