Software Engineer - Java (Liquidity Platform - Strategy Services)

Who We Are

At OKX, we believe our future is reshaped with technology. Founded in 2017, OKX is one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchanges. OKX innovatively adopted blockchain technology to reshape the financial ecosystem by offering some of the most diverse and sophisticated products, solutions, and trading tools on the market. Trusted by more than 20 million users in over 180 regions globally, OKX strives to provide an engaging platform that empowers every individual to explore the world of crypto. In addition to its world-class DeFi exchange, OKX serves its users with OKX Insights, a research arm that is at the cutting edge of the latest trends in the cryptocurrency industry. With its extensive range of crypto products and services, and unwavering commitment to innovation, OKX vision is a world of financial access backed by blockchain and the power of decentralized finance.

We invest in our people as much as we invest in technology. We are united by our engaging culture, here we win as a team, embrace changes, and do the right thing. We are committed to creating a friendly, rewarding and diverse environment for OKers. It doesn’t matter where you come from, here everyone feels valued, respected and has the same opportunities to develop and thrive — we want to bring out the best in you.

 

About Liquidity Platform:

Liquidity Platform provides cutting-edge technology that covers all aspects of crypto trading. We build low-latency connectivity to global crypto venues, strategy services for automated pricing and trading bots, high-frequency data capturing and analysis, and state-of-art micro frontend for trading management.

If you are a strong technologist who is excited about the potentials of crypto trading, interested in fully-automated algo bots, we should talk.

 

About The Role:

We are looking for a Python quant developer to join our Quant Platform – Strategy Services team to work on our class-leading strategy container technology that allows our traders and strategists to formulate, implement, back-test and live-deploy quantitative trading strategies.

 

Responsibilities:

• Lead and work on the proprietary strategy service solution that is the enabler of all our quantitative trading strategies.
• Build and deliver tech solutions that are of great usability, high scalability and low latency.
• Measure and monitor internal market data and order latency systematically.
• Work with a high-performing team with extensive experience in tier-one investment banks and hedge funds.

 

Requirements:

• Solid STEM (Science/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics) education background.
• Strong logical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Expert proficiency in high performance engineering with Python and async programming patterns.
• Familiar with distributed systems and micro service architecture.
• Experience in practicing automated testing and continuous integration.
• Familiar with working in a POSIX environment
• Willing to learn all aspects of trading products in financial and crypto markets, including spot, future, swap, options, structured products and Defi trading.