VP, Java Electronic Trading Engineer
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As VP, Java Electronic Trading Engineer at Galaxy Digital, you lead the development of next-generation crypto trading systems for the London trading technology team. You bring 10+ years of server-side Java expertise, with deep knowledge of order management systems, market connectivity, low latency messaging, or price distribution, and you own projects from conception through resolution.
What you'll do
- Design and develop low latency pricing and trading systems in a Linux environment
- Build robust order management and market connectivity infrastructure
- Optimise application performance through profiling and advanced tuning techniques
- Lead and mentor the trading technology team to deliver institutional-grade systems
What you bring
- 10+ years of relevant development experience
- Excellent core Java skills with exceptional knowledge of concurrency and multithreaded programming
- Proven experience developing low latency pricing and trading systems in a Linux environment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently
- Application performance profiling and optimisation expertise
Nice to have
- eFX development experience in a low latency, zero garbage collection environment
- Knowledge of institutional encodings such as FIX and SBE
- Experience with fault tolerant, high availability, and distributed computing systems
- Familiarity with low latency messaging frameworks such as Aeron or 29West
- Docker, Kubernetes, or AWS experience
- Knowledge of crypto and blockchain technology
What we offer
- Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus
- Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees and their eligible dependents
- Free virtual coaching and counselling sessions
- Opportunities to deepen your knowledge of the crypto industry
- Access to Employee Resource Groups
About Galaxy Digital
Galaxy Digital Inc. (Nasdaq: GLXY) is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure. The company delivers on-chain infrastructure connecting institutions to digital assets, including trading, advisory, asset management, staking, and tokenization, while also developing and operating data center infrastructure for AI and HPC workloads. Galaxy is headquartered in New York with offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Context for this role
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