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OKX

Venture capital for blockchain startups

Rust Developer - Exchange OS Trading Engine

Quantitative DevelopmentConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Strong proficiency in Rust and hands-on experience in high-performance, low-latency systems.
  • Deep understanding of exchange and matching-engine mechanics, including order-book design, margin systems, liquidation and ADL, settlement, and risk engines.
  • Solid grounding in blockchain fundamentals, including consensus, peer-to-peer networking, and cryptography.
  • A strong systems-performance mindset, including profiling, memory and allocator tuning, and designing for sub-millisecond latency at scale.
  • Teamwork, communication, and logical reasoning skills, and an interest in trading systems and blockchain technology.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build a unified account and matching system supporting perpetuals, spot, and prediction markets, including on-chain order matching, cross-margin validation, settlement, and liquidation and risk engines (ADL, ADL-avoidance, ADL waterfall, and ecosystem insurance fund mechanics).
  • Build and optimize ExchangeOS core components: the staking and venue-creation framework that enables KYC-verified institutions and Web3 protocols to launch and operate decentralized exchanges on shared infrastructure.
  • Drive performance engineering across the stack, including parallel transaction execution, low-latency order pipelines, and engine- and chain-level throughput and latency optimization.
  • Track blockchain and trading-system technology, including Hyperliquid, dYdX, and other high-performance perpetual DEX architectures, and apply best practices to the infrastructure.
  • Partner with product and business teams to translate venue and exchange requirements into technical designs and provide ongoing technical support.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with parallel or concurrent execution engines.
  • Familiarity with perpetual, spot, or prediction market products.
  • Experience reading the core code of major Layer 1 or Layer 2 systems, including Ethereum, Optimism, Arbitrum, Hyperliquid, or Solana.

About the Company

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OKX

Venture capital for blockchain startups

OKX Ventures acts as the investment arm of the OKX cryptocurrency exchange, funding and supporting blockchain, DeFi, and Web3 projects. It invests across a wide range of areas—from infrastructure and middleware to applications and games—aiming to strengthen the crypto ecosystem. The firm provides capital and access to OKX’s network of partners and advisors to help portfolio companies grow and succeed. Notable holdings include Polygon, Solana, and Avalanche, reflecting a strategy focused on projects with potential to impact the crypto industry at large. OKX Ventures differentiates itself through its crypto-native perspective, extensive industry network, and active involvement in portfolio development, rather than just providing funding. Its goal is to identify promising projects and help them scale, contributing to a more robust and innovative blockchain ecosystem.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
$1.1B
Headquarters
Singapore, Singapore
Founded
2017

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