Lead Engineer - Risk Technology

Our client is a global digital asset platform offering institutional-grade market infrastructure, trading technology, and risk analytics across multiple regulated markets. Theyre seeking a Lead Low-Latency Engineer to drive the design and optimization of high-performance risk systems. Youll collaborate with quantitative and product teams to build scalable JVM-based services that power real-time financial analytics and trading operations. What Youll Do Architect and develop low/zero-GC, high-throughput backend systems in Java Collaborate with quants to implement and optimize risk models (VaR, SPAN, etc.) Continuously improve system performance, scalability, and reliability Set engineering standards, conduct reviews, and mentor junior developers What Were Looking For 10+ years in backend engineering, strong command of Java and JVM internals Proven experience with low-latency architectures and microservices design Hands-on with Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and modern databases (Postgres, MongoDB, BigQuery) Solid understanding of financial products and risk methodologies Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Nice to Have Experience with Kotlin, Chronicle Queue, event-sourced systems, or cloud infrastructure. Join a team building mission-critical, ultra-fast trading and risk platforms bridging traditional finance and blockchain innovation.