AM - Trading Infrastructure - Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Hong Kong • Full-Time
Amber Group is a global leading digital asset company providing crypto financial services to both institutional and high-net-worth investors globally.
We offer best-in-class liquidity solutions and cutting-edge trading infrastructure across major exchanges, applications, and networks. With over $1 trillion in cumulative trading volume, our deep liquidity helps power the digital asset ecosystem.
Beyond trading, our full-suite of offerings includes wealth management, lending and investing products. But at our core, we focus on building strong relationships and delivering personalized service to help clients navigate this fast-growing industry.
At Amber, security is our #1 priority. We have invested years of effort and millions of dollars in cybersecurity, crypto-security, and operational security across the firm, with industry-leading certifications like SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001.
Powered by a 400+ team of traders, technologists and engineers operating 24/7 globally, our technology and research capabilities are world-class. Yet we remain entrepreneurial, always seeking fresh ideas and risks worth taking. We are always interested in people who have an appetite for taking calculated risk, demonstrate a high level of original thinking and intellectual curiosity.
Role and Responsibilities:
Supporting and maintaining the firm’s Linux trading infrastructure on a day to day operational basis
Contributing to tools and systems to fully automate the provisioning, configuration and monitoring of thousands of servers
Interacting with both Trading and Core Engineering teams on regular basis
Lead designs of major software components and systems to improve the availability, latency, and efficiency of Amber's trading services
Providing guidance to other team members on managing the performance of trading critical services and building automation to prevent problem recurrence.
Mentoring and training other team members on design techniques and coding standards, and to cultivate innovation and collaboration within and across teams.
Managing individual projects priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
Qualifications:
Strong experience in a Linux production environment
Expert knowledge of Python and Bash
Experience in High Frequency Trading, Quantitative Finance or low latency environment is preferred
Daily use of and contribution to developing automation and monitoring tools, such as configuration management, source control, CI/CD, automated deployment
Good understanding of OS concepts and internals of Linux
Working knowledge of Intel-based hardware and server components
Understanding of server-side networking and typical network protocols
Experience architecting, developing, and troubleshooting systems
Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with excellent communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive