This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Software Engineer - Crypto based in Germany. This role offers the opportunity to build and evolve the core technology powering large-scale crypto trading and brokerage services. You will architect and develop exchange, market-making, wallet, funding, and tokenization systems serving millions of users. The position combines backend engineering, distributed systems, financial technology, and crypto infrastructure. You will work on high-throughput, low-latency systems where reliability, scalability, and software quality are critical. You will have significant ownership over technical solutions while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. The environment is globally distributed, collaborative, and engineering-driven, with strong emphasis on autonomy and continuous improvement. This is a strong opportunity for an experienced engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges in financial markets and crypto. This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Software Engineer - Crypto based in Germany. This role offers the opportunity to build and evolve the core technology powering large-scale crypto trading and brokerage services. You will architect and develop exchange, market-making, wallet, funding, and tokenization systems serving millions of users. The position combines backend engineering, distributed systems, financial technology, and crypto infrastructure. You will work on high-throughput, low-latency systems where reliability, scalability, and software quality are critical. You will have significant ownership over technical solutions while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. The environment is globally distributed, collaborative, and engineering-driven, with strong emphasis on autonomy and continuous improvement. This is a strong opportunity for an experienced engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges in financial markets and crypto. Accountabilities: - Design, build, and maintain exchange and market-making systems supporting crypto trading at scale. - Develop reliable services for crypto wallets, funding, tokenization, and related financial infrastructure. - Architect and implement backend services and web applications using modern engineering practices. - Build systems capable of handling high-throughput, low-latency workloads while maintaining reliability and fault tolerance. - Maintain strong software quality, testing standards, code coverage, and clean, maintainable code. - Participate actively in code reviews and contribute to technical decision-making. - Investigate and resolve production incidents, technical issues, and reported bugs. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical goals and design solutions that meet business requirements. - Take part in on-call responsibilities when required to support time-sensitive engineering initiatives. Requirements: - 4+ years of professional experience in backend software development. - Proven experience building trading systems, exchanges, matching engines, market-making platforms, or other high-throughput, low-latency financial systems. - Hands-on experience developing crypto-related products or infrastructure. - Strong knowledge of financial markets and regulated, fault-tolerant systems. - Professional experience with at least one modern programming language such as Go, C, or C++; strong Go experience is particularly relevant. - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience. - Experience working with messaging queues and message brokers. - Solid SQL and relational database knowledge. - Hands-on experience with Bash, Linux, and Docker. - Strong focus on software quality, reliability, testing, and delivering robust solutions. - Comfortable challenging existing approaches, sharing technical opinions, and taking ownership of engineering decisions. - Experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD, DevOps practices, major cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, microservice architectures, Agile/Scrum, or clean-code principles is a plus. - Kubernetes certifications such as CKA or CKAD are also advantageous. Benefits: - Competitive salary and stock options. - Health benefits. - One-time USD $500 home-office setup allowance for new hires. - USD $150 monthly stipend provided through a Brex Card. - Remote-friendly working environment with a globally distributed team. - Opportunity to work on large-scale crypto, trading, and financial infrastructure. - High level of autonomy and ownership over technical solutions. - Collaboration with experienced engineers, traders, and financial technology professionals. - Exposure to complex, high-throughput systems serving users and financial institutions globally. How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. 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Software Engineer - Crypto

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