Senior Gateway Engineer

Time zone

(GMT+3), Moscow.

Responsibilities

• Given high-level business and technical requirements, discuss all the related details with trading/devops teams, design architecture of trading platform gateways for maximum reliability and performance.
• Research and reverse-engineer exchange external APIs to find undocumented ways to achieve fastest communication.
• Implement proposed solutions using Rust programming language and low-level optimization techniques up to saving CPU cycles and avoiding cache miss.
• Ensure quality, reliability and performance of developed solutions using automated (unit, integration, performance) and manual testing.
• Document implemented modules.
• Communicate with peer teams on integrations, deployment and support of implemented solutions.
• Maintain and improve implemented connectors according to business needs and feedback.

Skills and Experience

• 4+ years of relevant work experience.
• Strong adherence to principles of effective software engineering - SOLID, TDD.
• Understanding of computer systems and software architecture - Linux OS, networks, data structures and algorithms, parallel programming, distributed computing, performance optimization.
• Extensive experience with Rust, or familiarity with Rust and experience with strong-typed language like C++ / C# /Go.
• Deep understanding of communication protocols - TCP, UDP, HTTP/REST, WebSocket.
• Proven hands-on experience in exchange gateways development.
• Self-motivated, with strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong communication skills (upper intermediate English).
• Degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent professional experience.

Bonus Points

• Experience in the HFT or related areas.
• Hacking skills are encouraged.