Software Engineer - Trading Backend
True Markets Inc. operates a stablecoin-native digital-asset exchange and trading platform across centralized and decentralized markets. It provides web and iOS trading, APIs, SDKs, wallets, and agent-ready tools for retail traders, fintechs, brokerages, banks, trading firms, market makers, and other integrators.
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About True Markets Inc.
True Markets operates a digital-asset exchange and trading platform offering centralized and decentralized market access through web and iOS applications. Its Gateway provides APIs for trading, payments, prices, yield, and agentic execution across multiple chains, supported by REST, FIX, WebSocket, CLI, SDK, and MCP integrations. The company offers non-custodial wallets, qualified third-party custody, KYC/AML processes, stablecoin settlement, and continuous operation. Its clients include individual traders, fintechs, brokerages, banks, trading firms, market makers, funds, automated strategies, and businesses embedding trading and wallet functionality.
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About the Role
Build and maintain centralized trading infrastructure and server-side components, primarily using C++, to power real-time trading systems. Design and implement high-performance APIs, optimize system latency, work with colocation hardware and cloud resources, support production environments, and improve observability and testing.
Requirements
- Strong background in performance-critical software engineering and system-level tuning
- Proven experience in systems programming languages such as C++ or Rust
- Experience in financial services, fintech, or crypto
- Proficient in Linux development and operations
- Experience with low-latency messaging technologies and transports
- 5+ years of experience with modern C++ (C++17 or newer) and tooling such as CMake, gcc/clang, and gtest
- Linux administration and performance tuning skills
- Experience with advanced performance techniques such as kernel bypass networking, CPU isolation, core affinity, and memory optimizations
- Familiarity with security hardening practices
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS, and cost optimization
- Knowledge of networking fundamentals and administration
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Ansible and Terraform
- Experience with observability and monitoring frameworks such as Grafana and Prometheus
- Familiarity with modern SDLC workflows and CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain trading system applications and supporting code infrastructure
- Work with colocation hardware and cloud resources
- Utilize automated testing tools to validate code changes and ensure reliability
- Support DevOps processes and SDLC tooling
- Participate in code reviews
- Support development, user acceptance testing, and production environments
- Document and maintain public APIs and internal documentation
- Identify and implement observability tools for monitoring and troubleshooting
Benefits
- Full healthcare coverage
- Equity
- Remote flexibility
