Java Developer

JOB POSITION- FULL TIME BACKEND ENGINEER (TRADING SYSTEMS)

Satsio is an African startup that is building a crypto exchange for both spot trading and perpetual futures trading. We have many exciting and innovative features and products in the pipeline. We are looking to add to our engineering team and we are recruiting for a full time backend engineer (trading systems).

How to apply:

After reading the job description, please complete the job application via the following link: https://forms.gle/wEdVVktX3iVLCqj59

Location

This is a fully remote position. We are accepting applications from worldwide candidates.

Remuneration

Salary range in USDT shown at the top of the advert, depending on skills, experience, and location, and subject to good performance, vesting shares of 1% of the business.

Requirements

·      Proficiency in Python and expertise in working with websockets

·      Proven experience in designing and implementing complex REST APIs

·      Project experience with Flask and Django

·      Proficient with Linux and experienced working with cloud servers

·      Excellent communication skills

·      Intellectually motivated and a quick learner

·      Fluent in both spoken and written English

Preferences

·      Proficient in C++ or another low latency language

·      Experience building matching engines and trading systems

·      Experience working in the crypto exchange industry

·      Experience with blockchain nodes, creating blockchain wallet systems, cryptocurrency deposit and withdrawal systems and optimising network fees

·      Familiar with the agile development process, Github flow, and modern software engineering practices

·      Align working hours with the standard 9am-6pm UTC+1 schedule

Key Responsibilities

·      Review and understand existing backend code base and make improvements where necessary

·      Matching engine and improving its speed

·      The system that updates user balances following user transactions and performs the necessary checks prior to permitting transactions

·      Cloud server configurations and deployment and cost optimisation of resources

·      Creating APIs with supporting documentation for users who trade algorithmically directly via APIs and not via the frontend

·      Work on our p2p trading product and KYC process

·      Building the perpetual futures trading product and integrating data from 3rd party APIs

·      Performing unit tests, integrated tests, performance tests and end to end tests

·      Working on various other backend tasks that the startup requires to be done

Startup culture

Our culture is one of constant innovation. Great teamwork, creativity, a passion for innovation, constantly trying to improve, being hard working, a self starter, a quick learner, taking initiative, a can do attitude, shipping product, loyalty, and having a positive mindset are all traits which we are seeking in our future colleague. We seek to create an environment whereby colleagues can see their long-term career to be with us and to flourish with us as we grow.

• Interest in our tech stack (Java or Scala, SQL Databases, NoSQL, Microservices, and AWS)
• Strong computer science fundamentals with data structures, algorithms, various programming languages, distributed systems, etc. 
• Understanding of engineering best practices—you constantly seek to improve engineering standards, tooling and processes
• Ability to write “good code” - easily understandable, secure and testable! 
• Comfortable helping drive technical decisions within our Engineering team
• Experience building applications at scale

Good to have:

API Integrations with UI Layer

• Work with the team to develop user-facing web applications utilizing various languages (like Java, golang, scala, etc.), RDBMS and NoSQL Databases, and latest frontend frameworks (including React, Vue, JQuery, etc).
• Assists in the technical evaluation, design, integration (utilizing an SOA), implementation, and support of projects.
• Communicating status to the team, business, and leadership.
• Participate in Code-Reviews

Required Skills:

• Java 1.8 or higher
• JavaScript and client-side libraries (such as jQuery, Ignite UI and bootstrap, Vue.js, React, etc)
• Intellij Idea or any other development tool
• Hibernate/ ibatis
• Spring/Spring Boot
• Oracle 12c and PL/SQL
• HTML
• CSS
• Git
• Web servers like Tomcat, Jetty, etc.

Nice to Have Skills:

• .NET 4.5 or higher
• NET MVC and Web API
• Deployment Tools like Team City, Jenkins, Octopus, etc.
• Experience Required:
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on Java experience.
• Excellent understanding of web technologies.
• Experience developing REST-based web services
• Strong understanding of source control systems such as GIT knowledge of creating and managing GIT flows a plus.
• Basic knowledge of distributed systems a plus.
• Strong database skills using Oracle and PL/SQL.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and detail-oriented