Senior Engineer, Risk Platform Engineering

Senior Engineer, Risk Platform Engineering Join to apply for the Senior Engineer, Risk Platform Engineering role at Bullish Bullish is an institutionally focused global digital asset platform that provides market infrastructure and information services. These include: Bullish Exchange – a regulated and institutionally focused digital assets spot and derivatives exchange, integrating a high-performance central limit order book matching engine with automated market making to provide deep and predictable liquidity. Bullish Exchange is regulated in Germany, Hong Kong, and Gibraltar. CoinDesk Indices – a collection of tradable proprietary and single-asset benchmarks and indices that track the performance of digital assets for global institutions in the digital assets and traditional finance industries. CoinDesk Data – a broad suite of digital assets market data and analytics, providing real-time insights into prices, trends, and market dynamics. CoinDesk Insights – a digital asset media and events provider and operator of Coindesk.com, a digital media platform that covers news and insights about digital assets, the underlying markets, policy, and blockchain technology. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain robust, high-performance microservices and stream processing pipelines to deliver timely data supporting aspects of Risk Management, Regulatory Reporting, and Clearing functions. Develop a deep understanding of the data models and end-to-end data workflows across Risk Management, Regulatory Reporting, and Clearing functions. Continuously identify cost optimisations and functional/non-functional issues through test automation, compute analysis and performance profiling. Prioritise automated testing and maintain high standards for code quality and SDLC best practices. Be an opinionated self-starter who takes a strong sense of ownership and excels at distilling complex requirements. Stay current with industry trends to drive continuous improvement in the platform. Work within a global team (HK, SG, UK), coordinating closely with Product Managers and other Engineering teams. Qualifications 5+ years of professional experience in software development. Hands‑on experience with Python and Java, and experience building mission‑critical, high‑throughput systems. Hands‑on experience with middleware such as RabbitMQ and Kafka. Hands‑on experience with databases (e.g. SQL/no‑SQL like Redis, Postgres, MongoDB). Strong SQL skills. Strong analytical skills. Solid and opinionated knowledge of testing methodologies, coding principles and coding standards. Well versed with standard SDLC practices and tooling around build, test, deploy etc. Hands on with a strong sense of ownership. Ability to operate and thrive in a dynamic startup environment. Passionate about knowledge sharing and mentoring. Eligibility to work in Hong Kong. Bonus Experience Familiarity with cloud technologies (e.g. AWS, GCP), modern DevOps tooling (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker), and workflow orchestration (e.g. Airflow, DBT). Familiarity with big data management and data lake ecosystems (e.g. Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery). Experience with BI technologies for data visualisation (Tableau, Superset) or delivering simple web‑based UIs (React). Equal Opportunity Employer Bullish is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are fast evolving and striving towards being a globally‑diverse community. With integrity at our core, our success is driven by a talented team of individuals and the different perspectives they are encouraged to bring to work every day. Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level Employment Type Full‑time Job Function Engineering and Information Technology #J-18808-Ljbffr