Java Electronic Trading Engineer Vice President

• We are looking for talented software engineers to join our London trading technology teams to build the next generation of crypto trading systems
• You will have a strong server-side Java development background, with experience in one or more of order management systems, market connectivity, low latency messaging or price distribution
• You will have the ability to work independently, have strong analytical and problem solving skills, with a desire to own issues and see them through to resolution

Benefits

• Equity Exposure for All Employees - Through broad and meaningful equity participation, we desire to have our employees work collaboratively and act as long-term shareholders
• 401(k) Contributions- Galaxy offers a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a 3% employer contribution and access to both Traditional and Roth options (US-only)
• Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave - You decide how many paid vacation and personal days off you want. Paid Parental Leave is available to give new parents the opportunity to care for and bond with their new child
• Full Paid Health Benefits - Company-paid health insurance for employees, partners, and other dependents, effective as of your start date
• Perks at Work - Galaxy provides various crypto education opportunities, a free Peloton membership with insurance, after-hours car service reimbursements, and more
• Employee Assistance Program - Confidential, 24/7 access to mental healthcare with a licensed therapist or psychiatrist. Benefits include 8 free video sessions per person, per year, for employees and any of their dependents age 18+- Application performance profiling and optimisation
• Excellent core Java skills
• Experience of developing low latency pricing and trading systems in a Linux environment
• Exceptional knowledge of concurrency and multithreaded programming
• 10+ years’ relevant development experience
• Fault tolerant, high availability, distributed computing
• Knowledge of institutional encodings (FIX, SBE)
• EFX development experience in a low latency, zero GC environment
• Docker / Kubernetes / AWS
• Knowledge of low latency messaging (e.g. Aeron, 29West)
• Knowledge of Crypto