Engineering Manager - Pro

Requirements

• Experience managing engineering teams, with a preference for managers who stay technically engaged rather than purely administrative
• Prior hands-on experience in at least one of the following using Linux: distributed and/or highly-concurrent systems; low-latency and/or high-volume transaction environments
• Proficiency in Rust and/or C++; comfort operating in a team split across C++, Rust, Go, and Python
• Demonstrated knowledge of order types, trading systems, and financial products
• Experience with Aeron or similar messaging/transport systems a strong plus
• Comfort with multicast-based market data distribution a plus
• Cryptocurrency/blockchain familiarity highly preferable
• Proactive mindset with the ability to prioritize across a technically deep team and adhere to aggressive deadlines
• BS in a technical or quantitative field

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and grow a team of 8-10 engineers owning core trading backend services, including the matching engine, market data gateways, and order entry systems
• Guide the team through the ongoing evolution of our trading stack, from legacy systems to their modern replacements
• Stay technically close enough to the stack to unblock, review, and contribute to architecture discussions across matching engine, market data, and order entry work with ability to jump in and assist with coding
• Champion performance and market data work as top priorities, while also supporting the team's broader technical scope
• Bring AI-assisted engineering practices into the team's workflow and help engineers adopt them
• Partner cross-functionally with product and other engineering pods to drive roadmap execution
• Represent the team technically with peer teams and stakeholders, communicating tradeoffs and progress clearly

Nice to Haves

• Experience with Aeron or similar messaging/transport systems a strong plus
• Comfort with multicast-based market data distribution a plus
• Cryptocurrency/blockchain familiarity highly preferable