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Who We Are:
Galaxy is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, delivering solutions that accelerate progress in finance and artificial intelligence. We believe that blockchain and digital asset innovation will transform how value moves through the world – and we’re building the products and services to make that future a reality.
Our institutional digital assets platform spans trading, investment banking, asset management, staking, self-custody, and tokenization technology. We also invest in and operate cutting-edge data center infrastructure to power AI and high-performance computing, addressing the growing demand for scalable energy and compute in the U.S.
We work at the intersection of finance and technology, helping institutions, startups, and developers navigate a digitally native economy. Led by CEO and Founder Michael Novogratz, our team blends deep crypto expertise with institutional experience and a shared commitment to shaping the future of Web3 and AI.
Galaxy is headquartered in New York City, with offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
To learn more about our businesses and products, visit www.galaxy.com.
What We Value:
We are a diverse team of free thinkers, and fast movers united to help investors and creators energize the global economy. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a culture of builders and overachievers and embrace high performance, transparent feedback, and a mission-first approach. Our culture shapes our way of working and gets us where we want to be.
- Seek Excellence.
- Be Selective To Be Effective.
- Be Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled.
- Disagree Transparently.
- Encourage Independent Decision-Making.
- Build Dream Teams.
Who You Are:
We are looking for talented software engineers to join our Lending technology team to build the next generation of crypto Lending systems.
You can work independently, have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and a desire to own issues and see them through to resolution.
What You'll Do:
You will work on core lending infrastructure, including collateral management, interest calculations, liquidations, and integrations with blockchain networks and traditional financial systems.
Responsibilities will include:
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services for crypto lending and borrowing products
- Implement core lending logic including:
- Loan origination and lifecycle management
- Collateral valuation and margining
- Interest rate models and accrual
- Liquidation and risk management mechanisms
- Build reliable, scalable APIs for internal and external consumers
- Integrate with blockchain networks, smart contracts, custodians, oracles, and pricing feeds
- Collaborate with product, risk, and compliance teams to translate business requirements into robust systems
- Write clean, well-tested, and well-documented code
- Participate in code reviews and architectural discussions
- Monitor and improve system performance, security, and reliability in production
What We’re Looking For:
- 10+ years of relevant development experience
- Excellent core Java skills
- Knowledge of Spring and Kafka
- Experience developing microservices
- Code optimization and profiling capabilities
Bonus Points:
- Experience leading a team
- Development experience with OMS and Risk Systems
- Knowledge of traditional financial products
- Options
- Forwards
- Futures
- Docker / Kubernetes / AWS
- Knowledge of crypto
- Knowledge of crypto products
- Perpetual Forwards (perps)
- On-Chain Borrows / Lends
What We Offer:
- Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus
- Flexible Time Off (i.e. unlimited paid vacation days)
- Company paid sick leave
- Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees, partners, and other dependents
- Generous paid Parental Leave
- Free virtual coaching and counseling sessions through Headspace
- Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry
- Free daily snacks in-office
- Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues
- Employee Resource Groups
Apply now and join us on our mission to engineer a new economic paradigm.
Galaxy respects diversity and seeks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants for employment without regard to actual or perceived age, race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital or partnership or caregiver status, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military or veteran status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.
We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete the application process or to participate in an interview, please contact careers@galaxy.com.
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Apply to GalaxyNex is on a mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement. Created by parents for parents, Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun, social, and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion, encouraging kids and adults to move more, play more, and have fun together. Nex Playground, the company’s award-winning active play system, is purpose-built to get families moving year-round, with safety and privacy as core considerations in its intentional design. It is certified kidSAFE+ COPPA compliant and built to support healthy, active play for all ages and abilities.
Nex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences, including motion and dance games, fitness and educational experiences, and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and NBCUniversal. Nex has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, and Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has earned Red Dot, IDEA, and Core77 international design awards. We encourage you to explore Have Fun and Is Motion Gaming Back?, as they offer a deeper look into our culture, values, and explain how our approach to motion gaming differs from previous generations.
To protect yourself from recruitment scams, please note that Nex communicates through official company emails ending in @nex.inc. If you receive a suspicious email or message, please do not respond and report it immediately to us.
Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full Time
The Role
As a Senior Software Engineer at Nex, you will architect and build the scalable backbone of our global platform powering e‑commerce, subscriptions, user management, device pairing, content delivery, support systems, analytics, and system updates. Your work will serve many millions of connected devices and the operating systems behind them, shaping daily user experiences worldwide. You will partner with business, product, and operation teams, to deliver backend infrastructure that is simple, robust, observable, and reliable at scale.
The Mindset
You care deeply about elegant, scalable systems. You thrive in fast‑paced, product‑driven environments and see great backend engineering as the intersection of craft, simplification, and impact. You enjoy solving problems across performance, security, reliability, and maintainability. You are customer‑obsessed and biased for action. You move quickly while staying precise, careful, and risk‑aware.
What You’ll Do
- Design, build, and operate scalable backend services for e‑commerce, subscriptions, accounts, device activation, content delivery, support, analytics, and system updates.
- Build services that are reliable, fault‑tolerant, and highly observable, with strong monitoring, logging, and alerting.
- Develop robust APIs and backend logic using contemporary languages and runtimes (primarily Node.js, Python, and Go, selected based on project needs and performance goals).
- Implement and optimize authentication flows, including OAuth and device authentication.
- Use cloud and container technology for deployment, scaling, and service management.
- Architect fault‑tolerant systems using queues, service‑oriented patterns, and message‑driven workflows.
- Guide and collaborate with a mission‑aligned external engineering team.
- Work closely with business, product, and operations to deliver customer‑obsessed solutions.
Must Have
- 5+ years building backend services for high‑traffic products.
- Proven experience running highly observable services in production using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience with distributed systems, big data workflows, and database optimization across NoSQL and PostgreSQL.
- Deep understanding of data consistency principles, safe operation design, and concurrency control.
- Passion for deep technical challenges and raising the engineering bar.
- Ability to lead troubleshooting and postmortems during production incidents.
- Ability to work effectively with global teams across time zones.
- Proficiency in English communication.
Nice To Have
- Experience with authentication patterns including OAuth and device flows.
- Experience building fault‑tolerant systems using queues and service‑based or microservices architectures.
- Expertise with real‑time data streams and messaging tools such as Apache Kafka, SQS, or Pub/Sub.
- Familiarity with Firebase and Supabase.
- Knowledge of privacy, compliance, and information security best practices.
- Experience in startups, high‑growth environments, or consumer product companies.
We Offer
- Competitive compensation package.
- Flexible working hours and vacation policy.
- Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth.
- Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field
Nex is located in San Jose, California, USA and Hong Kong. Learn more about us at nex.inc/who-we-are.
We encourage applications even if you don’t meet more than 50% of the requirements — we believe that experience comes in many forms!
Nex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all individuals at every stage of the employment relationship, including all current and prospective employees, and covers all employment decisions including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline and termination.
We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment and to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Nex
Who We Are
About the Role
Responsibilities
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Elevate the Ranking System — Drive continuous ranking model iteration with measurable impact on user retention and trading conversion
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Unify User Understanding — Build a cross-domain intent framework spanning content consumption, feature usage, and search, shifting the system from "what users clicked" to "what users are trying to do"
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Define the Technical Roadmap — Chart and execute a 12–24 month evolution from Transformer-based ranking toward generative recommendation (sequence generation + preference alignment)
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Pioneer the Agent Paradigm — Integrate recommendation and search capabilities into an LLM Agent framework, enabling proactive intent fulfillment rather than passive content delivery
Requirements
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Background — Master's or above in CS / Math from a top university; 8+ years of experience with 5+ years in core recommendation / search roles; track record of owning end-to-end recommendation pipelines at 10M+ DAU scale
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User Intent & Profiling (Core) — Experience designing unified intent representations across heterogeneous domains (content / feature / search); ability to fuse real-time behavioral signals with long-term stable preferences; hands-on experience with tiered user profile systems (cold-start → interest exploration → stable preference)
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Transformer & Ranking (Core) — Deep understanding of Attention mechanisms in sequential behavior modeling and their limitations (DIN / SIM / HSTU evolution); ability to propose independent solutions under engineering constraints; proficiency in Listwise losses (ListMLE / Softmax Loss) and joint multi-candidate ranking
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Multi-Task Training (Core) — Expert-level knowledge of MMoE / PLE / ESMM and gradient conflict identification and mitigation; ability to design composite loss function frameworks from scratch; proven methodology for bridging offline metrics (AUC / NDCG) and online business KPIs
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Business Attribution (Core) — Hands-on Uplift Modeling experience; proficiency in Position / Selection Bias correction and prediction probability Calibration
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Generative Recommendation (Strong Plus) — Understanding of Semantic Tokenization (FSQ / RQ-VAE) and conditional sequence generation; working-level knowledge of RLHF / DPO applied to recommendation systems
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Recommendation & Search Agent (Strong Plus) — Engineering experience with LLM Agent frameworks (Tool Use / ReAct); ability to define the collaboration boundary between Agent-based and traditional recommendation; experience designing systems that translate natural language intent into structured retrieval requests
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Engineering — Large-scale distributed training (10B+ parameter models); real-time feature engineering (Flink / Kafka); inference optimization under strict latency SLA
Bonus
Perks & Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package
- L&D programs and education subsidy for employees' growth and development
- Various team building programs and company events
- Wellness and meal allowance
- Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants
- More that we love to tell you along the process!
Please note that Hong Kong is a group-level service hub, and OKX does not carry on a business of operating a virtual asset trading platform in Hong Kong.
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Low Latency C++ Engineer
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Develop low latency exchange connectivity and trading algorithms, including quoting, hedging, and arbitrage for listed derivatives and delta one products
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Work closely with quants and traders to define the behavior of trading algorithms
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Develop C++ applications for core trading infrastructure
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Test code thoroughly including automated testing, and actively participate in code reviews
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Provide tier 3 support
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University degree in Computer Science or related field
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2+ years of C++ server-side development on Linux (C++ 14 or later desirable)
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Strong technical design skills
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Solid understanding of multithreading, network socket programming and low latency programming techniques
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Experience in developing automated trading systems or exchange connectivity
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Experience with Kafka is a plus
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Solid data analysis skills
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Excellent communication in spoken and written English
- Dynamic and collaborative work environment
- A flat management structure, where everyone's voice is valued
- Work life balance within a multi-cultural environment
- Fully stocked kitchen for breakfast and lunch
- Attractive benefits package with discretionary bonus
Eclipse Trading is an equal opportunity employer and we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential pillars of our success as a company. We are dedicated to embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential.
All information provided will be treated in strict confidence and used solely for recruitment purposes.
Due to the high number of responses that we receive, we are only able to respond to successful applicants.
Note: The use of AI tools during interviews or assessments is strictly prohibited unless explicitly authorized. We employ multiple methods to verify the authenticity of candidate responses. If it is determined that AI assistance was used at any stage of the hiring process without prior approval, we reserve the right to disqualify your application or rescind any job offer.
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At OKX, we believe that the future will be reshaped by crypto, and ultimately contribute to every individual's freedom.
OKX is a leading crypto exchange, and the developer of OKX Wallet, giving millions access to crypto trading and decentralized crypto applications (dApps). OKX is also a trusted brand by hundreds of large institutions seeking access to crypto markets. We are safe and reliable, backed by our Proof of Reserves.
Across our multiple offices globally, we are united by our core principles: We Before Me, Do the Right Thing, and Get Things Done. These shared values drive our culture, shape our processes, and foster a friendly, rewarding, and diverse environment for every OK-er.
OKX is part of OKG, a group that brings the value of Blockchain to users around the world, through our leading products OKX, OKX Wallet, OKLink and more.
About the Team
What You’ll Be Doing
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Understand different AI models’ feature
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Understand different business domains’ feature
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Provide integration solutions for AI models into the business domain
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Maintain systems’ high availability and high throughput
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Improve technology best practices and code reviews for peers
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Build and maintain various AI infrastructure / platform
What We Look For In You
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Bachelors in Science / Technology / Engineering / Mathematics
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Experience in AI Agent / RAG engineering solutions
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Experience in Microservices / API development with Java/SpringBoot/SpringCloud/Python/Langchain
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Knowledgeable in multi-threading and distributed architecture. Understanding of mainstream messaging frameworks including Kafka etc. Knowledge of different databases including vector DB
Nice To Have
- Experience with AI models
Perks & Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package
- L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development
- Various team building programs and company events
- Wellness and meal allowances
- Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants
- More that we love to tell you along the process!
Please note that Hong Kong is a group-level service hub, and OKX does not carry on a business of operating a virtual asset trading platform in Hong Kong.
Ready to apply?
Apply to OKX
Nex is on a mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement. Created by parents for parents, Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun, social, and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion, encouraging kids and adults to move more, play more, and have fun together. Nex Playground, the company’s award-winning active play system, is purpose-built to get families moving year-round, with safety and privacy as core considerations in its intentional design. It is certified kidSAFE+ COPPA compliant and built to support healthy, active play for all ages and abilities.
Nex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences, including motion and dance games, fitness and educational experiences, and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and NBCUniversal. Nex has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, and Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has earned Red Dot, IDEA, and Core77 international design awards. We encourage you to explore Have Fun and Is Motion Gaming Back?, as they offer a deeper look into our culture, values, and explain how our approach to motion gaming differs from previous generations.
To protect yourself from recruitment scams, please note that Nex communicates through official company emails ending in @nex.inc. If you receive a suspicious email or message, please do not respond and report it immediately to us.
Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full Time
The Role
As a Software Engineer at Nex, you will design and build the scalable backbone of our global platform powering e‑commerce, subscriptions, user management, device pairing, content delivery, support systems, analytics, and system updates. Your work will serve many millions of connected devices and the operating systems behind them, shaping daily user experiences worldwide. You will partner with business, product, and operation teams to deliver backend infrastructure that is simple, robust, observable, and reliable at scale.
The Mindset
You care deeply about elegant, scalable systems. You thrive in fast‑paced, product‑driven environments and see great backend engineering as the intersection of craft, simplification, and impact. You enjoy solving problems across performance, security, reliability, and maintainability. You are customer‑obsessed and biased for action. You move quickly while staying precise, careful, and risk‑aware.
What You’ll Do
- Design, build, and operate backend services for e‑commerce, subscriptions, accounts, device activation, content delivery, and system updates.
- Build services that are reliable and observable, with monitoring, logging, and alerting, and use cloud and container technology for deployment and service management.
- Implement robust APIs and backend logic using contemporary languages and runtimes (primarily Node.js, Python, and Go).
- Partner with business, product, and operations stakeholders to deliver customer‑obsessed solutions.
Must Have
- 2+ years building backend services for production systems.
- Experience running services in production using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience with databases such as RDBMS and NoSQL.
- Familiar with data consistency principles, safe operation design, and concurrency control.
- Passion for deep technical challenges and continuous improvement.
- Proficiency in English communication.
Nice To Have
- Experience with authentication patterns including OAuth.
- Experience with message queues or microservices architectures.
- Familiarity with messaging tools such as Apache Kafka, SQS, or Pub/Sub.
- Knowledge of privacy and security best practices.
- Experience in startups or high‑growth environments.
We Offer
- Competitive compensation package.
- Flexible working hours and vacation policy.
- Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth.
- Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field
Nex is located in San Jose, California, USA and Hong Kong. Learn more about us at nex.inc/who-we-are.
We encourage applications even if you don’t meet more than 50% of the requirements — we believe that experience comes in many forms!
Nex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all individuals at every stage of the employment relationship, including all current and prospective employees, and covers all employment decisions including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline and termination.
We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment and to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Nex
Senior/Staff Engineer, Liquidity Platform, Strategy Service
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Who We Are
About the Team
What You’ll Be Doing
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Develop and maintain a wide range of critical trading infrastructure microservices.
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Design and implement enterprise-grade micro-services and distributed architecture solutions.
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Develop and maintain our core strategy engine with a focus on high performance backend and APIs.
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Conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers to maintain code quality standards.
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Ensure scalability, resiliency, and maintainability of all software systems.
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and optimize software solutions.
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Analyze and troubleshoot complex technical issues.
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Demonstrate and implement security best practices across all development activities.
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Stay current with industry trends and best practices in software development.
What We Look For In You
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Solid STEM education background.
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5+ years of software development experience.
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Strong understanding of scalability, resiliency, and maintainability principles.
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Strong proficiency in English, both in writing and speaking.
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Strong work ethic and ownership.
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Ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
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Experience with WebSocket and GraphQL.
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Proficiency in Linux environments.
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Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
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Experience with Kafka, Redis, SQL databases, docker and k8s is a plus.
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Knowledge of market microstructure of crypto trading is a plus.
Perks & Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package
- L&D programs and education subsidy for employees' growth and development
- Various team building programs and company events
- Wellness and meal allowance
- Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants
- More that we love to tell you along the process!
Please note that Hong Kong is a group-level service hub, and OKX does not carry on a business of operating a virtual asset trading platform in Hong Kong.
Ready to apply?
Apply to OKX
资深 Java 后端开发 (DEX/ Trading)
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核心职责
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交易架构设计： 主导去中心化交易平台（DEX）后端架构的演进，构建稳定、可扩展的分布式系统。
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核心引擎开发： 负责撮合逻辑、订单簿维护、实时行情分发及风控清算等关键交易模块的研发。
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接入与数据服务： 开发高性能交易网关（支持 REST 与 WebSocket）及低延迟的 K 线数据服务。
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极致性能优化： 针对高频交易场景进行系统调优，确保在极端高并发下的毫秒级响应与稳定性。
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基座能力建设： 完善数据持久化方案、全链路监控、多维度备份及容灾恢复等基础工程建设。
任职要求
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深厚技术背景： 拥有 8 年以上 Java 开发经验，精通底层并发编程、内存模型及 JVM 深度调优。
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行业实战经验： 具备 3 年以上交易所核心系统开发背景，对清结算、资产流转及撮合流程有深刻理解。
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高性能架构： 熟练运用 LMAX Disruptor、Chronicle 等低延迟框架，具备独立主导复杂子系统的经验。
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数据存储专家： 精通关系型与非关系型数据库设计（如 MySQL, Redis, MongoDB），擅长分库分表及高可用方案。
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云原生基础设施： 熟练掌握容器化部署（K8s）与主流公有云架构（AWS/Aliyun），具备实时流处理（Kafka）实战能力。
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Apply to Hyphen Connect Limited
Senior Java Backend Engineer (DEX)
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We are seeking a seasoned Backend Engineer with deep expertise in decentralized finance (DeFi) to lead the architectural design and development of our client's high-performance DEX platform. You will be responsible for building the core components of a world-class trading environment, focusing on ultra-low latency, high concurrency, and uncompromising security.
Key Responsibilities
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Architectural Leadership: Design and develop the core server-side architecture for a Decentralized Exchange (DEX).
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Core Module Engineering: Lead the implementation of critical modules, including matching engines, order books, market data broadcasting, risk management, and clearing/settlement systems.
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Infrastructure & Connectivity: Develop and maintain high-performance trading gateways (REST/WebSocket), market data feeds, and K-line services.
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Performance Optimization: Ensure the stability and performance of high-concurrency, low-latency trading systems through rigorous JVM tuning and system-level optimizations.
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Resilience & Security: Build foundational capabilities for data persistence, comprehensive logging, automated backups, and robust disaster recovery protocols.
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Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Smart Contract and Frontend teams to ensure seamless end-to-end integration across the entire trading lifecycle.
Required Qualifications & Skills
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Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
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Java Expertise: 8+ years of professional Java development experience, with mastery of multi-threading, concurrency models, and JVM performance tuning.
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DEX Domain Knowledge: 3+ years of direct experience in DEX/Exchange server-side development, with a deep understanding of matching, clearing, and risk control workflows.
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High-Performance Frameworks: Proven experience with LMAX Disruptor, Chronicle, or similar high-performance frameworks; familiarity with Exchange-core architectures is essential.
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Data Management: Expertise in MySQL, Redis, and MongoDB, including advanced database design, index optimization, and distributed transaction management.
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System Reliability: Deep understanding of multi-active database deployments and disaster recovery; ability to lead team-wide emergency drills.
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Messaging & Streaming: Proficiency in Kafka (consumer groups, partitioning, persistence) and real-time data processing.
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Cloud & DevOps: Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes (Deployment, Service, Ingress, Monitoring); proficiency with AWS or Alibaba Cloud ecosystems (EC2/ECS, RDS, OSS).
Preferred Attributes (Bonus)
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Experience with EVM-based on-chain settlement, Oracles, and off-chain data integration.
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Familiarity with modern observability stacks, including Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.
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Polyglot capabilities: Ability to develop stable auxiliary services in Golang or Node.js for on-chain data retrieval and analysis.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Hyphen Connect Limited
Senior Java Backend Engineer (DEX)
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We are seeking a seasoned Backend Engineer with deep expertise in decentralized finance (DeFi) to lead the architectural design and development of our client's high-performance DEX platform. You will be responsible for building the core components of a world-class trading environment, focusing on ultra-low latency, high concurrency, and uncompromising security.
Key Responsibilities
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Architectural Leadership: Design and develop the core server-side architecture for a Decentralized Exchange (DEX).
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Core Module Engineering: Lead the implementation of critical modules, including matching engines, order books, market data broadcasting, risk management, and clearing/settlement systems.
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Infrastructure & Connectivity: Develop and maintain high-performance trading gateways (REST/WebSocket), market data feeds, and K-line services.
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Performance Optimization: Ensure the stability and performance of high-concurrency, low-latency trading systems through rigorous JVM tuning and system-level optimizations.
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Resilience & Security: Build foundational capabilities for data persistence, comprehensive logging, automated backups, and robust disaster recovery protocols.
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Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Smart Contract and Frontend teams to ensure seamless end-to-end integration across the entire trading lifecycle.
Required Qualifications & Skills
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Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
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Java Expertise: 8+ years of professional Java development experience, with mastery of multi-threading, concurrency models, and JVM performance tuning.
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DEX Domain Knowledge: 3+ years of direct experience in DEX/Exchange server-side development, with a deep understanding of matching, clearing, and risk control workflows.
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High-Performance Frameworks: Proven experience with LMAX Disruptor, Chronicle, or similar high-performance frameworks; familiarity with Exchange-core architectures is essential.
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Data Management: Expertise in MySQL, Redis, and MongoDB, including advanced database design, index optimization, and distributed transaction management.
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System Reliability: Deep understanding of multi-active database deployments and disaster recovery; ability to lead team-wide emergency drills.
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Messaging & Streaming: Proficiency in Kafka (consumer groups, partitioning, persistence) and real-time data processing.
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Cloud & DevOps: Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes (Deployment, Service, Ingress, Monitoring); proficiency with AWS or Alibaba Cloud ecosystems (EC2/ECS, RDS, OSS).
Preferred Attributes (Bonus)
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Experience with EVM-based on-chain settlement, Oracles, and off-chain data integration.
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Familiarity with modern observability stacks, including Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.
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Polyglot capabilities: Ability to develop stable auxiliary services in Golang or Node.js for on-chain data retrieval and analysis.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Hyphen Connect Limited
Senior Data Engineer (Perp DEX)
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We are representing a leading force in the decentralized exchange (DEX). We are seeking a seasoned Data Engineer to spearhead the development of robust data architectures. In this role, you will be responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of data, from ingestion to insight, ensuring our infrastructure is both high-performing and scalable to meet the demands of a fast-paced business environment.
Key Responsibilities
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Design & Architecture: Architect, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and sophisticated ETL processes to support complex data ecosystems.
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Infrastructure Optimization: Enhance data warehouse performance and implement rigorous data quality frameworks to ensure "single source of truth" reliability.
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Strategic Partnership: Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Go-to-Market teams to translate business requirements into actionable data solutions.
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Operational Excellence: Develop automated monitoring systems to proactively identify and resolve pipeline bottlenecks.
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Agile Response: Execute high-priority, ad-hoc data requests and critical analyses with speed and precision to support urgent stakeholder decision-making.
Required Qualifications & Skills
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Professional Experience: Minimum of 7+ years in dedicated Data Engineering roles, ideally within a high-growth environment.
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Advanced Data Modeling: Deep expertise in data architecture, warehouse design (e.g., Star/Snowflake schemas), and modern ETL/ELT best practices.
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Technical Stack: Mastery of the modern data stack, including Snowflake, Airflow, and dbt.
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Cloud & Infrastructure: Strong proficiency with AWS services and experience managing distributed systems.
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Stream Processing: Hands-on experience with data streaming technologies such as Kafka or Kinesis to optimize large-scale workflows.
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Problem Solving: A proven ability to navigate ambiguity and deliver high-quality solutions under tight deadlines.
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Web3 Incubator Lab - Tech Lead (Blockchain / Projects)
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Reports to: Founder / CTO
About the Company
Our partner, a leading Web3 incubator in Asia, is shaping the future of the digital economy through a diverse portfolio of crypto ventures in payments, wallets, lending, data, AI, and asset management. With a global team of researchers, engineers, operators, and crypto experts, the incubator takes a hands-on approach, supporting its portfolio companies from ideation to market-ready solutions.
About the Role
We are seeking a skilled Tech Lead to oversee technical execution across our incubator’s diverse crypto portfolio, managing engineers and collaborating with the Technical Project Manager to ensure smooth project delivery. Reporting to the Founder or CTO, the Tech Lead will juggle multiple projects, provide hands-on coding expertise, architect innovative solutions, and support hiring for portfolio teams. With a strong blockchain background and experience in fintech, banking, insurtech, or AI, you will drive technical excellence while delivering clear progress updates to the executive team.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership: Lead and mentor engineers (Full Stack, Web3/Backend, Mobile) across portfolio projects, ensuring high-quality code and alignment with technical goals.
- Hands-On Coding: Actively contribute to development, writing code for blockchain integrations, backend systems, focusing on Web3 and high-throughput technologies.
- Solution Architecture: Design scalable, secure architectures for portfolio projects, integrating blockchain protocols (e.g., Ethereum, Solana), microservices, or AI pipelines as needed.
- Project Coordination: Partner with the Technical Project Manager to juggle multiple projects, aligning timelines, resources, and deliverables across payments, wallets, lending, data, AI, and asset management ventures.
- Hiring & Team Building: Collaborate with the executive team to define technical hiring needs, evaluate candidates, and build high-performing engineering teams for portfolio companies.
- Cross-Portfolio Synchronization: Ensure technical consistency and efficiency across diverse projects, resolving bottlenecks and maintaining project flow.
- Blockchain Expertise: Drive Web3-related initiatives, such as smart contract development, DeFi platforms, or wallet integrations, leveraging deep blockchain knowledge.
- Innovation & Problem Solving: Identify opportunities to incorporate emerging technologies (e.g., AI, decentralized systems) to enhance portfolio outcomes.
What We’re Looking For
- Experience: 8+ years in software engineering, with 4+ years in a technical leadership or lead engineer role. Strong blockchain experience (e.g., smart contracts, DeFi, wallet development) is preferred. Prior work in fintech, banking, insurtech, AI, or high-throughput systems is a strong plus.
- Technical Skills:
- Blockchain: Expertise in Solidity, Rust, or similar for smart contracts; familiarity with Web3 libraries (e.g., ethers.js, web3.js) and protocols (e.g., Ethereum, Solana).
- Backend: Proficiency in Node.js, Python, Go, or Rust for building scalable systems, APIs, and microservices.
- AI/Data: Experience with AI pipelines or data platforms (e.g., TensorFlow, Apache Kafka) is a plus.
- Frontend/Mobile: Basic familiarity with React/Native, Kotlin, or Swift to guide full stack and mobile engineers.
- Hands-On Coding: Proven ability to write high-quality code while balancing leadership responsibilities, particularly in Web3 or complex systems.
- Solution Architecture: Track record of designing robust, scalable architectures for blockchain, fintech, or AI-driven applications.
- Leadership & Mentorship: Experience managing small engineering teams, fostering collaboration, and mentoring junior developers.
- Multi-Project Management: Ability to juggle multiple projects, coordinating with project managers to ensure smooth delivery and consistent project flow.
- Communication: Exceptional verbal and written skills to report progress to executives, support project managers, and align technical and business stakeholders.
- Hiring Involvement: Familiarity with technical recruiting, candidate evaluation, and building diverse, high-performing teams.
- Passion: Deep enthusiasm for blockchain, Web3, and innovative technologies, with a commitment to driving the incubator’s portfolio forward.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Hyphen Connect Limited
Web3 Incubator Lab - Tech Lead (Blockchain / Projects)
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Reports to: Founder / CTO
About the Company
Our partner, a leading Web3 incubator in Asia, is shaping the future of the digital economy through a diverse portfolio of crypto ventures in payments, wallets, lending, data, AI, and asset management. With a global team of researchers, engineers, operators, and crypto experts, the incubator takes a hands-on approach, supporting its portfolio companies from ideation to market-ready solutions.
About the Role
We are seeking a skilled Tech Lead to oversee technical execution across our incubator’s diverse crypto portfolio, managing engineers and collaborating with the Technical Project Manager to ensure smooth project delivery. Reporting to the Founder or CTO, the Tech Lead will juggle multiple projects, provide hands-on coding expertise, architect innovative solutions, and support hiring for portfolio teams. With a strong blockchain background and experience in fintech, banking, insurtech, or AI, you will drive technical excellence while delivering clear progress updates to the executive team.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership: Lead and mentor engineers (Full Stack, Web3/Backend, Mobile) across portfolio projects, ensuring high-quality code and alignment with technical goals.
- Hands-On Coding: Actively contribute to development, writing code for blockchain integrations, backend systems, focusing on Web3 and high-throughput technologies.
- Solution Architecture: Design scalable, secure architectures for portfolio projects, integrating blockchain protocols (e.g., Ethereum, Solana), microservices, or AI pipelines as needed.
- Project Coordination: Partner with the Technical Project Manager to juggle multiple projects, aligning timelines, resources, and deliverables across payments, wallets, lending, data, AI, and asset management ventures.
- Hiring & Team Building: Collaborate with the executive team to define technical hiring needs, evaluate candidates, and build high-performing engineering teams for portfolio companies.
- Cross-Portfolio Synchronization: Ensure technical consistency and efficiency across diverse projects, resolving bottlenecks and maintaining project flow.
- Blockchain Expertise: Drive Web3-related initiatives, such as smart contract development, DeFi platforms, or wallet integrations, leveraging deep blockchain knowledge.
- Innovation & Problem Solving: Identify opportunities to incorporate emerging technologies (e.g., AI, decentralized systems) to enhance portfolio outcomes.
What We’re Looking For
- Experience: 8+ years in software engineering, with 4+ years in a technical leadership or lead engineer role. Strong blockchain experience (e.g., smart contracts, DeFi, wallet development) is preferred. Prior work in fintech, banking, insurtech, AI, or high-throughput systems is a strong plus.
- Technical Skills:
- Blockchain: Expertise in Solidity, Rust, or similar for smart contracts; familiarity with Web3 libraries (e.g., ethers.js, web3.js) and protocols (e.g., Ethereum, Solana).
- Backend: Proficiency in Node.js, Python, Go, or Rust for building scalable systems, APIs, and microservices.
- AI/Data: Experience with AI pipelines or data platforms (e.g., TensorFlow, Apache Kafka) is a plus.
- Frontend/Mobile: Basic familiarity with React/Native, Kotlin, or Swift to guide full stack and mobile engineers.
- Hands-On Coding: Proven ability to write high-quality code while balancing leadership responsibilities, particularly in Web3 or complex systems.
- Solution Architecture: Track record of designing robust, scalable architectures for blockchain, fintech, or AI-driven applications.
- Leadership & Mentorship: Experience managing small engineering teams, fostering collaboration, and mentoring junior developers.
- Multi-Project Management: Ability to juggle multiple projects, coordinating with project managers to ensure smooth delivery and consistent project flow.
- Communication: Exceptional verbal and written skills to report progress to executives, support project managers, and align technical and business stakeholders.
- Hiring Involvement: Familiarity with technical recruiting, candidate evaluation, and building diverse, high-performing teams.
- Passion: Deep enthusiasm for blockchain, Web3, and innovative technologies, with a commitment to driving the incubator’s portfolio forward.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Hyphen Connect Limited