Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR; Singapore, Singapore Remote (Global) Full-time

OKX is hiring a Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Liquidity Platform

Responsibilities

  • Create and manage scalable, resilient trading systems that operate continuously with minimal latency across global crypto markets.
  • Establish and sustain connections to centralized exchanges, decentralized finance platforms, and trading partners using modern protocols such as FIX 5.0+, WebSocket, HTTP/2, and REST, while managing integration challenges and on-chain data flows.
  • Develop and support core components throughout the trading lifecycle, including strategy engines, execution logic, automated trading bots, order handling, position tracking, data platforms, and risk analysis tools.
  • Design and refine high-speed order execution systems targeting sub-millisecond response times and build real-time data pipelines that consolidate market data from multiple sources.
  • Integrate pre-trade risk checks, circuit breakers, rate limiting, position and profit/loss calculations, automated alerts, and fault-tolerant system architecture.
  • Ensure system stability through comprehensive monitoring, alerting mechanisms, and automated recovery processes in a continuously operating trading environment.
  • Develop accurate data models, reconciliation processes, and data integrity controls with full traceability, consistency, and documentation for use by trading, finance, and operations teams.
  • Optimize system performance by identifying and resolving latency bottlenecks using techniques like garbage-free programming and lock-free concurrency models.
  • Work closely with liquidity, product, desk engineering, risk, finance, and operations teams to deliver production-ready trading solutions.
  • Lead code reviews, guide junior developers, and enforce best practices in scalability, resilience, maintainability, and security across all engineering efforts.

Benefits

  • Competitive overall compensation
  • Learning and development initiatives with education funding
  • Regular team engagement activities and company-wide events
  • Wellness and meal support allowances
  • Full healthcare coverage for employees and their dependents
  • Additional perks shared during the hiring process

Compensation

Competitive total compensation package

Work Arrangement

Remote (Worldwide)

Team

Global, cross-functional collaboration expected

Other

  • English fluency required; proficiency in Chinese or Mandarin is highly preferred for international teamwork.
  • Ability to perform under pressure in a dynamic, fast-moving setting is essential.
  • Support for 24x7 trading operations may involve on-call duties or non-standard shifts.
  • Collaboration across global teams and functions is a core expectation.
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OKX
OKX is a leading crypto exchange and the developer of OKX Wallet, providing access to crypto trading and decentralized crypto applications (dApps). It serves millions of individuals and hundreds of large institutions, offering safe and reliable services backed by Proof of Reserves.
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Job Details
Department Liquidity Platform
Category backend
Posted 4 days ago