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Low Latency Java Engineer

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2 Locations
Mid level
2 Locations
Mid level
Develop and maintain low-latency trading systems and APIs in Java for cryptocurrency. Collaborate with a global team to optimize performance and reliability.
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Focused on developing products and services for the digital assets sector, Bullish has rewired the traditional exchange to benefit asset holders, enable traders and increase market integrity. Supported by the group’s treasury, Bullish’s new breed of exchange combines deep liquidity, automated market making and industry-leading security and compliance to increase the accessibility of digital assets for investors. Bullish exchange is operated by Bullish (GI) Limited and is fully regulated in Gibraltar.Mission: To make trading with digital assets more rewarding and secure.​Vision: To be the most innovative, respected, and trusted leader in crypto.

Reports to:

Vice President, Engineering

A successful applicant for this position will be joining a global team of passionate engineers building a highly performant, highly available Trading System.

We are open to hiring this role at different levels depending on who we feel is the right candidate.

Required Experience / Qualifications:

Computer Science or related degree with demonstrable knowledge of:

  • Design principles and development of services with predictable low latencies in Java.

  • JVM memory model, JDK packages for Concurrency, NIO, Collections.

  • Collecting measurements for high performance distributed systems.

  • “Mechanics” of software/hardware at lower level: kernel, CPU, memory.

General responsibilities:

Work as part of a globally distributed (HK, SG, US) team to:

  • Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code.

  • Design and implement performant modules with high quality.

  • Design and implement internet facing APIs for cryptocurrency trading.

  • Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.

  • Maintain a productive development environment (best practices, DevOps, CI/CD, etc.).

Our Tech Stack:

  • Core backend: Java 17/21, NIO architecture, Micronaut framework (DI)

  • Messaging: IPC, Aeron, Kafka.

  • External connectivity: FIX protocol, websocket/RESTful services.

  • CI: GitHub, Buildkite. Monitoring: Datadog.

  • Deployment: Docker, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform.

We interact via cloud-based services: Slack, JIRA, Confluence, Gdocs/Gmail+, …

Bonus knowledge / experience:

  • Financial services experience.

  • Familiarity with financial products: spot, forwards, perpetuals, options, etc.

  • Expert knowledge in some of the technologies used in our tech stack (above).

  • Familiarity with blockchain technologies.

Bullish is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are fast evolving and striving towards being a globally-diverse community. With integrity at our core, our success is driven by a talented team of individuals and the different perspectives they are encouraged to bring to work every day.

Top Skills

Aeron
Buildkite
Ci/Cd
Datadog
Docker
Fix
Git
Google Cloud Platform
Ipc
Java 17
Java 21
Kafka
Kubernetes
Micronaut
Nio

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