Head of Engineering, prediction market (stealth) | $300k base + EquityLumyn have partnered with a well known exchange who are building a new prediction market. They need a Head of Engineering to build and manage the exchange from the first line of code.
The roleOwn the architecture of the matching engine and market data.
Write production code yourself whilst managing a team of engineersSet latency and uptime targets for the platform and hit them.
Hire and lead the engineering team as it grows.
Work with the founders on market design, risk and settlement.
What they’re looking forSenior engineer or engineering lead from an HFT firm or an exchange.
You’ve built or run a matching engine, order management or pricing system in production.
Low-latency C++, Rust or Java.
Exchange connectivity and market data, including FIX or binary protocols.
You’ve led engineers before, or you’re ready to step up.
Prediction market or crypto experience helps. It isn’t required.
What’s on offerA founding seat with meaningful equity.
A greenfield exchange stack, with no legacy system to work around.

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