Engineering Director, Trading Service - Singapore - OKX

    OKX
    OKX Singapore

    3 days ago

    Accounting / Finance
    Description
    OKX will be prioritising applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require OKX's sponsorship of a visa

    About OKX

    At OKX, we believe that the future will be reshaped by crypto, and ultimately contribute to every individual's freedom. OKX is a leading crypto exchange, and the developer of OKX Wallet, giving millions access to crypto trading and decentralized crypto applications (dApps). OKX is also a trusted brand by hundreds of large institutions seeking access to crypto markets. We are safe and reliable, backed by our Proof of Reserves. Across our multiple offices globally, we are united by our core principles: We Before Me, Do the Right Thing, and Get Things Done. These shared values drive our culture, shape our processes, and foster a friendly, rewarding, and diverse environment for every OK-er. OKX is part of OKG, a group that brings the value of Blockchain to users around the world, through our leading products OKX, OKX Wallet, OKLink and more.

    About The Opportunity

    The Trading Service team is the backbone of our exchange's industry-leading trading product, which is utilized by millions of users. We are responsible for the core order and position management systems, enabling a full spectrum of trading products, including manual, automatic, and social trading, as well as brokerage services. Our platform supports diverse financial instruments such as spot, margin, futures, options, and perpetuals.

    We are seeking a seasoned Engineering Director to drive the technical vision and execution for critical components of our advanced, ultra-low latency trading platform. You will be a hands-on leader, shaping architectural decisions, guiding a team of high-performing engineers, and ensuring the delivery of robust, scalable, and highly performant trading systems. This role demands deep technical expertise, exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and an intimate understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities within the trading domain.

    What You'll Be Doing
    • Define and drive the technical roadmap and architectural vision for significant parts of the trading platform, ensuring alignment with overall business strategy and performance goals
    • Provide hands-on technical leadership, guiding the team through complex design challenges, code reviews, and critical production incidents
    • Lead the design and implementation of next-generation trading system components, focusing on extreme low-latency, high-throughput, and fault-tolerance using Java
    • Mentor, coach, and grow a team of 3-4 senior and mid-level software engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and accountability
    • Collaborate extensively with Stakeholders to translate complex business needs into clear, actionable technical specifications
    • Drive best practices in software engineering, including architecture, coding standards, testing, CI/CD, observability, and operational excellence for mission-critical systems
    • Proactively identify technical risks and opportunities, proposing strategic initiatives to enhance platform capabilities and resilience
    • Participate in the hiring process, attracting and assessing top engineering talent for the team

    What We Look For In You
    • 12+ years of Java development experience, with a focus on designing, building, and operating high-performance, ultra-low-latency distributed systems
    • 3+ years of technical leadership experience (e.g., Tech Lead, Principal Engineer), guiding engineering teams
    • Expert-level Java proficiency for low-latency applications, including deep knowledge of JVM tuning, advanced concurrency, GC optimization, and memory profiling
    • Extensive experience with large-scale distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architectures, and high-throughput data pipelines, alongside expertise in message-oriented middleware (Aeron, ZeroMQ, Kafka)
    • Deep understanding of network protocols, OS-level optimizations (Linux), hardware considerations, and a strong grasp of trading workflows, financial instruments, and market structures

    Nice to Haves
    • Direct experience as a Tech Lead or architect for a major component of a low-latency/HFT trading platform
    • Expertise in FIX Protocol and other industry-specific messaging standards
    • Experience with co-location strategies, FPGA/ASIC acceleration, or other hardware-level optimizations for trading
    • Experience with cloud strategies for hybrid or multi-cloud trading infrastructure
    • Contributions to significant open-source projects or industry publications in low-latency computing or FinTech

    Perks & Benefits
    • Competitive total compensation package
    • L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development
    • Various team building programs and company events
    • Wellness and meal allowances
    • Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants
    • More that we love to tell you along the process

    Notice

    All official OKX vacancies are published on this website. While roles may appear on selected third-party platforms from time to time, information on other sites may be inaccurate or outdated. If in doubt, please apply directly through our official careers website.

    Information collected and processed as part of the recruitment process of any job application you choose to submit is subject to OKX's Candidate Privacy Notice.

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