Lead Exchange Connectivity Engineer
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FlowdeskDigital Asset Trading
London (Remote)Full-TimeLead
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Job Details
- Languages
- Professional proficiency in English
- Experience
- 2+ years of solid technical Rust experience; 5+ years of C++ experience
- Required Skills
- C++Rust
Requirements
- Extensive crypto feed handler experience across multiple venues in production at an institutional firm.
- Deep understanding of market data feed handling, order lifecycle management, and multi-feed aggregation.
- Minimum of 2+ years of solid technical Rust experience, across sync and async code.
- Demonstrable experience of low-latency Rust development and at least 5+ years of C++ experience in a low-latency environment.
- Strong understanding of networking protocols: HTTP, WS, TCP/IP.
- Understanding of the full go-live cycle from integration and UAT through to production cutover and ongoing support.
- Proven experience leading multiple venue migrations end-to-end, including rollback procedures and minimising trading disruption.
- Experience managing exchange-driven changes (EDC), upgrade lifecycles, and rapid go-live pressures.
- Experience with AI-first development workflows and AI harness engineering and quality assurance.
- Prior leadership experience in a technical lead or team lead capacity.
Responsibilities
- Own the design, build, and operation of feed handlers across all connected venues.
- Lead connectivity go-lives: planning, staging, testing, cutover, and post-launch support.
- Debug complex production connectivity issues across exchange protocols and internal systems.
- Set technical standards for how the team approaches exchange integration.
- Mentor engineers working on connectivity components.
- Contribute to HFT infrastructure where connectivity and execution overlap.
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