Senior Backend Developer

4 Minutes ago • 5 Years +

Backend Development

Job Description

Axi is seeking a Senior Backend Developer with deep expertise in C++ or Go / Golang to join their Global engineering team. This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, high-performance, ultra low-latency backend systems for trading and financial applications. The developer will collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to system architecture, write clean code, and troubleshoot performance issues, playing a key hands-on role in the development process.

Good To Have:

Experience working in trading systems, brokers, exchanges, or financial platforms
Exposure to Kafka or other event-driven architectures
Experience with low-latency or performance-critical systems
Experience with Java / Spring Boot
Knowledge of web technologies and building full-stack applications
Familiarity with AWS cloud services and Terraform for infrastructure-as-code
Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB
Understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture

Must Have:

5+ years of experience
Proven ability to quantify past achievements around latency improvements
Proficiency in network programming (TCP/IP, UDP) and low-level systems programming
Knowledge of multithreading, concurrency, synchronization primitives, and lock-free data structures
Experience with Modern C++ or Go / Golang standards, debugging tools, and financial market protocols
Strong professional experience with C++ or Go / Golang in a production environment
Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, concurrency, and design patterns
Experience building RESTful APIs and Backend services
Familiarity with Agile development practices and CI/CD workflows
Excellent problem-solving skills and a strong sense of ownership

Perks:

Competitive compensation
Training, development resources, and certification opportunities
18 annual leave days + 12 sick days
Local public holidays
Health insurance benefits

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Senior Backend Developer

About Axi:

Axi is a leading global provider of margin and deliverable Foreign Exchange, Contracts for Difference (CFDs), and Financial Spread betting. Our business has evolved into a world-class, multifaceted brokerage with offices in six regions. With heavy investment in the latest trading technology, Axi seeks to offer the most comprehensive end-to-end trading experience available, servicing traders of all levels from beginners to institutional-level clients.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a Senior Backend Developer with deep expertise in C++ or Go / Golang and building ulta low-latency trading applictions to join our Global engineering team. You will play a key role in designing and building scalable backend services and APIs for our trading and financial applications. This is a hands-on development role.

What You’ll Do:

Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance, ultra low-latency backend systems
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Front-end, DevOps, QA, and Product
Participate in system architecture design and contribute to best practices
Write clean, maintainable, and testable code
Troubleshoot and resolve performance, scalability, and reliability issues

Key Requirements:

5+ years of experience
Proven ability to quantify past achievements around latency improvements
Proficiency in network programming (TCP/IP, UDP) and low-level systems programming
Knowledge of multithreading, concurrency, and synchronization primitives, and lock-free data structures
Experience with Modern C++ or Go / Golang standards, debugging tools, and financial market protocols
Strong professional experience with either C++ or Go / Golang in a production environment
Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, concurrency, and design patterns
Experience building RESTful APIs and Backend services
Familiarity with Agile development practices and CI/CD workflows
Excellent problem-solving skills and a strong sense of ownership

Good to Have:

Experience working in trading systems, brokers, exchanges, or financial platforms
Exposure to Kafka or other event-driven architectures
Experience with low-latency or performance-critical systems
Experience with Java / Spring Boot
Knowledge of web technologies and building full-stack applications
Familiarity with AWS cloud services and Terraform for infrastructure-as-code
Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB
Understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture

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