About the Company
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 Opportunity
What You'll Be Doing
What We Look For In You
- Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related discipline.
- At least two years of experience in backend engineering, real-time systems, infrastructure, or trading systems.
- Proficiency in at least one of Java, Rust, or C++, with the ability to work effectively in a multilingual codebase.
- Strong computer science fundamentals, including operating systems, network communication, multithreading, concurrent programming, and distributed systems.
- Proficiency in using AI coding tools for requirements analysis, development, testing, and code review, with the ability to independently evaluate and validate AI-generated designs and code.
- Strong analytical skills, business understanding, ownership, and communication skills, including the ability to read technical materials and communicate in written English.
Technical Requirements
- Proficiency in developing production systems with Java 17+, Rust, or C++, with the ability to design, implement, and troubleshoot within a multilingual codebase.
- Familiarity with Linux development and runtime environments, including the use of common tools for resource analysis, performance diagnostics, and troubleshooting.
- Experience with multithreading, asynchronous processing, network I/O, and high-performance data structures, with an understanding of lock contention, memory allocation, caching, garbage collection, and their impact on latency.
- Ability to use AI coding tools to support requirements analysis, development, testing, and code review, while independently validating the correctness and production safety of generated code.
- Familiarity with TCP, UDP, WebSocket, HTTP, or proprietary exchange protocols, with experience developing real-time data or trading interfaces.
- Ability to design and optimize high-throughput, low-latency systems and identify bottlenecks through profiling, benchmarking, and production metrics.
- Familiarity with real-time messaging and inter-process communication. Experience with Aeron, shared memory, lock-free queues, or binary protocols is preferred.
- Experience building logging, metrics, alerting, and automated recovery capabilities for continuously operating production systems.
- Familiarity with build and dependency management for large multi-module projects, together with experience in unit testing, integration testing, and continuous integration.
Preferred / Nice-to-Have Qualifications
- Experience in options market making, quantitative trading, exchange connectivity, market data, order management, quoting, hedging, or risk systems.
- Understanding of order books, order lifecycles, and market microstructure.
- Understanding of options pricing, volatility, Greeks, PnL, inventory risk, and dynamic hedging.
- Experience developing low-latency trading systems, real-time market data systems, or high-performance network services.
- Experience evolving multilingual systems or separating performance-sensitive components.
- Experience with market data replay, strategy simulation, trade reconciliation, or production incident resolution.
- Experience using Python for data analysis, backtesting, or production diagnostics.
- Practical experience using AI coding tools such as Claude Code or Codex in production projects.
Perks & Compensation
- 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!
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About OKX
OKX, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Seychelles with major hubs in Dubai, Hong Kong and San Jose, operates one of the world's largest crypto exchanges and the OKX Wallet/Web3 ecosystem. Beyond spot and derivatives trading, it builds OKX Chain (X Layer), MPC self-custody and DeFi aggregation used by 50M+ users. Backed by consistent top-5 volume, OKX invests heavily in proof-of-reserves, compliance in Europe and the Middle East, and brand partnerships in F1 and football. The company values speed, trading-domain understanding and shipping reliable systems under market volatility. OKX prioritizes zero-knowledge proof-of-reserves transparency, multi-chain Web3 wallet security, and institutional trading liquidity across global markets.