Senior Software Engineer, Clearing Engineering

Bullish is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Clearing Engineering team. As a mission-critical infrastructure builder, you will design, build, and maintain high-performance microservices and stream processing pipelines for Risk Management, Regulatory Reporting, and Clearing. The team is responsible for mitigating systemic risk through automated default management and ensuring operational integrity via high-precision data validation.

Requirements

• 6+ years of engineering experience supporting mission-critical clearing and risk systems at a regulated financial institution.
• Advanced Java proficiency.
• Implementation experience with middleware, specifically Aeron and Kafka.
• Expertise in designing clean data structures, event schemas, and database models.
• Proficiency managing both SQL and NoSQL data stores (e.g., Postgres, Redis, MongoDB).
• Deep understanding of testing methodologies and SDLC best practices, including Twelve-Factor App, distributed HA/DR strategies, and hexagonal architecture.
• Ability to use Large Language Models (e.g., Claude, Gemini) to accelerate development without sacrificing engineering standards.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Discretionary annual target bonus
• Performance incentives/benefits