Our client is one of the biggest crypto exchange platform globally. They are actively looking for a Head of Derivatives Trading Technology to take full ownership of the architecture, evolution, and security of the company's trading systems a core engine supporting daily trading volumes in the billions of US dollars, covering spot, perpetual contracts, futures, and options markets. This is a critical leadership role at the intersection of ultra-low-latency engineering and high-risk trading innovation.
You will lead multiple specialized engineering teams, define the technology vision, and ensure the trading infrastructure scales seamlessly to meet the intense demands of market growth, new product launches, and the 24/7 crypto trading environment.
The role offers flexible work locations in Hong Kong or Abu Dhabi, with direct reporting to Founder and a dotted-line report to the CTO, serving as a core management position in the technology department.
Core Responsibilities
- Take full responsibility for and lead the trading technology domain, including the matching engine, market data system, market connectivity, risk control module, underlying infrastructure, and trading security.
- Oversee multiple high-performance technical teams (including: Matching Engine Team, Market Data & Connectivity Team, Risk Control & Compliance Technology Team, Infrastructure & Security Team) and ensure technical priorities align with Bybit's business strategy.
- Collaborate closely with trading teams across spot, perpetual contracts, futures, and options to ensure the technology ecosystem keeps pace with market trends, liquidity requirements, and new product development.
- Design and optimize trading systems to achieve sub-millisecond matching performance, high throughput, and exchange-grade stability, capable of withstanding extreme pressure in highly volatile markets.
- Define technology vision, architectural standards, and performance benchmarks that meet and exceed the technical requirements of traditional financial exchanges.
- Drive a security-first engineering culture to prevent system vulnerabilities, latency arbitrage, and other market integrity risks.
- Champion a culture of continuous innovation, incorporating best practices from both traditional finance and Web3-native architectures (e.g., hybrid matching models, on-chain settlement mechanisms).
- Serve as the executive sponsor for key projects, overseeing budget management, vendor collaboration, resource allocation, and cross-departmental project delivery.
Requirements
- Demonstrated leadership experience in building and scaling trading technology ecosystems at cryptocurrency exchanges, stock exchanges, high-frequency trading (HFT) firms, or securities trading platforms.
- Deep expertise in trading infrastructure and a thorough understanding of trading engine architectures, including low-latency matching, order routing, and market data distribution.
- Strong programming background with proficiency in C++ for developing high-performance, low-latency systems.
- Balanced strategic vision and technical depth, with the ability to participate in core architectural decisions, performance optimization, and troubleshooting.
- In-depth understanding of market microstructure across both crypto and traditional asset markets.
- Proven track record of delivering high-performance, scalable systems that meet exchange-grade SLA requirements.
- Fluency in Chinese (mandatory); good English communication skills are preferred.
