Senior Golang Engineer

Eightcap is a dynamic online trading provider focused on delivering great trading tools and pro trading insight to enable smarter trading. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for delivering trading technology directly to clients and via our network of strategic partners.

The Company is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia and has support offices in the UK, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Guatemala, and Bahamas

We are seeking an experienced Senior Golang Engineer to lead the build, run and optimisation of our trading platforms. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building high-performance, low-latency systems, crucial for real-time trading operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and run performance-critical trading applications using Golang.


• Design systems that ensure ultra-low-latency trading experiences with high throughput and scalability.


• Implement robust and efficient code that integrates with various financial instruments and complex trading infrastructures.


• Maintain and improve existing systems with a focus on reducing latency, optimising performance, and enhancing data integration.


• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and code reviews for peers.

Who are you?

• A minimum of 6 years professional experience with software development.


• Golang experience essential. This is a Go-first role. You will be familiar with WebSockets and Golang idioms for synchronisation and orchestration.


• Experience with or demonstrated understanding of fault-tolerant, high-volume, critical information flows, such as trading systems, payment services, and/or financials. Trading systems strongly preferred.


• AWS experience is required.


• Experience with or demonstrated interest in C++.


• RDBMS experience, MySQL preferred. Query optimisation and troubleshooting experience highly regarded.


• Demonstrated ability to share knowledge and guide others.


• Curiosity, willingness to learn, and to document that learning.


• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally in writing.


• Experience with or demonstrated interest in functional programming

Why Eightcap?

• Ongoing investment in your career development 


• Wellness and lifestyle perks like monthly corporate massages


• Parental leave 


• Staff referral bonus program


• Employee-purchased leave 


• Perkbox reward and recognition


• Study assistance


• Dogs in the office


• Annual flu vaccinations


• Complimentary fruit and snacks


• Multicultural environment


• A dynamic and collaborative team culture


• Great CBD location with easy access to public transport


• Regular social activities

Are you interested in this opportunity but don’t meet every requirement? Eightcap endeavours to create an inclusive and diverse workforce by offering an opportunity for the right people and so we encourage you to apply.

We respectfully ask that no recruiters contact anyone at Eightcap regarding this role