Trading Systems Staff Engineer

Working At Bitso

We are a diverse team that takes pride in understanding the perspectives of others. We fully embrace working remotely and we are eager to act, improve and accelerate progress inside and outside of our organization.

To drive revolutionary changes in society and make crypto useful, we delight our customers with world-class products, deep care, and intentional empathy.

Your Purpose 

We are seeking a talented C++/Python Software Engineer to join our trading desk team, specializing in market making, liquidity provider for both retail and business customers. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing, developing, and optimizing our high-performance system components and solutions. Your work will directly impact the trading desk’s performance, providing real-time pricing, liquidity provision, and execution across multiple asset classes, including but not limited to digital assets, futures and FX. You will work closely with quantitative traders, operations, and infrastructure teams to enhance our system components and improve our system's reliability, scalability, and speed.

Reports To

Head of engineering - Trading desk 

Who You Are 

• • Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
  • Experience: 5+ years of experience in software development, with at least 3 years focused on electronic trading or financial systems, ideally with experience in crypto markets.
  • Programming Languages: Proficient in low-level, performance-oriented languages such as C++, Python. Current system is implemented in Python, future development will be in C++ and Python with some Java components
  • Technical Skills:
  • Experience with communication protocols like Json, Google protobuf, FIX and WebSocket protocols.
  • Familiarity with pricing and order execution systems.
  • Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and multi-threading.
  • Experience with real-time data handling and systems with low latency requirements.
  • Track record of delivering production software at scale,
  • Familiarity with modern deployment and monitoring stacks (AWS: EC2, ECS; Docker, GitHub Workflows, ELK Stack, etc.),
  • Knowledge of Financial Systems: Familiarity with trading concepts such as order books, bid-ask spreads, and liquidity.
  • Analytical Skills: Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail, with the ability to analyze and optimize complex systems.
  Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas to a range of technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Skills:

• Crypto Market Experience: Direct experience working in trading or liquidity provision in crypto space is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of Financial Markets: Strong understanding of financial markets, especially equities, FX, and/or digital assets.
• Scripting and Automation: Experience with scripting languages and tools for automation of repetitive tasks in system monitoring and deployment.
• DevOps and Cloud Skills: Experience with DevOps practices, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud environments.

What You Will Do 

• System Development & Optimization: Design, develop, and optimize high-frequency trading systems with a focus on low-latency and high-throughput performance, specifically tailored for market making.
• Real-Time Pricing Integration: Integrate with market data sources to handle real-time updates, including pricing, volumes, and market depth data. Utilize this data to provide up-to-date quotes and manage position risks.
• Trade Execution & Order Management: Build and maintain the order management system for both retail as well as institutional clients, enabling fast and efficient execution, with features for order throttling, cancellation, modification, and routing.
• Risk Management: Implement risk management and monitoring tools that ensure safe trading within predefined limits, while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards