Senior Software Engineer (algorithmic trading platform)

At Alpha9 we aim to define the global standard in quantitative, systematic digital asset management. Using our proprietary alpha engine, we deliver cryptocurrency investment products to some of the world’s leading financial institutions. Join us as a Senior Software Engineer and help shape something exceptional.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer, eager to work with our small but elite engineering team to build the software systems running and fuelling our state-of-the-art trading strategies.

• Take ownership of significant parts of our trading system and internal alpha platform
• Work closely with other engineers, product owners, and researchers to design complex technical solutions from scratch
• Critically analyze both existing and proposed solutions and pro-actively providing feedback
• Consistently adhere to best practices
• Review code and make significant contributions to our codebases

• 4+ years of software engineering experience
• Deep knowledge and extensive experience using Python
• Proven experience in AWS cloud environments, including:
• Designing, deploying, and managing production infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as AWS CDK
• Implementing cybersecurity hardening and policies with tools like AWS Security Hub to maintain secure and compliant infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with software testing (unit, integration, etc.) and a strong commitment to writing clean, testable, extendable, and scalable code as part of your day-to-day work
• Experience with containerisation and CI/CD pipelines, integrating them into everyday development and deployment processes
• Understanding of computer science fundamentals, such as Algorithms & Data Structures, Software Design Patterns, Networking, Operating Systems, and Network Protocols (e.g. REST, Websockets)
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate fluently in English

• Knowledge, understanding, and experience developing software in RUST
• Experience working in (algorithmic) trading and interacting with cryptocurrency/stock exchanges
• Experience working with Research/Data Scientists, Project Managers, and Operations teams
• Experience benchmarking software and understanding of (low-level) code performance optimization
• Experience retrieving, storing, and processing large amounts of data

• Strong interest and passion to learn about trading, cryptocurrency, and equities
• Self-motivated, self-aware, self-disciplined, and self-improving
• A true leader, is independent, but also picks up the trash
• Able to share, suggest and challenge ideas
• Able to embrace and overcome challenges in an industry that never sleeps
• Able to go above and beyond to get the job done