Offer summary

Qualifications:

B.Sc. in Computer Science or a related field with coding experience., Hands-on senior-level experience in Go programming and familiarity with Python., Knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and software design principles., Experience with Unix-based systems, containerized environments, and databases..

Key responsabilities:

Gather requirements from business and technical stakeholders.

Design and implement new software solutions in Go and Python.

Maintain and enhance existing software solutions and drive architectural changes.

Build knowledge of financial instruments and influence technical direction of new services.

Job description

At Swissblock, we are passionate about creating cutting-edge algorithmic trading strategies for the cryptocurrency and traditional financial markets. Our software engineers create and maintain the automated trading platform, which covers data ingestion, strategy generation, order execution and portfolio management.

As a Senior Software Engineer in the Exchange Execution team, you will build and evolve exchange connectivity, order management and execution engine of the entire system as a solid foundation for our trading strategies and portfolio management.

Your Role

Our first generation of the platform is running in production. The execution engine's microservices are written in Golang, and the trade scheduling is implemented in Python. Now we are scaling by adding new strategies, instruments and exchanges, and executing orders with higher frequency. Your role requires building a deep understanding of system architecture and software components to improve performance and perform strategic development. Apart from supporting the constantly evolving trading strategies and connecting to new exchanges and liquidity pools, we need to ensure institutional-grade observability, maintenance processes and infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

Gather requirements in direct contact with business and technical stakeholders.

Conduct workload and complexity assessments.

Design, plan and implement new software solutions in Go and Python.

Maintain and enhance the existing solutions.

Drive and track the progress of architectural changes from concept to production.

Influence the technical direction of new services and initiatives.

Build and extend knowledge of financial instruments.

Minimum Qualifications

B.Sc. in Computer Science or a similar field involving coding (e.g. physics or applied mathematics).

Algorithms, data structures, complexity analysis and software design.

Hands-on senior-level experience in Go programming.

Unix-based systems, containerized environments and Kubernetes.

Working experience with databases: relational, NoSQL and time series.

Websocket, REST API and message brokers (e.g. Kafka, NATS, Pub/Sub).

Proven track record in traditional finance or digital assets, ideally in algorithmic trading system development.

Proficient written and verbal communication in English.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive attitude to own and solve issues.

Preferred Qualifications

Hands-on senior level experience in Python programming.

Exchange connectivity expert with FIX protocol knowledge.

Highly proficient in asynchronous, event-driven distributed systems.

Working knowledge of cloud-native architectures, GCP preferred.

What we offer

Unique opportunity to work on new, cutting-edge technology in financial trading.

Self-funded and already profitable international company in a future-proof market.

Great culture and team spirit with flat hierarchy and quick decision-making.

Work-life balance with a remote-first culture (Europe or onsite in Zug, Switzerland).

Competitive compensation scheme with an annual bonus.

25 days of annual leave, pension, insurance and regular company events.

Do you want to help us to bring our already profitable system to the next level and build a revolutionary trading platform? Then please contact Callum Porter to apply for the position via cporter@swissblock.net. Note that only direct applications will be accepted.

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