hermeneutic Investments
Senior Backend Engineer (Golang) - Asian Timezones
hermeneutic InvestmentsSingapore21 hours ago
Full-timeEngineering
We are seeking a seasoned Backend Engineer to help build high-performance, cloud-native infrastructure to support our research, trading, and data pipelines. This role is crucial to enabling real-time data ingestion and processing workflows, and ensuring our systems can meet the demands of a high-uptime, low-latency trading environment.

The ideal candidate is deeply familiar with Go and modern distributed systems, has extensive experience in production-grade system design, and brings a strong operational mindset to development. You will work closely with trading, infrastructure, and data teams to design and maintain systems that are fast, reliable, and observable.

This is a critical position at the technical core of the firm, ideal for individuals who thrive in fast-moving environments and care deeply about performance, robustness, and continuous improvement

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and development of robust high-performance, cloud-native backend systems using Go that support real-time data processing and low-latency workflows
  • Drive engineering excellence through code quality, best practices, and mentorship of other team members
  • Work closely with trading, product, and infrastructure teams to understand system requirements and deliver performant solutions
  • Take ownership of production services, ensuring reliability, observability, and performance tuning. Optimize systems performance and ensure system stability, reliability, and security
  • Contribute to infrastructure automation and CI/CD improvements to support rapid deployment and operational agility
  • Conduct in-depth code reviews, lead technical discussions, and influence engineering culture and standards
  • Implement automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and participate in code reviews and design discussions
  • Deploy and manage services leveraging cloud-native tools and best practices
  • Monitor, debug, and troubleshoot production systems and be a part of the on-call incident response team in a high-uptime environment

Requirements

Must Have

  • 5+ years of backend development experience, including 3+ years with Go in production-grade systems
  • Experience leading large-scale system design and mentoring engineers on engineering best practices
  • Strong knowledge of concurrency, memory management, and performance optimization in Go
  • Proven track record of designing and deploying microservice architectures in high-availability, high-throughput environments
  • Solid understanding of message queues, event-driven architectures, and asynchronous processing
  • Strong understanding of microservice architecture and REST/gRPC APIs
  • Strong understanding of networking data transmission protocols (TCP, UDP, WSS, etc.)
  • Experience building and deploying cloud-native applications
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration engines (e.g., ECS, Kubernetes)
  • Proficiency with message brokers (e.g., Kafka) and distributed systems
  • Knowledge of data storage technologies such as PostgreSQL, Redis, and time-series databases

Nice to Have

  • Knowledge of Python and/or Rust
  • Background in crypto, high-frequency trading, or real-time market data systems
  • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • Experience with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
  • Contributions to open-source projects or a strong technical blog/portfolio
  • Knowledge of crypto exchanges market data and order routing protocols

Interview Process

  • CV Screening - We will review your application based on the qualifications and experience outlined above
  • Screening Interview with Engineering Lead - A conversation to assess general fit and engineering experience
  • Test Assignment Review - You'll be given a technical task reviewed by the team
  • Technical Interviews - Discussions with senior engineers focused on system design, backend development, and operations
  • Final Interview with the CIO - A concluding discussion to evaluate cultural fit, strategic alignment, and how you resonate with the firm's values

Throughout the process, you'll be assessed for cultural fit through our company values:

  • Drive - We believe the best team members are deeply passionate about what they do. That passion fuels their growth, drives them to seek out the best teams, and leads them to hold high expectations of themselves in pursuit of excellence
  • Ownership - We aim to extend ownership as broadly as possible across the firm. In return, we value people who take initiative, step up when needed, and treat the company's goals as their own
  • Judgment - We value those who see the big picture and focus on what truly drives impact and results. They use time wisely, adapt across domains, and always prioritize outcomes over comfort zones
  • Openness - We foster a culture of open communication, mutual challenge, and shared growth. We believe constructive debate and proactive knowledge sharing lead us closer to the truth—and better decisions
  • Competence - We work with people who bring exceptional intellectual strength. What sets them apart isn't just what they know—it's how they use what they know to navigate change, adapt quickly, and contribute meaningfully in fast-changing environments
  • Resilience - We perform under pressure. Markets move fast, and so do we—but we stay grounded, focused, and calm. We embrace uncertainty, learn from setbacks, and adapt quickly without losing sight of long-term goals

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