C++ Developer

Location: This role ie remote and is open to candidates across the UK, Europe and Hong Kong, Singapore or Australia

About us

At Auros, we’re dedicated to advancing the cryptocurrency ecosystem through unparalleled liquidity and market-making services. We’re one of the largest participants in the market, trading across 10+ global locations, facilitating 3-4% of global daily volumes, and have connectivity to over 50 venues.

What sets us apart, though, is our culture. We believe in hiring smart people and empowering them to do their best work. From day one you’ll have the autonomy and support to really excel. Our relentless focus on delivery drives us to continuously push boundaries and achieve exceptional results, all while offering abundant opportunities for personal and professional growth in the dynamic realm of digital assets.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to develop trading systems for crypto currencies in the rapidly evolving class of digital assets. You will work with our traders and other experienced developers on improving and adding to our core systems. These systems are predominantly written in python and C++.

These systems have to process millions of transactions from dozens of different Cefi and Defi platforms around the world in dozens of currencies (fiat and crypto). The scale of this problem will present interesting technical challenges for you to work on, especially as we grow further as a company.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop trading system infrastructure in Python and C++ as directed
• Work with traders, middle office and other stakeholders to understand the core problems that each of the teams is facing, in both Cefi and Defi environments and design solutions
• Deploy trading system components into our production environment
• Be responsible for troubleshooting system issues as and when they occur
• Identify opportunities for system improvements
• Engage with the team during system design discussions, code reviews, trading idea brainstorms and daily office banter.

Who you are

• A software engineer with 5+ years experience in developing clean, maintainable and performant code. 
• You have 3+ years experience developing in both python and C++
• Good programming skills, with a strong understanding of data structures and algorithms
• You can find the balance between delivering clean, testable, reliable code and rapidly deploying new system features to take advantage of market opportunities
• You are reliable, take pride in delivering robust software and are willing to be on call to support the systems you develop
• You’re able to precisely articulate software concepts and designs
• You have a Bachelor's degree (or above) in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar, with excellent results.
• A strong interest in finance and cryptocurrencies, and solving complicated puzzles that can arise in this line of business (Desirable skill)

What We Offer in Return

• Opportunity to work at the forefront of the digital asset industry
• Remote and flexible work
• Autonomy and a flat structure means you can contribute your ideas from day one and help shape the foundation that will power our future business.

At Auros, we value nimbleness, drive for success, owner mentality, and collaboration. Join us in shaping the future of financial services across Asia and beyond!