Role Summary
We are seeking an Associate Quantitative Developer to join our Markets team at our crypto exchange.
This role is critical to maintaining efficient, competitive, and well-priced markets across spot and derivatives trading platforms. You will be responsible for building high-performance, low-latency market-making systems that support trading and liquidity operations.
This is a hands-on quantitative development role working closely with trading and quant teams in a fast-paced, 24/7 market environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Connectivity & Integration
Build, maintain, and optimize high-performance API connectors (REST, WebSocket) for major crypto exchanges.
Manage and extend integrations with third-party platforms while ensuring data integrity and low-latency execution.
Handle exchange-specific requirements such as authentication, request signing, and rate limits.
- Signal Service Architecture
Design and implement signal generation services that transform raw market data into actionable inputs for pricing and hedging algorithms.
Ensure the signal pipeline is deterministic, scalable, and capable of processing high-throughput market updates.
Improve real-time data ingestion, processing, and distribution across trading systems.
- Proprietary Engine Development
Contribute to building the firm's in-house low-latency market-making engine.
Develop modular components including:
Order Management Systems (OMS)
Risk-checking modules
Automated quoting systems
Support pricing, hedging, and trading infrastructure used by the markets team.
- Infrastructure & Deployment
Collaborate with DevOps teams to optimize server configurations and deployment environments.
Support co-location and latency-sensitive infrastructure setups.
Maintain deployment pipelines ensuring stable production environments and zero-downtime releases.
- Latency & Performance Optimization
Conduct deep tick-to-trade latency analysis across network, OS, and application layers.
Profile and optimize quoting and hedging engines to ensure competitive execution.
Identify bottlenecks and continuously improve system performance in volatile markets.
Technical Requirements
Programming
Proficiency in C++ or Rust for low-latency components
Python for prototyping, analytics, and internal tooling
Networking
Strong understanding of TCP/UDP networking
Experience working with WebSocket streaming data
Systems & Data Structures
Knowledge of multi-threading, concurrency, and memory management
Familiarity with lock-free queues and performance-critical data structures
Infrastructure & Tools
Experience with Docker / Kubernetes
CI/CD pipelines
Time-series databases such as InfluxDB or KDB+
Crypto Exchange Context
Familiarity with exchange connectivity challenges including:
Rate limits
Request signing
API reliability
Exchange-specific behavior
Preferred Qualifications
13 years of experience in:
High-frequency trading environments
Crypto trading firms
Investment banking trading technology teams
Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related quantitative field
Familiarity with:
Order book construction
Price data pipelines
Signal generation
Market making strategies
What We're Looking For
Attention to Detail
Strong focus on pricing accuracy, system reliability, and monitoring of market conditions.
Problem-Solving Mindset
Ability to diagnose technical issues and implement systematic, scalable solutions.
Communication Skills
Capability to clearly explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Adaptability
Comfort operating in fast-moving, real-time trading environments with evolving priorities.
Collaboration
Strong partnership with trading, quant, and engineering teams to build production-grade systems.
Why Join This Team
Unlike legacy trading firms where engineers often maintain decades-old infrastructure, this role offers the opportunity to build proprietary trading systems from the ground up.
You will directly contribute to improving execution speed, market connectivity, and trading performance, building infrastructure that will power our trading operations for years to come.
Hiring Process
Here's what your journey with us looks like:
- Application Review We assess for skills, alignment, and intent
- Recruiter Connect A short conversation to understand you better
- Functional Round(s) Deep dive into your approach, craft, and problem-solving
- Assignment / Simulation Round - Depends on Role
- A take-home task or live problem -solving exercise to understand how you think and execute in real scenarios
- Culture & Values Discussion A conversation to understand our ways of working and how you thrive best
- Founder Conversation (Optional) For certain roles and senior levels, you may meet our founders to explore strategic alignment and long-term fit
Where We Work
We believe the best ideas emerge when people build together. Collaboration, speed and trust come alive when teams share the same space.
With this belief, we operate as a work-from-office organisation. This role is based out of our Bangalore office, where energy, alignment and innovation move in real time.
Perks That Empower You
We believe great people deserve great experiences.
- Design Your Own Benefits: Flexible perks to match your lifestyle
- Unlimited Wellness Leaves: Rest and recharge as you need
- Mental Wellness Support: Access to therapy and wellness resources
- Learning Sessions: Bi-weekly learning and growth opportunities
Ready to Build What's Next
If you're looking for a role that gives you direct access to high-stakes decisions, deep impact and a chance to build the future of finance, this is it.
Join CoinDCX and help us make crypto accessible to every Indian, together.
