Senior Backend Engineer

You will design, build, and optimize backend services for a high performance low latency trading platform. You will develop and maintain scalable REST and WebSocket APIs using Java and Spring Boot, and implement highly concurrent systems to ensure continuous reliability. You will troubleshoot complex production issues, identify root causes, and deliver robust scalable fixes. You will collaborate with Product Business and DevOps stakeholders, contribute to architecture and design discussions, perform code reviews, and provide technical mentorship to improve system performance and scalability.

Responsibilities

  • Design backend services
  • Build and optimize backend services for low latency trading
  • Develop and maintain scalable REST and WebSocket APIs using Java and Spring Boot
  • Architect and implement highly concurrent systems to ensure 24/7 reliability
  • Collaborate with Product Business and DevOps teams to align technical solutions
  • Troubleshoot production issues and propose scalable fixes
  • Contribute to system architecture and run code reviews
  • Mentor engineers and drive technical initiatives

Requirements

  • 5+ years of backend development experience with Java and Spring Boot or Spring Cloud
  • Strong knowledge of multithreading concurrency models and asynchronous programming
  • Experience building high concurrency high availability backend systems in production
  • Familiarity with message brokers such as Kafka or RocketMQ
  • Experience with databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL and in memory stores such as Redis
  • Experience with containerized environments Docker and Kubernetes and Linux based systems
  • Proven ability to independently solve complex backend and system level problems
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work with cross functional stakeholders
  • Experience in financial services trading systems or crypto exchanges is a strong plus
  • Experience mentoring others or demonstrated potential for technical leadership

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Performance based annual bonus
  • Supportive team

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