Engineering Manager - Pro

About the role

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team of 8‑10 engineers responsible for core trading backend services, including the matching engine, market data gateways, and order entry systems. You will stay technically engaged, guide the evolution of our stack, and champion performance and market data priorities.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high‑performing engineering team delivering trading backend services.
• Guide the transition from legacy systems to modern replacements while staying hands‑on with architecture discussions.
• Champion performance optimisation and market‑data reliability as top priorities.
• Introduce AI‑assisted engineering practices and help the team adopt them.
• Partner cross‑functionally with product and other engineering pods to drive roadmap execution.

Required profile

• Proven experience managing engineering teams, preferably staying technically engaged.
• Hands‑on experience with Linux‑based distributed, low‑latency, high‑volume transaction systems.
• Strong knowledge of order types, trading systems, and financial products.
• Familiarity with cryptocurrency or blockchain ecosystems is highly desirable.

Required skills

• Rust and/or C++ programming.
• Comfort working with Go and Python in a mixed‑language team.
• Experience with Aeron or similar high‑performance messaging/transport systems.
• Understanding of multicast‑based market data distribution.