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Senior Software Engineer - High Performance Trading Systems

6ft capital • India
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AI Summary

Design, build, and optimize low latency trading and market making systems for digital asset liquidity. Develop backend services, APIs, and scalable infrastructure while collaborating with quantitative researchers and traders. Ensure system security, resilience, and observability in a fully remote environment.

Key Highlights
High performance, low latency trading systems
Backend services and API development
Collaboration with quantitative researchers and traders
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and optimize high performance trading and market making systems
Develop backend services, implement robust APIs, and maintain scalable infrastructure
Monitor system performance, troubleshoot production issues, and drive continuous improvement
Collaborate with quantitative researchers and traders to translate trading ideas into production software
Mentor teammates and contribute to technical decision making
Technical Skills Required
C++ Rust Go Java
Benefits & Perks
Fully remote
Fixed compensation
Performance & retention bonus

Job Description


Company Description 6ft Capital is an India first, globally connected digital assets market maker focused on providing deep, reliable liquidity across centralized exchanges. The company enhances market efficiency through low latency trading infrastructure, dynamic inventory strategies, and data driven pricing models. Working with exchanges, 6ft Capital helps build healthy, liquid markets, especially in underserved and emerging segments of the digital asset ecosystem.


Role Description The Senior Software Engineer will design, build, and optimize high performance trading and market making systems that operate at low latency and high reliability. In this full time remote role, the engineer will develop backend services, implement robust APIs, and maintain scalable infrastructure supporting digital asset liquidity operations. Day to day responsibilities include writing clean, maintainable code, reviewing contributions from other engineers, and collaborating with quantitative researchers and traders to translate trading ideas into production ready software. The role also involves monitoring system performance, troubleshooting production issues, and driving continuous improvement in architecture, tooling, and development practices. The Senior Software Engineer will contribute to technical decision making, mentor teammates, and help ensure the security, resilience, and observability of core platforms.


Qualifications

  • Strong foundation in Computer Science, including data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and systems design.
  • 2+ years of experience building performance critical systems.
  • Proficiency in Programming and Object Oriented Programming (OOP) with experience in one or more modern languages (e.g., C++, Rust, Go, Java).
  • Hands on experience in Backend Web Development and Software Development, including APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
  • Background in high performance, low latency systems, preferably in trading, market making, or other real time financial applications.
  • Familiarity with digital asset markets, exchanges, and blockchain concepts, or strong interest in learning this domain.
  • Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases, messaging systems, and cloud native infrastructure (containers, orchestration, monitoring).
  • Comfort with modern development workflows: version control, CI/CD, testing frameworks, and code review practices.
  • Ability to work independently in a remote environment, communicate clearly, and collaborate effectively across engineering and business teams.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.


What we offer

  • Fully remote, async friendly
  • Fixed compensation + performance & retention bonus
  • Founding engineer scope: you shape the stack, no legacy sprawl, no bureaucracy, direct work with the founder

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