Auros
Auros is a leading cryptocurrency market making and high-frequency trading firm operating across all major venues and instruments. A 24/7/365 business, we possess a world-class team of trading and engineering talent across 30 geographies globally, combining remote work and physical offices in Hong Kong and New York.
Auros is one of the largest participants in cryptocurrency markets, generating daily notional turnover in the billions of dollars. Our long-standing technological heritage combines a systematic approach with sophisticated pricing models and state-of-the-art execution capabilities, regularly iterating to ensure robust, reliable trading performance. Our partnership-based approach to external liquidity provision has rapidly established us as a go-to market maker for token projects.
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Location: Remote UK/Euro
Reporting line: Chief Risk Officer
About Auros
Auros is a global digital asset liquidity provider operating 24/7 across centralised and decentralised markets. We run high-availability, low-latency systems where resilience and risk discipline matter. Security is treated as a core engineering and risk function, with direct engagement from senior leadership.
The Role
We're hiring a hands-on principal security engineer to implement and operate security controls across our infrastructure. This is a technical execution role where you'll be writing code, configuring systems, and shipping security improvements, not writing policies or managing people.
You'll work closely with Infrastructure and Engineering teams to harden our cloud environments, secure our CI/CD pipelines, and protect both corporate and production systems. The scope is broad, the environment is fast-paced, and you'll be expected to own problems end-to-end.
We believe security should enable the business, not obstruct it. You'll design controls that are effective but unobtrusive, security that works in the background without creating friction for engineers or traders.
What You'll Do
- Implement and maintain security controls across multi-cloud environments (primarily AWS and Azure, with some GCP and AliCloud) and on-prem infrastructure
- Own IAM strategy and implementation: design and enforce identity, access, and permissions models that are secure, scalable, and practical
- Design and operate key management and custody security controls such as HSMs, secrets management, and secure key handling for trading operations
- Harden CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) and secure the software delivery process
- Configure and operate corporate security tooling (endpoint protection, MDM/Jamf, DLP, identity management)
- Respond to security incidents: triage, investigate, contain, remediate
- Conduct security assessments of infrastructure and applications
- Automate security operations: detection, alerting, and response
- Work with Infrastructure to embed security into cloud provisioning and system configuration
What We're Looking For
- 8+ years' hands-on experience in security engineering or security operations
- Strong, opinionated views on IAM (you've designed and implemented identity and access management across cloud environments and have a clear philosophy on how it should work)
- Strong working knowledge of cloud security controls across multiple providers (AWS and Azure preferred)
- Experience securing CI/CD platforms, GitLab preferred
- Familiarity with corporate IT security tooling (Jamf, endpoint protection, DLP, SSO/IdP)
- Comfortable in Linux environments and scripting (Python, Bash, or similar)
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi etc.) is a plus
- Exposure to financial services, crypto, or other regulated environments is a plus but not required
We value demonstrated skills and practical experience over certifications.
What You Get
- Direct ownership of security implementation
- A small, technical team where your work has immediate impact
- Exposure to low-latency trading infrastructure and the digital asset space
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Location: Hong Kong (Relocation Support Provided)
About us
At Auros, we’re dedicated to advancing the cryptocurrency ecosystem through unparalleled liquidity and market-making services. We’re one of the largest participants in the market, trading across 10+ global locations, facilitating 3-4% of global daily volumes, and have connectivity to over 50 venues.
What sets us apart, though, is our culture. We believe in hiring smart people and empowering them to do their best work. From day one you’ll have the autonomy and support to really excel. Our relentless focus on delivery drives us to continuously push boundaries and achieve exceptional results, all while offering abundant opportunities for personal and professional growth in the dynamic realm of digital assets.
The Opportunity
This is an opportunity to develop trading strategies within the cryptocurrency markets. We are looking for someone to work with our traders, in person at our Asia HQ in Hong Kong.
You will be embedded into the trading team, working closely with quants and traders to develop, implement, and optimize trading strategies using C++ that will trade cryptocurrency on various exchanges across the globe.
- Transform trading opportunities into profits. That is, improve and invent trading and market making strategies while minding risk and any market-making obligations. You will oversee the entire process, including problem identification, analysing data, writing software, and providing ongoing support.
- Improve and develop systems for automated monitoring of 24/7/365 trading.
- Develop C++ and Python applications that leverage internally-developed, normalised interfaces for market data and order execution.
- Work with both existing codebases and new ones.
- Collaborate closely with others. The business, development, and trading teams regularly work in concert with each other.
- Monitor trading, especially of new algorithms, and ensure that our systems are performing as desired from a technical, risk, and profit perspective.
- Use your experience working directly with trading teams to identify and surface opportunities to improve Auros’s technical systems and architecture.
- Engage with the team during system design discussions, code reviews, trading idea brainstorms, and general banter.
Who you are
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development, a passion for financial markets, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience developing high-performance trading strategies for trading and especially market making in traditional or cryptocurrency markets.
- Experience with low latency trading algorithms, market making and/or high frequency arbitrage, including an understanding of risks associated with managing a portfolio.
- At least five years of experience in developing clean, maintainable, and performant code in C++ on Linux.
- Experience with latency-optimised, distributed systems that are built to robustly handle many transactions.
- Ability to find a balance between delivering clean, testable, reliable code and rapidly deploying new system features to take advantage of market opportunities.
- You are reliable, take pride in delivering robust software, and willing to be on call to support the systems you develop.
Highly Desirable:
- A thorough understanding of network programming, namely UDP, TCP, TLS, and Websockets.
- Experience profiling C++ code with any of Cachegrind, Valgrind or other profiling tools.
- Experience configuring and monitoring Linux machines.
- Experience with inter-process messaging via shared memory.
- Experience with cloud computing infrastructure such as AWS.
Why Join Us in Hong Kong?
Vibrant Culture: Experience the unique blend of East and West in this bustling metropolis, known for its rich history, diverse culinary scene, and vibrant nightlife. Our office is located in Central Hong Kong, at the heart of the Finance capital of Asia.
Career Growth: Work in a fast-paced, innovative environment with opportunities for professional development and advancement.
Networking Opportunities: Connect with industry leaders for both Trad-fi and Crypto markets, and like-minded professionals in one of the world's top financial centers.
Dynamic Environment: Be part of a team that thrives on creativity and challenges the status quo in the trading landscape.
What We Offer in Return
- Opportunity to work at the forefront of the digital asset industry
- Flexible working arrangements
- Autonomy and a flat structure means you can contribute your ideas from day one and help shape the foundation that will power our future business.
- Weekly massages
At Auros, we value nimbleness, drive for success, owner mentality, and collaboration. Join us in shaping the future of financial services across Asia and beyond!
Auros does not accept unsolicited candidate submissions from staffing agencies. Any resumes or candidate information shared without a signed agreement will be considered non-confidential. Auros may engage with these candidates directly without obligation or fee.
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We are Auros!
We are a high-frequency trading firm operating 24/7/365 in the global cryptocurrency market, with offices in New York and Hong Kong. The team consists of world-class talent and spans 5 continents. We are one of the largest participants in the market, trading a significant share of market turnover. Our team is always iterating to ensure we stay ahead of the curve.
What you’ll do:
This is an opportunity to develop trading strategies within the cryptocurrency markets. We are looking for someone to work with one of our traders who is based in the US, and as such we're looking for someone who is either based in the US, or in a US compatible timezone. You will work remotely most of the time, and so we are flexible to your exact locale. In general, you will develop and support systems that trade on cryptocurrency exchanges across the globe. In particular, you will:
- Transform trading opportunities into profits. That is, improve and invent trading and market making strategies while minding risk and any market-making obligations. You will oversee the entire process, including problem identification, analysing data, writing software, and providing ongoing support.
- Improve and develop systems for automated monitoring of 24/7/365 trading.
- Develop C++ and Python applications that leverage internally-developed, normalised interfaces for market data and order execution.
- Work with both existing codebases and new ones.
- Collaborate closely with others. The business, development, and trading teams regularly work in concert with each other.
- Monitor trading, especially of new algorithms, and ensure that our systems are performing as desired from a technical, risk, and profit perspective.
- Use your experience working directly with trading teams to identify and surface opportunities to improve Auros’s technical systems and architecture.
- Engage with the team during system design discussions, code reviews, trading idea brainstorms, and general banter.
Requirements:
- Experience developing high-performance trading strategies for trading and especially market making in traditional or cryptocurrency markets.
- Experience with low latency trading algorithms, market making and/or high frequency arbitrage, including an understanding of risks associated with managing a portfolio.
- At least three years of experience in developing clean, maintainable, and performant code in C++ on Linux.
- Experience with latency-optimised, distributed systems that are built to robustly handle many transactions.
- Ability to find a balance between delivering clean, testable, reliable code and rapidly deploying new system features to take advantage of market opportunities.
- You are reliable, take pride in delivering robust software, and willing to be on call to support the systems you develop.
Highly Desirable:
- A thorough understanding of network programming, namely UDP, TCP, TLS, and Websockets.
- Experience profiling C++ code with any of Cachegrind, Valgrind or other profiling tools.
- Experience configuring and monitoring Linux machines.
- Experience with inter-process messaging via shared memory.
- Experience with cloud computing infrastructure such as AWS.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Auros
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We are Auros!
We are a high-frequency trading firm operating 24/7/365 in the global cryptocurrency market, with offices in New York and Hong Kong. The team consists of world-class talent and spans 5 continents. We are one of the largest participants in the market, trading a significant share of market turnover. Our team is always iterating to ensure we stay ahead of the curve.
What you’ll do:
This is an opportunity to develop trading strategies within the cryptocurrency markets. We are looking for someone to work with one of our traders who is based in Asia, and as such we're looking for someone who is either based in Asia, or a compatible timezone. You will work remotely most of the time, and so we are flexible to your exact locale. In general, you will develop and support systems that trade on cryptocurrency exchanges across the globe. In particular, you will:
- Transform trading opportunities into profits. That is, improve and invent trading and market making strategies while minding risk and any market-making obligations. You will oversee the entire process, including problem identification, analysing data, writing software, and providing ongoing support.
- Improve and develop systems for automated monitoring of 24/7/365 trading.
- Develop C++ and Python applications that leverage internally-developed, normalised interfaces for market data and order execution.
- Work with both existing codebases and new ones.
- Collaborate closely with others. The business, development, and trading teams regularly work in concert with each other.
- Monitor trading, especially of new algorithms, and ensure that our systems are performing as desired from a technical, risk, and profit perspective.
- Use your experience working directly with trading teams to identify and surface opportunities to improve Auros’s technical systems and architecture.
- Engage with the team during system design discussions, code reviews, trading idea brainstorms, and general banter.
Requirements:
- Experience developing high-performance trading strategies for trading and especially market making in traditional or cryptocurrency markets.
- Experience with low latency trading algorithms, market making and/or high frequency arbitrage, including an understanding of risks associated with managing a portfolio.
- At least three years of experience in developing clean, maintainable, and performant code in C++ on Linux.
- Experience with latency-optimised, distributed systems that are built to robustly handle many transactions.
- Ability to find a balance between delivering clean, testable, reliable code and rapidly deploying new system features to take advantage of market opportunities.
- You are reliable, take pride in delivering robust software, and willing to be on call to support the systems you develop.
Highly Desirable:
- A thorough understanding of network programming, namely UDP, TCP, TLS, and Websockets.
- Experience profiling C++ code with any of Cachegrind, Valgrind or other profiling tools.
- Experience configuring and monitoring Linux machines.
- Experience with inter-process messaging via shared memory.
- Experience with cloud computing infrastructure such as AWS.
Auros does not accept unsolicited candidate submissions from staffing agencies. Any resumes or candidate information shared without a signed agreement will be considered non-confidential. Auros may engage with these candidates directly without obligation or fee.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Auros