Lead Engineer, Trading Product Engineering

Bullish is an institutionally focused global digital asset platform that provides market infrastructure and information services. The company is looking for a Lead Engineer to join the Trading Product Engineering Team, which builds the core distributed systems that drive the global trading experience on Bullish Exchange.

Requirements

• 12+ years of backend engineering experience
• Expert-level proficiency in Java (17+)
• Proven track record of architecting and designing complex, low-latency trading systems
• Strong command of data structures, algorithms, and rigorous TDD/BDD development approaches
• Hands-on experience with frameworks like Spring or Micronaut, and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Solid understanding of messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Solace
• Thorough understanding of financial products, including Spot, Futures, and Options markets
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field