Trading System Support Engineer at FalconX

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Cryptocurrency, FinTech, TradingIndustries

Requirements

Bachelors with 5+ years of working experience as Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) / Devops Engineer
Strong knowledge of Linux system internals (kernels, memory management, file systems & network I/O optimization) as well as bash scripting
Minimum 3-5 years experience in a Front Office Trading Floor or related application support experience
Good product knowledge in financial instruments including experience in managing front to back trading lifecycle and familiar with order life cycle (Equities, FX, Crypto etc)
Experience with electronic trading platforms and OMS/EMS systems
Knowledge of ITIL practices including Incident, Problem and Change management
Experience with system monitoring platforms
Proven expertise optimizing systems for lowest latency performance and productionizing trading systems, from initial concept to full deployment, including on-prem and colocation
Strong working knowledge of network communications fundamentals TCP/IP and UDP
Knowledge of FIX protocol, as well as familiarity with low latency multicast with Aeron
Strong skills around observability, debugging and performance tuning, with a willingness to dive-deep to determine the root cause
Effective communicator, with the ability to explain root causes in plain language, then outline plans and recommendations to remediate and ultimately to execute plans that systematically resolve issues
Demonstrated ability to build tools that enable rapid operational triage; leveraging logs, performance telemetry metrics and traces to make Grafana dashboards (or similar)
Strong experience deploying and managing Cloud infrastructure with providers like AWS, Azure and/or GCP (accounts, profiles, IAM roles, Policies, service classes, instance types, etc.)
Strong experience adapting workloads to use Cloud Native technologies, like kubernetes and docker etc

Responsibilities

Be part of a trading systems engineering team, dedicated to building out the core trading platforms
Work closely with cross functional teams to improve the system reliability, scalability and security
Engage in and improve the quality supporting the platform
Build and manage systems, infrastructure and applications through automation
Provide operational support to internal teams working on the platform
Work on improvements to bring in high efficiency, reduce latency, deploy systems faster
Practice sustainable incident response and blameless postmortems
Together with your engineering team, share an on-call rotation and be an escalation contact for service incidents
Implement and maintain rigorous security best practices across all infrastructure, with a focus on minimizing attack surface and ensuring data integrity
Monitor system health and performance with a keen eye for identifying and resolving issues before they affect trading activity
Manage user queries and service requests (often requiring in depth analysis of the technical and/or business logic of our systems)
Proactive approach to problem analysis and resolution of production incidents
Manage Issue tracking and prioritisation of day to day production incidents
Manage platform trading support initiatives (e.g. platform monitoring, reporting, release automation)

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Trading SystemsSystem ReliabilityScalabilitySecurityAutomationInfrastructureIncident ResponsePostmortemsOn-Call RotationMonitoringLatency OptimizationIssue Tracking

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What experience level is required for this Trading System Support Engineer role?

A Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of working experience as SRE/DevOps Engineer is required, plus 3-5 years in Front Office Trading Floor or related application support.

What key technical skills are needed for this position?

Strong knowledge of Linux system internals (kernels, memory management, file systems, network I/O optimization), bash scripting, and expertise in optimizing systems for lowest latency performance are essential.

What domain knowledge is required for the role?

Good product knowledge in financial instruments, experience managing front-to-back trading lifecycle, familiarity with order lifecycle (Equities, FX, Crypto), and experience with electronic trading platforms and OMS/EMS systems are required.

What is the team structure like for this position?

You will be part of a trading systems engineering team, working closely with cross-functional teams, sharing an on-call rotation, and serving as an escalation contact for service incidents.

What makes a strong candidate for this Trading System Support Engineer role?

Candidates with proven SRE/DevOps experience in trading environments, deep Linux and low-latency optimization skills, financial product knowledge, and familiarity with ITIL practices and monitoring platforms stand out.

FalconX

Institutional crypto trading platform for financial institutions

About FalconX

FalconX is an institutional crypto trading platform that simplifies the trading of digital assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum for financial institutions. It provides clear price discovery and efficient trade execution, allowing clients to trade without concerns about hidden fees. The platform is trusted by major financial institutions and offers tailored services such as trade execution, credit, and treasury management. FalconX aims to deliver a reliable and comprehensive trading experience for institutional investors in the digital asset market.

San Mateo, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2018Year Founded

$415.4MTotal Funding

SERIES_DCompany Stage

Fintech, Crypto & Web3Industries

201-500Employees

Benefits

Hybrid Work Options

Performance Bonus

Company Equity

Risks

Increased competition in crypto derivatives could pressure FalconX's profit margins.

Regulatory scrutiny may impact the adoption of FalconX's auto-liquidation service in APAC.

Expansion into FX market may lead to integration challenges and operational risks.

Differentiation

FalconX eliminates slippage and hidden fees using advanced data science techniques.

The platform is trusted by major financial institutions for its reliability and effectiveness.

FalconX offers a comprehensive suite of services tailored for institutional clients.

Upsides

Acquisition of Arbelos Markets strengthens FalconX's position in the crypto derivatives market.

Launch of auto-liquidation service enhances capital efficiency for APAC crypto miners.

New FX desk in London expands FalconX's service offerings into traditional markets.

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