Responsibilities

Define and own the long-term technical architecture and strategy, 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 product architecture, implementing advanced low-latency and high-throughput solutions in Java
Serve as a definitive technical authority and subject matter expert in core systems and Java performance; provide technical guidance, code reviews, and mentorship to senior and mid-level engineers
Stay abreast of industry trends, research emerging technologies (e.g., new concurrency models, hardware acceleration), and propose innovative solutions to enhance the platform's competitive edge
Design highly resilient, fault-tolerant systems and drive best practices in monitoring, alerting, incident response, and post-mortem analysis for mission-critical trading infrastructure
Collaborate extensively with Stakeholders to translate strategic business needs into highly efficient and scalable technical solutions; influence product roadmaps from a technical feasibility and architectural sustainability perspective
Evangelize and enforce high standards in software engineering design, coding, testing, and deployment practices across multiple teams

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field (or a strong STEM education background)
10+ years of extensive professional experience designing, building, and operating high-performance, ultra-low latency distributed systems in Java
Expert-level proficiency in Java for performance-critical applications, including profound knowledge of JVM internals, garbage collection tuning, and advanced concurrency patterns
Proven experience as a technical leader or architect for major system components, demonstrating the ability to drive technical direction, with exceptional expertise in message-oriented middleware
Deep understanding of network protocols, OS-level optimizations (Linux), hardware considerations, database technologies (SQL and NoSQL), and strong track record of driving DevOps practices, CI/CD, and monitoring

PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline
Direct experience leading the architecture or core development of matching engines, market data processing systems, or complex algorithmic trading strategies in an HFT environment
In-depth knowledge of FIX Protocol and other relevant financial industry messaging standards
Experience with hardware-level optimizations, FPGA/ASIC acceleration, or specialized networking components
Active contributions to significant open-source projects, academic publications, or industry conferences in low-latency computing or FinTech
Proficiency in speaking, reading and writing in both English and Mandarin to collaborate effectively with global and cross-functional team members.

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