The vacancy is well-structured with clear responsibilities, compensation, and company details, making it attractive for senior applicants.
Job description
BitMEX stands as a globally leading exchange for crypto derivatives, offering traders a professional-grade trading platform. Since its inception in 2014, BitMEX has maintained an impeccable security record with “no coin lost, ever!”. Our platform caters to cryptocurrency derivatives traders by providing low latency, deep liquidity, and maximum availability.
Responsibilities
- Ownership in the design, development and delivery of trading system components
- New feature implementation, bug fixing, and performance tuning
- Partner with Financial Products and quantitative researchers on product delivery
- Mentor team members and drive firm initiatives
Requirements
- 8+ years programming experience writing high-performance Java applications
- Bachelor's degree in a Computer Science or similar STEM discipline
- Experience in a related industry, such as within a Hedge Fund, Investment Bank, or an Exchange developing financial trading applications
- Understanding of the modern software development fundamentals and testing practices inclusive of TDD and BDD
- Understanding of design patterns and object-oriented programming such as SOLID, with in-depth understanding of algorithms and their complexities
- Understanding of the Java Memory Model and concurrency in practice
- Demonstrable analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to break larger problems down and turning complex problems into simpler abstractions
- Genuine passion for software development, and a keen lifetime learner who puts quality over quantity
Conditions
- Work from home to help you find the perfect balance between work, family and personal life
- Paid holidays and leave so you won’t miss out any important events
- Team building & offsite events to bring our global team closer
- Beyond Border Remote Working policy, where you get to work away from your home country
- Option to choose to be paid in fiat or crypto currency, providing the flexibility to shape your financial freedom
About BitMEX
BitMEX is a leading cryptocurrency derivatives exchange founded in 2014, specializing in perpetual swaps, futures, and leveraged trading on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies with up to 100x leverage. It pioneered the XBTUSD perpetual swap and provides deep liquidity, low latency, and secure trading without any funds lost to hacks. The platform serves professional traders globally, excluding restricted jurisdictions like the US, and supports trading in crypto and global stocks.