Senior Software Engineer at BitMEX

About Us

BitMEX stands as a globally leading exchange for crypto derivatives, offering traders a professional-grade trading platform. Since its inception in 2014, BitMEX has maintained an impeccable security record with “no coin lost, ever!”.

Our platform caters to cryptocurrency derivatives traders by providing low latency, deep liquidity, and maximum availability. Currently, BitMEX offers more than 100 derivatives contracts, 11 pairs for spot trading, and an easy covert function between 30 different cryptocurrencies.

In 2015, BitMEX revolutionised the market by inventing the Perpetual Swap, which has since become the most widely traded crypto product. Demonstrating a commitment to transparency, since 2021, BitMEX has been among the first exchanges to regularly publish its on-chain Proof of Reserves and Proof of Liabilities, ensuring that the funds available exceed the total client balances."

For more information on BitMEX, company initiatives, product listings, launches and competitions, please visit the BitMEX Blog or www.bitmex.com, and follow our Discord, Telegram and Twitter.

Overview

BitMEX is a leading crypto exchange with a high performance web application and popular API. We are working on a cutting edge mobile application to bring a new BitMEX trading experience to our users, in a more convenient & ergonomic form. We have a small team of engineers & UX designers focused on making the experience great.

As a Senior Software Engineer (Mobile), you are an engineer with experience in design and implementation of mobile applications. The BitMEX mobile app for iOS and Android is written on React Native using Javascript, Kotlin, and Swift. If you’re right for this role, you should have a background in React Native development and be comfortable developing with either native iOS or Android.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers & designers, prototyping and bringing breakthrough experiences to our users
• Add strength to our engineering culture by meeting & setting new standards of engineering, via participating in code review, team discussion & leading by example with solid coding practices
• Guarantee a smooth user experience by writing well tested & highly performant code
• Development of the BitMEX React Native mobile application
• Mentoring other engineers on coding practices, design philosophies, and engineering craft
• Exploring and evaluating new stack components and architecture ideas as necessary
• Regularly reviewing code
• Native iOS or Android experience a plus

Qualifications

• Experience with Javascript and/or React Native 
• Significant experience scaling mobile applications to a large diversity of devices  
• Experience with mobile end-to-end testing
• Experience making complex, data-driven products accessible to consumers
• Ability to simultaneously develop several products and concepts in development
• Familiarity with current UX trends and curiosity for new UX concepts (conversational UI, etc)
• Demonstrable ability to work in small teams and is willing to take ownership over product features
• Detail oriented, able to focus, and is comfortable submerging into the depths of code in order to emerge with new insights & a way forward
• Have passion for technological innovation, with a keen interest in what’s happening in the crypto space
• Candidates with less experience will be considered for the Software Engineer role

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