2 months ago
Hong Kong, Hong KongStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver reusable, reliable, low-latency Java code for Bullish Exchange.
- Architect and build high-performance trading engine components and distributed systems.
- Identify bottlenecks and improve system throughput, latency, and reliability.
- Apply TradFi knowledge across spot, futures, and options to ensure functional correctness and market fit.
- Set standards for code quality, automation, and system design.
- Mentor engineers and define engineering best practices across the organization.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and project management teams across global hubs.
Requirements
- 12+ years of Java backend engineering experience focused on front-office execution and trading technologies.
- Expertise in Java 17+, the JVM, concurrency primitives, collections, data structures, and algorithms.
- A proven track record architecting and building low-latency trading systems from the ground up.
- Experience with unit testing using JUnit and Mockito and with TDD/BDD practices.
- Hands-on experience with Spring or Micronaut, Docker, Kubernetes, and messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Solace.
- Strong understanding of spot, futures, and options markets.
- Hands-on experience with agentic AI development, LLM integration, prompt engineering, and SDLC automation.
- Familiarity with Git, GitHub, JIRA, Confluence, and CI/CD practices.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Familiarity with TypeScript and Google Cloud Platform is preferred.
- Experience in cryptocurrency or digital assets is preferred.
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About Bullish
Bullish operates a regulated digital asset platform for institutional and professional investors, built around a spot and derivatives exchange that combines a central limit order book with automated market making. It is regulated by BaFin (Germany), the Hong Kong SFC, and the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission. Bullish also owns CoinDesk, including CoinDesk Indices, market data products, and a digital media and events business.