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Role Overview
Senior technology leadership role with end-to-end ownership of the CEX and OTC technology environment.
Hands-on ownership position within a small senior technology function, working closely with external technology and development partners.
Reports to the Group CTO.
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About the Role
Senior technology leadership role with end-to-end ownership of the CEX and OTC technology environment.
Hands-on ownership position within a small senior technology function, working closely with external technology and development partners.
Reports to the Group CTO.
Location and Position Type
- Based in Dubai, UAE, and explicitly described as on-site.
- Position type is full-time and permanent.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the technology of the CEX and OTC platform end to end.
- Manage exchange technology vendors and outsourced development partners, including integration, acceptance, SLAs, and escalations.
- Own production readiness, release governance, QA/UAT gates, and deployment approvals.
- Oversee KYC/KYT, market surveillance, custody and wallet integrations, payment rails, and market data.
- Support regulatory technology requirements and provide technical evidence for audits.
- Work with the dealing team on trading-system availability, telemetry, and incident response.
- Evaluate and challenge third-party exchange technology and ensure production readiness.
Requirements
- 7–10 years of overall technology experience, including 2–5+ years in digital assets, exchanges, brokerage, or regulated fintech.
- Previous experience as a senior technology owner of a trading venue, exchange, or regulated financial platform.
- Experience taking a platform from pre-launch through live production or operating through a full regulatory or audit cycle.
- Strong understanding of order lifecycle, matching and execution, clearing, settlement, ledger and reconciliation, and order-book mechanics.
- Experience with FIX, REST APIs, WebSockets, market data, and trading connectivity.
- Understanding of liquidity-provider, market-maker, and OTC trading workflows.
- Experience managing white-label or third-party trading technology vendors.
- Strong understanding of release management, change control, deployment, rollback, and production handover.
- Experience in a regulated environment is highly preferred.
- Familiarity with Fireblocks, BitGo, Copper, or comparable custody solutions is advantageous.
- Exposure to KYC/KYB, KYT, Travel Rule, sanctions screening, and market surveillance solutions.
- Working knowledge of Python or Node.js, cloud infrastructure, and excellent English communication skills.
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