Role Summary:

The Trading Software Engineer will be focused on building high-performance and low latency solutions for CoinShares’ next-generation trading platform. Collaborating closely with trading teams and innovating with other developers, they will translate business requirements into high-performance, scalable solutions. The postholder’s contributions will drive the creation of new tools and features that elevate business performance and operational efficiency, and directly impact the P&L of the business.

The postholder will have an understanding of the financial industry, particularly trading gained in either Crypto or Trad-Fi and will primarily develop in Go, with integration services written in Python, deployed on AWS.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and implement cutting-edge trading platform components in Go and Python.
• Collaborate with trading and business teams to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Prototype, create, and deploy innovative tools and features to enhance trading capabilities.
• Maintain and improve existing codebases, ensuring robustness, scalability, and performance.
• Optimise platform performance through efficient coding and proactive resource management.
• Implement comprehensive monitoring solutions to identify and resolve unexpected system behaviour or failures.
• Produce clean, maintainable, and well-documented code that adheres to industry best practices.
• Support the continuous improvement of the development process and technical infrastructure.
• Perform other related duties as required in a dynamic and fast-paced environment

Undertaking any other such duties as may be reasonably required by the role.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

Essential Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree graded 2:1 (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a related field.
• Proven experience in application delivery, preferably with a focus on financial systems or trading platforms.
• Strong programming expertise in any object-oriented language (e.g., C++, Java) with a focus on Go and Python.
• Proficiency in Python with a solid understanding of design patterns and best practices.
• Experience in developing scalable and high-performance systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a proactive mindset.
• Solid understanding of Linux and shell scripting.
• Strong understanding of the financial industry, ideally in the trading area.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present and justify design decisions to stakeholders.
• Strong team player with the ability to work collaboratively in a cross functional team environment.
• High attention to detail and a passion for creating exceptional and optimal solutions.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, adapt to changing priorities, and thrive in a fast paced environment.
• Positive, collaborative, and inquisitive mindset, eager to learn and grow.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and SQL-based data management, particularly timeseries databases.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, Websockets, and real-time data processing.
• Interest in financial markets, digital assets, and cryptocurrencies.