Senior Software Engineer – OTC Desk Team
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Our client is an international and fast-growing player in the crypto trading space. With a focus on precision, scale, and profitability, they are building powerful backend infrastructure to drive capital allocation across 30+ global exchanges. As the company expands into institutional services, they're launching an in-house OTC trading platform—and looking for top engineering talent to make it happen.Role Overview
As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll be a founding member of the OTC Desk development team. You'll design, implement, and optimise backend services in Rust, working on mission-critical systems for large-scale crypto trading. This role blends low-latency engineering, system design, and cross-team collaboration—ideal for someone excited by both technical depth and real-world trading impact.Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement backend architecture for a new proprietary OTC platform using Rust
- Build scalable APIs for internal use and automated system operations
- Develop custom integrations with exchanges and liquidity venues
- Optimize platform performance, uptime, and reliability
- Maintain automated deployment, monitoring, and testing systems
- Collaborate with traders, ops, and product to ensure alignment between system behavior and business needs
- Contribute to adjacent tech like capital allocation, payments, and internal data pipelines
- 5+ years of experience in backend engineering roles
- Production-level experience with Rust (or C++, Go, or another compiled language)
- Proven ability to build and maintain complex systems with deep business logic
- Strong grasp of software engineering principles and backend architectures
- Excellent debugging, problem-solving, and cause-effect validation skills
- Comfortable working independently in fast-paced environments with high responsibility
- High attention to detail, ownership mindset, and bias for action
- Background in trading systems, hedge funds, or fintech
- Experience in crypto/blockchain or financial engineering
- Algorithm competition participation (Math, Physics, Informatics Olympiads, etc.)
- Familiarity with capital routing, settlement, or exchange APIs