Team Lead Engineer Crypto

Skills

About the Role

You will lead crypto-related engineering for spot and derivatives exchanges. You will architect, specify, and build a perpetual futures exchange, including matching, collateral, liquidation, risk, API, KYC/AML, reporting, settlement, custody, banking, order management, accounting, analytics, and compliance systems. You will design scalable exchange systems, implement backend services and web applications, maintain software quality and test coverage, participate in code reviews, troubleshoot incidents, and support timely on-call engineering projects when needed.

Requirements

• Experience building a CLOB exchange, HFT, market-making, high-performance matching engines, margin/liquidation engines, or other high-throughput, low-latency, regulated, fault-tolerant financial systems
• Experience building crypto products
• BSc, MSc, or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related field
• Minimum 4 years of backend software development experience
• Experience with at least one modern programming language such as Golang, Python, C/C++, NodeJS, or Java
• SQL or relational database skills
• Hands-on knowledge of Bash, Linux, and Docker

Responsibilities

• Lead crypto-related engineering for spot and derivatives exchanges
• Architect, specify, and build a perpetual futures exchange
• Design scalable, mission-critical crypto exchange systems
• Implement backend services and web applications
• Maintain software quality and test coverage
• Participate in code reviews
• Troubleshoot incidents and reported bugs
• Provide on-call support for timely engineering projects when needed

Benefits

• Stock options
• Health benefits
• One-time USD 500 new-hire home-office setup
• USD 150 monthly stipend via a Brex Card