Product Manager

As a Product Manager at Wintermute, you lead the development of our NODE platform, enabling seamless crypto trading experiences for institutional counterparties. This is a hands-on, cross-functional role with direct impact, where you work closely with engineers, designers, core developers, and stakeholders across the business to define, build, and ship a secure, scalable, and high-performance trading platform.

What you'll do

• Own the product lifecycle of our Single Dealer Platform end to end
• Translate business needs into detailed product requirements and technical specifications
• Manage the engineering team's roadmap, sprints, and deliverables using Agile methodologies
• Collaborate with developers, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure technical feasibility and alignment with best practices
• Ensure integration with market data feeds and execution systems using FIX protocol
• Contribute to architectural discussions and design reviews
• Uphold cybersecurity standards in coordination with security consultants
• Leverage AWS infrastructure for deploying, monitoring, and scaling platform components
• Use Python scripts for automation, prototyping, and light data analysis when needed
• Track KPIs and gather user feedback to iterate and improve product functionality and performance
• Maintain a focus on system latency, ensuring low-latency execution pathways and minimizing delays across the platform

What you bring

• 5+ years of experience in a technical Product Manager role, ideally in fintech, crypto, or capital markets
• A strong technical background that enables you to engage deeply with engineers on system design and infrastructure
• Familiarity with cybersecurity principles, identity and access management, and secure APIs
• Experience with AWS services such as EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, IAM, and CloudWatch
• Proficiency in Python scripting for basic automation or data parsing tasks
• An awareness of latency-critical systems and the ability to make trade-offs between speed, scalability, and reliability
• Experience managing full-stack product development with a focus on scalability and performance
• Excellent communication and documentation skills, especially when bridging technical and business perspectives

Nice to have

• Solid understanding and hands-on experience with the FIX protocol and electronic trading systems
• Prior experience building trading platforms or single dealer platforms
• Working knowledge of public and private networking concepts, including firewalls, VPNs, VPCs, subnets, and routing in cloud and hybrid environments
• Knowledge of crypto markets, blockchain infrastructure, and DeFi protocols
• Certifications in AWS or cybersecurity

What we offer

• Opportunity to work at one of the world's leading algorithmic trading firms
• Engaging projects offering accelerated responsibilities and ownership compared to traditional finance environments
• A vibrant working culture with team meals, festive celebrations, gaming events, and company-wide team building
• A Wintermute office in central London featuring amenities such as table tennis and foosball, personalized desk configurations, and a cozy team breakout area with games
• Informal, non-hierarchical, and collaborative company culture with a startup vibe
• Performance-based compensation with significant earning potential alongside standard perks including pension and private health insurance

About Wintermute

Wintermute is one of the leading global players in the digital asset markets and the largest crypto-native algorithmic trading company, providing liquidity across all major exchanges. Founded in 2017 by trading industry leaders, Wintermute combines the technology standards of high-frequency trading firms with the innovative and entrepreneurial culture of technology startups, actively participating in blockchain ecosystem development through DeFi participation, investments, partnerships, and incubations.