VP, Java Electronic Trading Engineer

As a Software Engineer in Galaxy’s London trading technology teams, you will help build the next generation of crypto trading systems. You bring a strong server-side Java background and focus on low-latency, high-availability components that underpin trading workflows. You work independently to own issues from discovery to resolution, collaborating with cross-functional colleagues. The role combines performance, reliability, and scale to support institutional trading and price discovery. This opportunity lets you shape critical infrastructure at a fast-growing, mission-driven company.

• Competitive base salary
• Discretionary bonus
• Company-paid health benefits
• Free virtual coaching and counseling
• Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry
• Collaborative colleagues

• Develop next-generation crypto trading systems and components
• Work on order management, market connectivity, low-latency messaging or price distribution
• Profile, optimize and tune application performance in Linux environments
• Own issues from detection through resolution, ensuring robust, fault-tolerant systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable trading infrastructure

• 10+ years' relevant development experience
• Excellent core Java skills
• Exceptional knowledge of concurrency and multithreaded programming
• Experience developing low latency pricing and trading systems in a Linux environment
• Application performance profiling and optimisation

• Independent and self-motivated
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ownership mindset and accountability
• Java
• Concurrency / multithreading
• Linux