Senior Software Engineer, Trading Services
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As a Senior Software Engineer in Trading Services at OKX, you will lead mission-critical, data-intensive projects for the Trading Data sub-team, which owns trading and market data analytics for our exchange. You join an elite team building the backbone of our industry-leading trading product used by millions of users, designing data applications that deliver precision, speed, and insights while driving innovation in our data foundations to ensure highly reliable and scalable solutions.
What you'll do
- Lead the design and development of high-performance, real-time, data-intensive applications for the trading domain
- Leverage AI coding tools as part of your daily engineering workflow to accelerate delivery and code quality
- Drive future-proof innovative data solutions to solve problems at scale
- Lead projects with an Agile mindset, ensuring timely delivery and continuous improvement
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, front end, QA, and infrastructure engineers to execute and deliver
- Uphold best practices in code quality, performance optimization, and data management across the team
- Mentor and support junior engineers, helping them grow their technical expertise
What you bring
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
- 5 years of hands-on experience in the big data domain with a proven track record of solving complex data challenges
- Demonstrated success in driving and delivering solutions to challenging data-related problems
- Expertise in semi-structured data, data processing pipelines, data modeling, and OLAP solutions
- Excellent logical thinking and problem-solving skills
- A natural curiosity with the ability to navigate uncertainty and keen attention to detail
Nice to have
- Deep understanding of modern event-driven architecture
- Experience in search and recommendation systems
- Familiarity with and interest in cutting-edge data technologies such as PolarDB, TiDB, Starrocks, and Clickhouse
- Experience working with multi-region and multi-cultural teams
What we offer
- Competitive total compensation package
- Learning and development programs and education subsidy for your growth and development
- Various team building programs and company events
- Wellness and meal allowances
- Comprehensive healthcare schemes for you and dependents
About OKX
OKX is a leading crypto exchange and developer of OKX Wallet, giving millions access to crypto trading and decentralized applications. OKX is trusted by hundreds of large institutions seeking access to crypto markets and is backed by its Proof of Reserves. Part of OKG, OKX operates globally with core principles of We Before Me, Do the Right Thing, and Get Things Done.
Note: OKX will prioritise applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore and do not require visa sponsorship.
Context for this role
From the live jobs we track on CryptoJobsHQ, updated daily.
OKX has 139 open roles on CryptoJobsHQ: 30 in Legal & Compliance, 24 in Engineering and 20 in Marketing. 1% are fully remote, most of the rest in Hong Kong and Singapore. The median advertised base salary is $224k, from 21 listings that publish pay.
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