Full Stack Developer - Financial Exchange Platform

Hydra Host

23h • $100,000 - $180,000

About The Position

Full Stack Developer – Financial Exchange Platform
About Hydra Host
Hydra Host is a Founders Fund–backed NVIDIA cloud partner building the infrastructure platform that powers AI at scale. We connect AI Factories—high-performance GPU data centers—with the teams that depend on them: research labs training foundation models, enterprises running production inference, and developer platforms demanding scalable compute capacity. We operate where hardware meets software—the bare metal layer where reliability, performance, and speed matter most.
Role Summary
We are seeking a developer with experience building or contributing to financial trading platforms, exchanges, or high-throughput transaction systems. This role involves designing and developing highly reliable, low-latency, secure systems that power financial transactions.

Requirements

• Strong backend development experience (Node.js, Java, Go, Python, or similar).
• Frontend experience (React, Angular, Vue, or similar).
• Experience with high-performance systems and distributed architecture.
• Strong understanding of:
• REST APIs and WebSockets
• Event streaming (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)
• Relational and NoSQL databases
• Familiarity with financial systems, trading engines, or exchange infrastructure.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with FIX protocol or market data feeds.
• Background in fintech, crypto exchanges, or capital markets.
• Knowledge of high-frequency or low-latency architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable trading or transaction-based systems.
• Build real-time data pipelines and event-driven architectures.
• Optimize systems for performance, throughput, and low latency.
• Implement secure order management, matching engines, or transaction processing components.
• Work with DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure high availability and fault tolerance.
• Ensure regulatory and security best practices are followed where applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed