Software Engineer (Dex)

Amber Group is a global leading digital asset company providing crypto financial services to both institutional and high-net-worth investors globally.

We offer best-in-class liquidity solutions and cutting-edge trading infrastructure across major exchanges, applications, and networks. With over $1 trillion in cumulative trading volume, our deep liquidity helps power the digital asset ecosystem.

Beyond trading, our full-suite of offerings includes wealth management, lending and investing products. But at our core, we focus on building strong relationships and delivering personalized service to help clients navigate this fast-growing industry.

At Amber, security is our #1 priority. We have invested years of effort and millions of dollars in cybersecurity, crypto-security, and operational security across the firm, with industry-leading certifications like SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001.

Powered by a 400+ team of traders, technologists and engineers operating 24/7 globally, our technology and research capabilities are world-class. Yet we remain entrepreneurial, always seeking fresh ideas and risks worth taking. We are always interested in people who have an appetite for taking calculated risk, demonstrate a high level of original thinking and intellectual curiosity.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the development and maintenance of trading execution systems supporting connectivity to both Centralized Exchanges (CEX) and Decentralized Exchanges (DEX).
• Contribute to building gateways connecting to cryptocurrency exchanges, covering trading workflows such as market data subscription and order management, leveraging AI-assisted development tools for code generation and debugging.
• Work closely with internal developers to integrate strategy systems with core trading engines, API services, and infrastructure.
• Ensure the reliability, security, and fault tolerance of live trading systems operating in 24/7 crypto markets, utilizing AI for log analysis and incident triage.
• Continuously improve system architecture, identify performance bottlenecks, and enhance system throughput and responsiveness.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical major.
• 1-3 years of software engineering experience in backend, distributed systems, or infrastructure development.
• Strong proficiency in Golang with solid understanding of concurrency, network programming, and common design patterns, with comfort using AI tools to accelerate development workflows.
• Familiarity with cryptocurrency trading; professional experience developing CEX/DEX trading systems is a plus.
• Experience with common communication protocols such as WebSocket and REST API.
• Experience with Linux environments, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines, with exposure to AI-enhanced tooling for testing and automation.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to bridge the gap between complex engineering systems and quantitative research concepts.
• Nice to Have:
• Experience in high-frequency trading or quantitative trading system development.
• Familiarity with blockchain technologies and on-chain interactions (e.g., EVM, Solana).
• Experience with message queues (e.g., Kafka, NATS), caching systems (e.g., Redis), and other middleware.

  Development experience in other languages such as Rust or Python.