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Senior Backend Engineer

Senior Backend Engineer

WavesReachHong Kong, Hong Kong
4 days ago
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Job description

Were seeking a scrappy, self-starter Senior Backend Engineer with expertise in high-throughput distributed systems. Youll strengthen our core order management engine, optimize TPS, expand asset classes, and develop features & strategies around retail order flow.

Requirements :

  • Proven experience building real-time, high-throughput systems with 99.9%+ uptime
  • Strong proficiency in Golang (or Rust / Python + C++ if no direct Golang experience)
  • Background in async queuing systems, batch processing, pub-sub architecture, and websockets
  • Skilled in database scalability & systems-level performance optimization
  • Hands-on with AWS / Infra-as-Code (Terraform, Docker, CI / CD pipelines, orchestration)
  • Product-first problem solver not just code-first
  • Finance domain interest / experience (trading, quant research, brokerage, crypto, exchanges)
  • Fluent English required, Mandarin highly preferred
  • Resilient mindset a firefighter with a few burns and scars, but not burnt out

Responsibilities :

  • Own the design and evolution of our high-performance backend systems powering real-time trading and order execution.
  • Push the limits of scalability and reliability optimize throughput, latency, and fault tolerance across distributed environments.
  • Expand and enhance the core order management engine to support new asset classes and advanced trading strategies.
  • Build resilient, event-driven architectures using async processing, queues, and pub / sub systems.
  • Drive database scalability and performance improvements to handle rapid data growth.
  • Partner closely with the founders and product team to align technical direction with business goals.
  • Lead by example in code quality, performance optimization, and operational excellence.
  • Act as a key problem-solver and technical mentor within the team, ensuring systems remain stable under heavy load.
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