Senior Engineer - Trading Desk

Company: Coinhako

Location: Singapore, SG

Employment Type: Full Time

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Trading Desk Team at Coinhako. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance tooling that power our internal Trading team. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration across systems, optimize transaction workflows, and enhance trading reliability, scalability and operationally.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and internal tools that support Coinhako's Trading Desk operations.
• Integrate with exchanges, liquidity providers, trading venues, and internal systems using REST APIs, WebSocket, and FIX where applicable.
• Improve the reliability, scalability, latency, and observability of internal trading systems.
• Automate manual trading operations and reduce operational risk through better tooling and system design.
• Participate in all phases of the development life cycle such as developing, code review, testing, and debugging.

Requirements

• Minimum 5-6 years of professional work experience as a Software Engineer in designing and building Trading systems.
• Strong background in Python or Go; knowledge in C++ is an advantage.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with REST APIs and WebSocket, and FIX connectivity.
• Familiarity with the trade lifecycle, financial products, trading venues, risk controls, and execution workflows.
• Experience building trading infrastructure such as order management, execution, market data, risk, reconciliation, or post-trade workflows.
• Exposure to low-latency, high-throughput, or high-frequency trading systems is a strong advantage.
• Experience with cloud and infrastructure tooling such as AWS, Docker, and Terraform.
• Experience building systems using SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced work environment.
• Demonstrate a collaborative attitude with a bias toward action.
• Experience working in Cryptocurrency/Blockchain/Fintech/Financial firms.

Benefits

• Friendly and fun start-up work culture.
• Convenient work location located in the heart of CBD area.
• Generous annual leaves on top of national holidays.
• Medical coverage including GP, Specialist, TCM, and more.
• Self-care benefits and exciting fitness workshops/webinars.
• Vibrant office with a well-stocked pantry.