Low Latency Developer

As a Trading System Engineer at Tokka Labs, you build and scale the core infrastructure powering high-frequency trading across on-chain and traditional financial markets. You work at the intersection of software and finance, collaborating with traders, quants, and fellow engineers to design and implement high-performance systems that execute seamlessly in low-latency environments.

What you'll do

• Design and develop low-latency, high-throughput trading systems to support a wide range of algorithmic trading strategies
• Build and maintain robust connectivity with exchanges and protocols, ensuring reliable transaction processing and seamless market access
• Develop core system components to handle trade execution, order management, and real-time market data efficiently
• Optimize system performance through profiling, tuning, and architectural improvements to achieve ultra-fast execution and high reliability
• Collaborate closely with quantitative traders to translate trading ideas into scalable, production-grade systems
• Contribute to the design of flexible system architectures to support growing trading volumes and evolving market opportunities
• Ensure operational stability and uptime in a latency-sensitive trading environment

What you bring

• A strong understanding of traditional finance, architecture, and trading systems
• 5+ years of experience building and maintaining low-latency systems for algorithmic trading
• Proficiency in low-level programming using languages like Rust or C++
• Experience integrating with exchange and broker APIs, order management systems, pricing and risk engines, and smart order routers
• Skilled in system-level performance tuning, monitoring, and debugging
• A proactive mindset with strong problem-solving ability and comfort operating in rapidly evolving, high-velocity environments
• The ability to work collaboratively in a non-siloed engineering team with a focus on cross-team delivery and success

About Tokka Labs

Tokka Labs is a proprietary trading firm focused on close collaboration, rigorous research, and cutting-edge technology. They serve as market makers, searchers, and solvers for top protocols across the most popular blockchains, designing and implementing proprietary trading systems and strategies to provide liquidity in diverse and challenging environments.