Lead Engineer, Risk Technology

Join to apply for the Lead Engineer, Risk Technology 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. Reports to: We are seeking a highly experienced Java Backend Engineer to lead the development of our high-performance risk systems. You will leverage your extensive experience to build clean, maintainable, performant applications; promote best practices, and collaborate closely with our quantitative and product teams. Role & Responsibilities Design and build high-quality, scalable and performant low/zero-GC JVM services and APIs Understand risk models & decompose complex business requirements into well tested implementations. Collaborate directly with quantitative analysts and product teams to build robust solutions for financial products and risk models. Optimize and refactor the existing codebase to enhance testing, performance and maintainability Be a bastion of code quality and best practices, paired with a performance mindset. Experience & Qualifications 10+ years of experience as a Java backend engineer Strong sense of ownership and ability to thrive in a dynamic startup environment. Expert proficiency in Java, including hands-on experience in architecting highly performant, low-latency systems. In-depth knowledge of testing methodologies, including TDD, back testing and stress testing Well versed in Agile methodologies, DRY, Clean Code, API design and micro-services. Experience in a full range of tools including Git, Docker, and Kubernetes and databases such as MongoDB, BigQuery, Postgres Comprehensive understanding of financial products, risk models and methodologies (SPAN, VaR etc) Exceptional mathematical and analytical skills. Degree in Computer Science or related field Bonus Experience Familiarity with event-sourced architectures, columnar storage/databases, cloud technologies, Chronicle Queue, Kotlin Experience mentoring and providing technical guidance to junior engineers through pairing, collaboration and code reviews. 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 Notes: Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Bullish. Get notified about new Java Software Engineer jobs in Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR . We’re removing irrelevant listings and focusing on the core responsibilities and requirements of this role. #J-18808-Ljbffr