Exchange Connectivity Developer

Our client is a global leading crypto HFT firm. It is hiring an experienced Exchange Connectivity Developer to build and scale ultra-low latency exchange connectivity for global cryptocurrency markets. You’ll work at the core of the trading stack, partnering directly with traders and quantitative researchers to deliver reliable, high-performance execution infrastructure.

This is a hands-on role for engineers from leading HFT firms, proprietary trading firms or crypto market makers with deep experience in exchange protocols and electronic trading.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop low-latency exchange connectivity for cryptocurrency venues.
• Implement and maintain FIX and native binary exchange protocols. Optimise market data and order entry performance.
• Improve resiliency, monitoring and failover capabilities.
• Collaborate with trading, quantitative research and infrastructure teams.
• Support onboarding of new exchanges and trading venues.
• Diagnose production issues and continuously improve system performance.

Qualifications

• Experience with crypto exchange connectivity.
• 2–7 years of software engineering experience.
• Experience with native binary protocols.
• Strong C++ development skills, experience working in latency-sensitive environments.
• Deep understanding of FIX protocol and exchange APIs.
• Experience working within HFT, proprietary trading or crypto trading firms.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP networking, Linux and performance optimisation. Excellent problem-solving skills.