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Senior Principal Backend Engineer, Crypto and Alternative Trading Products
Posted 3 weeks ago
About the role
- Senior Principal Backend Engineer specializing in cryptocurrency and alternative trading products at Questrade. Driving technological evolution and building robust backend services for trading platforms.
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure backend services for Questrade's retail crypto and alternatives trading platforms, leveraging modern architectural patterns and best-in-class technologies.
- Drive the expansion of crypto infrastructure across various Questrade products, ensuring seamless integration, high performance, and future scalability.
- Lead the development and launch of new crypto capabilities for clients and internal teams, from ideation to deployment, with an emphasis on speed-to-market and quality.
- Contribute to the architecture, build, and delivery of other new alternative trading products within the dedicated Growth Portfolio entity, actively identifying and adopting emerging technologies.
- Provide expert support for all crypto trading and transfer solutions, ensuring system stability and reliability through proactive monitoring and incident resolution.
- Create and meticulously document clear, efficient, and secure APIs (including RESTful and WebSocket APIs) to facilitate all aspects of crypto and alternatives transactions, setting standards for integration and developer experience.
- Coach and mentor junior and intermediate team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and adoption of innovative development practices within the software development team.
- Identify opportunities to automate workflows, optimize system performance, and enhance development pipelines to boost team efficiency and accelerate delivery cycles.
- Diagnose and troubleshoot complex technical issues, ensuring high availability and optimal performance of crypto and trading systems.
- Work closely with product owners, front-end developers, QA engineers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into cutting-edge technical solutions.
- Stay abreast of the latest trends and technologies in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, actively bringing innovative solutions and new tools to the team to maintain our competitive edge.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in backend software development, with a strong focus on building scalable and resilient systems.
- Proficiency in one or more modern backend programming languages (e.g., C#, Java, Go, Python, Node.js).
- Experience designing and building RESTful and WebSocket APIs is desired.
- Solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) and SOLID principles.
- Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases, and optimizing applications for large datasets.
- Experience with event-driven architecture and message queues (e.g.,PubSub, Kafka, RabbitMQ).
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, Azure, AWS) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with unit testing frameworks and practices.
- Proven ability to design and architect complex, high-availability systems with a focus on performance, security, and maintainability.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen eye for detail and a proactive approach to issue resolution.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- A strong team player who thrives in a collaborative environment and is eager to share knowledge and expertise, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
- A self-starter with a proactive mindset and a relentless drive to deliver high-quality solutions and push technological boundaries.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Proficiency in Java and Spring Boot is desired.
- Experience integrating common crypto platform vendors (hot wallets, custodians, execution management service, payment processors) is a plus.
- Experience in the financial services or FinTech industry.
- Familiarity with security best practices in blockchain and financial applications.
- Experience launching new products from 0 to 1.
- Experience in Angular, and React Native is a bonus.
Benefits
- Health & wellbeing resources and programs
- Paid vacation, personal, and sick days for work-life balance
- Competitive compensation and benefits packages
- Work-life balance in a hybrid environment with at least 3 days in office
- Career growth and development opportunities
- Opportunities to contribute to community causes
- Work with diverse team members in an inclusive and collaborative environment
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