Senior Software Engineer - Low Latency

About The Opportunity

We are a rapidly growing engineering organisation making digital assets accessible to our customers. To meet the demands of our growing customer base and an increasing number of assets offered, we are expanding our core backend teams to drive innovation with focus on designing and implementing cutting-edge low latency services with an aim for enabling seamless customer experience.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Collaborate with your Engineering Manager, Staff Engineer and the team to craft highly performant, low latency and high throughput services
• Dive into technical challenges, building solutions to guarantee peak performance across our systems with focus on measurements and benchmarking
• Actively participate in pivotal decisions on technology stacks and architecture
• Participate in operational rotations to resolve incidents in our production environment
  
  

What We Look For

• 5+ years of development experience
• Firm understanding of low level JVM & OS concepts with a strong grasp on the language, preferably Kotlin
• Solid understanding of programming design patterns and principles
• Nice to Haves:
• Seeking a tech-startup/scale-up environment
• Knowledge about network protocol - TCP, UDP
• Familiarity with libraries such as aeron and/or chronicle queue
• Experience with event-driven microservices using Kafka
• Experience with the Kubernetes ecosystem and cloud platforms — we work on AWS
  

If you are passionate about backend development, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to contribute to the success of a leading cryptocurrency exchange, we invite you to apply for the Senior Backend Engineer position at Bitvavo.

At Bitvavo, we believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation, foster creativity, and lead to better outcomes. We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. Regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, ability, or any other characteristic. Join us and be part of a team that values and celebrates your unique contributions.

Bitvavo does not accept resumes from staffing, search, or recruitment firms without a signed agreement. If you send us a resume without such an agreement, we may contact the candidate directly without any obligation whatsoever and no fee of any kind will be paid should we hire the candidate.

Benefits

We care about our people. That's why we have a broad range of benefits to support them mentally, physically, and in their career growth. And an extra holiday for your birthday, just for fun.

• Flexible well-being budget
• Training and development budget
• Competitive package
• Hybrid working
• Pension scheme
• 26 days holiday leave
• Internet allowance
• Mental health support platform