About this role

▸about OKX — company background

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.

Join our elite Trading Service team as a Senior Staff Software Engineer, where you will be a pivotal technical leader shaping the future of our ultra-low latency, high-throughput trading platform. This is a highly impactful individual contributor role for an exceptional engineer with a deep passion for financial markets and cutting-edge technology. You will own and drive the architectural direction for critical system components, solve the most complex technical challenges across multiple teams, and significantly influence our engineering practices and technical roadmap. Your work will directly empower millions of users and underpin the efficiency of our industry-leading exchange.

What You’ll Be Doing

Define and own the long-term technical architecture and strategy for core trading platform components, ensuring alignment with business goals and operational excellence

Spearhead the design and implementation of highly challenging, ambiguous, and cross-cutting technical projects that span multiple engineering teams

Identify and eliminate critical performance bottlenecks across the entire trading architecture, implementing advanced low-latency and high-throughput solutions in Java

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