VP, Algo/SOR Developer

Overview

In this role you will lead the design and development of a low-latency EMS/Smart Order Router, shaping Galaxy’s next-generation trading infrastructure. You will partner with traders, product managers, and external partners to deliver high-performance routing capabilities in a fast-paced, global environment. You’ll optimize system performance under real trading conditions and contribute to resilience and production support. This position offers the chance to impact crypto markets and institutional trading technology at scale, in a collaborative, mission-driven company.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus
• Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees and dependents
• Free virtual coaching and counseling sessions
• Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry
• Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues
• Employee Resource Groups

• Design and develop a low-latency, high-throughput EMS/Smart Order Router system
• Implement intelligent routing algorithms based on execution quality, liquidity, latency, and cost
• Collaborate with traders and product managers to refine routing logic and build new algorithmic capabilities
• Monitor and optimize system performance under real-world trading conditions
• Contribute to system resilience and business continuity
• Provide support for production trading issues

• 8+ years of experience developing routing strategies for specific markets (e.g., FX Markets, crypto exchanges) in Java
• Knowledge of tick data analytics and real-time market data processing
• Familiarity with cloud-based market access or hybrid deployments
• Experience working in high-frequency or algorithmic trading environments
• Experience building low-latency systems and working with multicast/unicast market data feeds
• Understanding of application and infrastructure stack associated with electronic and algorithmic trading
• Proficiency with trading system architecture (OMS/EMS, market gateways)
• Strong understanding of concurrency, networking, and memory management
• Experience with Linux systems and performance profiling tools
• Proactive, problem-solving mindset

• proactive problem-solving
• collaborative mindset
• ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Java
• tick data analytics
• real-time market data processing