bullish
Senior Engineer, Risk Engineering
At a Glance
- Location
- Hong Kong
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Posted
- 2026-07-21
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Engineering
- Finance
Requirements
Professional Experience: 5+ years of professional experience as a Java backend engineer.
Mindset and Ownership: A strong sense of accountability and the agility to thrive and adapt in a dynamic startup environment.
Testing Methodologies: Strong hands-on experience with automated testing methodologies, including unit/integration testing, TDD, and exposure to simulation or stress testing.
Software Design Fundamentals: Well-versed in Agile methodologies, design patterns, DRY principles, Clean Code, and microservices architecture.
Technical Ecosystem: Proficient with modern DevOps and cloud tools, including Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (GCP preferred).
Financial Domain Awareness: Good foundational understanding of financial products, risk management concepts, or risk methodologies (e.g., SPAN, VaR).
Responsibilities
High-Performance JVM Engineering: Develop and maintain high-quality, scalable, and performant JVM services and APIs, with an eye toward low-latency and efficient memory management.
Technical Translation & Risk Modeling: Work closely with senior technical leadership to understand risk models and decompose complex business requirements into well-tested, robust implementations.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with quantitative analysts and product teams to implement reliable solutions for financial products and risk models.
Continuous Codebase Optimization: Actively optimize and refactor the existing codebase to enhance automated testing, performance, and maintainability.
Engineering Excellence: Write clean, well-documented code, participate actively in code reviews, and champion agile best practices within the team.
About the Company
Bullish is an institutionally focused global digital asset platform that provides market infrastructure and information services. These include:
Bullish
Exchange
– a regulated and institutionally focused digital assets spot and derivatives exchange, integrating a high-performance central limit order book matching engine with automated market making to provide deep and predictable liquidity. Bullish Exchange is regulated in Germany, Hong Kong, and Gibraltar.
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