Lead Engineer, Trading Product Engineering

As a Lead Engineer for Trading Product Engineering at Bullish, you'll drive backend development of the applications, frameworks, and tools that power Bullish Exchange, a regulated, institutionally focused digital assets spot and derivatives platform. You'll design and build high-performance trading engine components that orchestrate a hybrid matching engine combining a Central Limit Order Book with proprietary Automated Market Making, working with a distributed team based primarily in Hong Kong and Singapore. This is a hands-on technical role with leadership expectations: you set the technical bar, mentor engineers, and shape how the team works.

What you'll do

• Design and deliver reusable, reliable, low-latency Java code that powers the Exchange
• Apply deep TradFi product knowledge across Spot and Derivatives to ensure functional correctness and market fit
• Identify bottlenecks and engineer solutions that improve throughput, latency, and reliability
• Set the bar for code quality, automation, and design across the team
• Mentor engineers and define what good looks like across the organization
• Collaborate closely with engineers, product, and project management across Hong Kong, Singapore, and other Bullish hubs

What you bring

• 12+ years of Java backend engineering experience, with a focus on front-office execution and trading technologies
• Expert-level Java (17+), including the JVM, concurrency primitives, and collections
• Proven track record of architecting and building low-latency trading systems from the ground up
• Strong command of data structures, algorithms, and TDD/BDD practices, including thorough unit test coverage with JUnit and Mockito
• Hands-on experience with Spring or Micronaut, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Working knowledge of messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Solace
• Solid understanding of Spot, Futures, and Options markets
• Hands-on experience with agentic AI development: LLM integration, prompt engineering, and SDLC automation
• Familiarity with Git/GitHub, JIRA, Confluence, and CI/CD practices
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field

Nice to have

• Familiarity with TypeScript
• Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Experience in the cryptocurrency or digital asset space

About Bullish

Bullish is an institutionally focused global digital asset platform providing market infrastructure and information services. It operates Bullish Exchange, a regulated spot and derivatives exchange in Germany, Hong Kong, and Gibraltar; CoinDesk Indices, a collection of tradable proprietary benchmarks tracking digital asset performance; CoinDesk Data, providing real-time market data and analytics; and CoinDesk Insights, a digital media platform covering news and insights on digital assets, markets, policy, and blockchain technology.