Tek Spikes is seeking a Technical Architect to lead the architecture and backend development of a new, federally regulated Futures Commodity Commissions Market platform. You will act as both a strategic architect and a hands-on engineer to design and oversee the buildout of a highly scalable, secure, and compliant trading system from the ground up.
What You'll Do
- Architect and lead development of a scalable and compliant backend system for binary trading markets.
- Design and implement an Order Management System for trade matching, limit orders, and execution.
- Design and implement Clearing House Connectivity for integrating trade flows and money movement with clearing partners.
- Design and implement Compliance Subsystems for regulatory checks, CFTC/NFA reporting, and audit trails.
- Design and implement Back Office Reporting for trade statements, summaries, and DCO communications.
- Work with Product, Compliance, Frontend, and Legal to define business and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with frontend engineers to define RESTful and event-driven APIs via AWS API Gateway.
- Partner with finance and operations teams to define MVP requirements for trade reconciliation and reporting.
- Build and mentor backend teams through implementation, code reviews, and deployment.
- Produce architecture documentation, technical specifications, and estimation for Statements of Work.
- Evaluate and integrate third-party systems or vendors when needed.
- Design AWS-native architecture leveraging services like DynamoDB, Kafka, EC2, EKS, and CloudWatch.
- Establish secure CI/CD pipelines with observability, logging, failover, and alerting.
- Ensure all components are compliant with CFTC, NFA, and industry-standard financial protocols.
What We're Looking For
- 12+ years of backend system design experience in regulated, high-performance environments.
- Proven expertise building systems for financial markets, commodities, or exchanges.
- Strong coding experience with C++ on .NET, especially for performance-critical systems.
- Deep knowledge of CFTC/NFA regulations and compliance reporting.
- Experience designing OMS, clearing workflows, and fund transfer protocols.
- Demonstrated success deploying AWS-native systems for real-time applications.
- Strong written and verbal communication; ability to document and explain complex systems.
Nice to Have
- Experience building or integrating with third-party clearing vendors.
- Prior experience with prediction markets, sports betting, or gaming platforms.
- Knowledge of federally regulated environments vs. state-by-state compliance.
- Hands-on experience delivering Back Office systems with little external guidance.
Technical Stack
- .NET Core, C++, AWS
- DynamoDB, EC2, Kafka, EKS
- Cloud-native pipelines, Real-time messaging
- Microservices, Event-driven architecture
- CFTC/NFA reporting workflows, KYC/AML frameworks
- CI/CD pipelines, Secure deployments, Observability frameworks
Work Mode
This role is remote.
