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GFO-X is seeking a Software Developer to join our growing team in Hong Kong. GFO-X is the UK's first regulated and centrally cleared trading venue dedicated to digital asset derivatives. The successful candidate will be joining the software development team in Hong Kong and report to the Head of Software Development. The main focus will be on developing an institutional-grade derivatives exchange that has high throughput, low latency, and high availability. Requirements: Degree holder in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience 3-5 years of working experience in C/C++ 14 or later Proficient with Python Experience with development tools such as GIT, CI and issue tracking Previous exposure to software development methodologies such as SCRUM Experience in Linux development and network socket programming (TCP/UDP) Exposure to institutional-grade exchange platform APIs (OUCH, ITCH, FIX, OMEX, etc.) Ability to work in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment Excellent command of spoken and written English Experience in Linux OS performance tuning (kernel hacking, kernel network bypass, NUMA, etc.) is also an advantage Knowledge of financial products such as derivatives is also an advantage What we offer: An extremely experienced and highly rated team of senior developers that are driven for success and eager to work with together collaboratively A unique opportunity to build something significant without the constraints of management layers. State of the art technology on an exciting new project in an extremely fast-growing sector. This role is to be based in our Hong Kong. Application from any region is acceptable, but candidates based in Hong Kong will be given preference. GFO-X is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Competitive benefits included. If you are interested in any of our roles, please apply through the link provided in the job posting. Inquiries from agencies should be directed to recruitment@gfo-x.com. Please refrain from sending recruitment inquiries to any other email address or individual within our organization. GFO-X does not guarantee employment or engagement based solely on inquiry. All unsolicited CVs from agencies shall be treated as such and will not be counted as submissions.

GFO-X is seeking a Trade Support Engineer to join our growing team in London, UK. GFO-X is the UK's first regulated and centrally cleared trading venue dedicated to digital asset derivatives. The successful candidate will participate in the daily operations of our globally distributed technical support team. They will be expected to deliver exceptional support to exchange participants through phone and email. Role: Provide application-level support to the GFO-X trading venue: Respond to customer and internal inquiries, diagnose the problem and then provide an effective solution. Troubleshoot issues related to FIX and proprietary protocols, application support, hardware, OS, monitoring and orchestration software, and connectivity issues using industry-standard tools including PCAP, Wireshark, FIXYL, Zabbix, and Rundeck. Assist with client onboarding to the GFO-X Exchange platform, working with internal teams to quickly have the client up and running. Be the primary interface to the client. Lead client API and Algo Conformance testing and certification. Support start and end-of-day settlement process and back office functions. Document and track customer interactions: Maintain accurate records of customer interactions, including issues, resolutions, and any additional follow-up actions. Update internal knowledge base and contribute to developing self-help resources specific to these areas. Hardware support: Provide technical assistance and troubleshooting for hardware. Collaborate with the wider IT team to ensure hardware configurations are optimized for stability, performance and security. Collaborate with the infrastructure, development and project teams: Provide customer feedback on issues relating to FIX and proprietary protocols, application support, hardware, and API enhancements or bug fixes to the development team. Participate in testing and quality assurance efforts to ensure the stability and reliability of these components. Work according with defined Support SLAs. Work with the team lead to continuously improve support processes: Identify areas for process improvement specific to FIX and proprietary protocols, application support, hardware, and APIs, and suggest proactive solutions to enhance the overall customer support experience. Collaborate with the team to develop best practices and implement standardized support procedures. Requirements: 2-years support experience in a financial organisation ideally in trade or front-office support. Working knowledge of FIX protocol Practical experience with troubleshooting Application Services, including API issues. Practical experience with troubleshooting trading venue connectivity issues Strong problem-solving and communication skills. Demonstrated client focus and appreciation of Customer Experience Able to multi-task efficiently and work under time pressure Willing to take direction, follow instructions and see tasks through to the best possible outcome for GFO-X and for our clients. Familiarity with ITIL working practices, ideally experience working in a workplace actively using ITIL practices. Demonstrable skills with the effective use of Jira and Confluence, including creating and owning dashboards and kanban boards, and creating and contributing to how-tos, troubleshooting guides, and other forms of documentation. Respectful of GFO-X’s culture and values Bachelor’s Degree a plus Experience in supporting IT projects and associated workstreams This role is to be based at our London Headquarters. Application from any region is acceptable, but candidates based in the United Kingdom will be given preference. GFO-X is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Competitive benefits included. If you are interested in any of our roles, please apply through the link provided in the job posting. Inquiries from agencies should be directed to recruitment@gfo-x.com. Please refrain from sending recruitment inquiries to any other email address or individual within our organization. GFO-X does not guarantee employment or engagement based solely on inquiry. All unsolicited CVs from agencies shall be treated as such and will not be counted as submissions.

GFO-X is seeking a Desktop Support Enginner to join our growing team in London, UK. GFO-X is the UK's first regulated and centrally cleared trading venue dedicated to digital asset derivatives. The successful candidate will participate in the daily operations of our globally distributed technical support team. They will be expected to deliver exceptional support to exchange participants through phone and email. Role: Be responsive - Provide 1st, and 2nd level technical support for Windows 10/11 desktop for internal staff, liaising directly with internal customers to resolve issues. Support of hardware peripherals (phones, tablets, headsets) Active involvement in delivering new support projects and initiatives (new deployments, moves and changes) Plan, log and track activity in Jira. Diligently document in SharePoint and Confluence. Support the applications in use within GFO-X, including some SaaS applications. Proactively ensure the availability of critical systems. Remove any friction for internal users so they can focus on their jobs rather than the tools. Work closely with the trade support and infrastructure teams as the third line on resolving customer issues. Follow defined Support SLAs and KPIs. Work to continuously improve support processes: Identify areas for process improvement and suggest proactive solutions to enhance the overall customer experience. Ensure continuous alignment of our platforms and processes with best practices. Excellent team collaboration at all times, actively building relationships across the company. Work in shifts with occasional out-of-business hours coverage. Requirements: At least 5 years+ of experience Deep, practical experience with Microsoft Technologies, specifically Office365 products and tools (admin centre, SharePoint) Very strong problem-solving and communication skills. Able to multi-task efficiently and work under time pressure to SLAs. Familiarity with ITIL 4 working practices and processes. Troubleshooting experience of Linux desktop, a plus. Working knowledge of the Mimecast platform, a plus Respectful of the organisation’s culture and values Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent industry experience Experience in supporting and reporting on IT projects and workstreams This role is to be based in our London office headquarters. Application from any region is acceptable, but candidates based in the United Kingdom will be given preference. GFO-X is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Competitive benefits included. If you are interested in this role, please apply through the link in the job posting. Inquiries from agencies should be directed to recruitment@gfo-x.com. Please refrain from sending recruitment inquiries to any other email address or individual within our organisation. GFO-X does not guarantee employment or engagement based solely on enquiry. All unsolicited CVs from agencies shall be treated as such and will not be counted as submissions.

GFO-X is seeking a talented and highly motivated Institutional Sales to join our growing team in London, UK. GFO-X is the UK's first regulated and centrally cleared trading venue dedicated to digital asset derivatives. Role: Work directly with the Chief Commercial Officer and the GFO-X leadership team to join external meetings and take notes, and create a structure for the opportunities Represent GFO-X at industry conferences and events in both the tradfi and crypto native spaces across Europe, becoming an expert in and well-connected within the digital asset trading ecosystem, with a focus on market structure in order to articulate the GFO-X offering in a competitive context. Contribute to marketing collaterals and the website to position the GFO-X offering optimally to clients and partners. This will necessitate staying abreast of crypto market developments, participating in industry conferences, and networking within the crypto-native financial ecosystem. Gather market feedback to feed into the product strategy roadmap and ensure the product offering is meeting current and future market needs. Requirements: 2-3 years of working experience in a front office role at a financial firm, ideally at a Tier 1 Investment Bank. Fresh graduates will be considered. Degree holder with strong academic results. Exposure to institutional-grade exchange platforms – Eurex, CME, ICE, etc. Basic knowledge of financial products, including equities, commodities,and derivatives, is essential. A keen interest in Digital Assets is a must. Good organisational skills with a strategic mindset. Experience with tools such as Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, and Salesforce Ability to work in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment. • Strong communication skills and fluent spoken and written English. Additional languages are a plus. This role is based in our London office. Application from any region is acceptable, but candidates based in United Kingdom will be given preference. GFO-X is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Competitive benefits included. If you are interested in this role, please apply through the link in the job posting. Inquiries from agencies should be directed to recruitment@gfo-x.com. Please refrain from sending recruitment inquiries to any other email address or individual within our organisation. GFO-X does not guarantee employment or engagement based solely on enquiry. All unsolicited CVs from agencies shall be treated as such and will not be counted as submissions.

GFO-X is seeking Two (2) interns to join our growing Technology Team in Hong Kong. GFO-X is the UK's first regulated and centrally cleared trading venue dedicated to digital asset derivatives. The successful candidates will be joining the Technology Team in Hong Kong and report to the Head of Software Development. The focus will be on developing an institutional grade derivative trading venue that has high throughput, low latency and high availability. Role 1 – QA Intern: QA Responsibilities: Develop and implement a comprehensive quality assurance plan for automated business feature testing on our trading venue. Create and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts to ensure thorough testing of all software components. Identify and prioritize defects and work with the development and business teams to ensure timely resolution. Collaborate with development and business teams to ensure that new features and enhancements are thoroughly tested before release. Collaborate and coordinate with our third-party test automation firm. Requirements: Penultimate students majoring in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, quantitative subject, or related degree Ability to work in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment Excellent command of spoken and written English Experience with the Python programming language and familiarity with trading systems. C++ experience is a plus. Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, tools, and processes. Experience with test automation frameworks and tools. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment. Role 2 – Valuation Quantitative Intern: Valuation Quantitative Responsibilities : Oversee and contribute to the orderly end-of-day, intraday and semi-real-time valuation of our instruments for our central clearing counterparty and matching engines Monitor the quantitative computations leading to the results, and challenge the market inputs to the model. If necessary, provide manual adjustments to the end-of-day and intraday valuation process in an auditable and reproducible way. Continuously refine the model through teamwork, research, and development Analyse our own and external market data to extract the knowledge needed to refine pricing of liquid and illiquid instruments  Improve our interpolation and fitting routines to maintain a smooth and correct volatility surface Monitor the recording of market data from other exchanges and the computation of indices Contribute to research papers based on our market data and crypto derivatives in general for internal and external stakeholders Requirements: Penultimate students majoring in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, quantitative subject, or related degree Ability to work in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment Excellent command of spoken and written English Exceptional problem-solving skills o Excellent communication skills to handle the smooth cooperation with IT teams, management, risk, compliance, the clearing counterparty and potentially the regulator Strong understanding of futures and options pricing, knowledge of curve fitting techniques and modelling, knowledge of VAR, expected shortfall and SPAN risk models Excellent experience in Python or another scripting language, including knowledge of software engineering best practices. Experience in systems languages (C/C++) and blockchain would be a plus Other quantitative skills, such as data analysis, statistics, and machine learning, are a plus, especially using Python libraries Passion for joining a vibrant crypto-related company with teams split over several continents What we offer: An extremely experienced and highly rated team of senior developers that are driven for success and eager to work with together collaboratively A unique opportunity to build something significant without the constraints of management layers State of the art technology on an exciting new project in an extremely fast-growing sector These roles are to be based at our office in Hong Kong. Application from any region is acceptable, but candidates based in Hong Kong will be given preference. GFO-X is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Competitive benefits included. If you are interested in any of our roles, please apply through the link provided in the job posting. Inquiries from agencies should be directed to recruitment@gfo-x.com. Please refrain from sending recruitment inquiries to any other email address or individual within our organization. GFO-X does not guarantee employment or engagement based solely on inquiry. All unsolicited CVs from agencies shall be treated as such and will not be counted as submissions.

GFO-X is seeking a Head of Institutional Sales to join our growing team in Hong Kong. In this role, you will develop and drive key institutional relationships with GFO-X participants, including global Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, Asset Managers, Proprietary Trading Groups, Family Offices, and a range of crypto native groups. You will need a hands-on approach to sales and relationship management, which involves overseas travel, conference attendance, and client entertainment. Based in Hong Kong, the ideal candidate will have an entrepreneurial mindset, a keen interest in digital assets, and a disciplined approach to sales and client relationship management. A deep understanding of futures and options trading and settlement processes, as well as knowledge of derivative products, is advantageous. You will liaise with internal departments, including Compliance, Operations, Trade Surveillance, Finance, and Risk, and interact with external clients and vendors. As part of the Sales & Membership team, you will manage and grow existing client relationships and develop a pipeline of new prospects. Role: Work directly with the wider GFO-X global sales team and the Chief Commercial Officer to source and onboard clients to the venue. Market directly to end clients, including hedge funds, asset managers, banks, and proprietary trading firms, to generate trading volume. Manage a portfolio of live clients to increase and diversify volumes and revenues. Partner with sales teams at clearing members to generate interest from their existing client base, participating in co-marketing, education, and roadshows. Develop an understanding of market-making strategies, working with liquidity providers to optimise liquidity on the venue. Represent GFO-X at industry conferences and events in both the tradfi and crypto native spaces across Europe, becoming an expert in and well-connected within the digital asset trading ecosystem, with a focus on market structure in order to articulate the GFO-X offering in a competitive context. Contribute to marketing collaterals and the website to position the GFO-X offering optimally to clients and partners. This will necessitate staying abreast of crypto market developments, participating in industry conferences, and networking within the crypto-native financial ecosystem. Gather market feedback to feed into the product strategy roadmap and ensure the product offering is meeting current and future market needs. Requirements: At least 10+ years’ experience in a client-facing role at a financial firm dealing with buy-side clients in a derivatives context, ideally a Tier 1 investment bank or regulated exchange. Degree holder with strong academic results. Deep knowledge of financial products, including equities, commodities, bonds, and derivatives. Understanding of the cleared derivatives market across one or more asset classes, including equities, commodities, fixed income, or digital assets. Exposure to institutional-grade exchange platforms such as CME, Eurex, and ICE. A keen interest in digital assets and the surrounding traded market ecosystem. Strong organisational skills with a strategic mindset. Experience with tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, and CRM systems . Ability to work in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment. Strong communication skills and fluent spoken and written English and Mandarin are essential for this role. This role is based in our Hong Kong office. Application from any region is acceptable, but candidates based Hong Kong will be given preference. GFO-X is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Competitive benefits included. If you are interested in this role, please apply through the link in the job posting. Inquiries from agencies should be directed to recruitment@gfo-x.com. Please refrain from sending recruitment inquiries to any other email address or individual within our organisation. GFO-X does not guarantee employment or engagement based solely on enquiry. All unsolicited CVs from agencies shall be treated as such and will not be counted as submissions.

GFO-X is seeking an Institutional Sales to join our growing team in London, UK. In this role, you will develop and drive key institutional relationships with GFO-X participants, including global Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, Asset Managers, Proprietary Trading Groups, Family Offices and a range of crypto native groups. You will need a hands-on approach to sales and relationship management, which involves overseas travel, conference attendance, and client entertainment. Based in London, the ideal candidate will have an entrepreneurial mindset, a keen interest in digital assets, and a disciplined approach to sales and client relationship management. A deep understanding of futures and options trading and settlement processes, as well as knowledge of derivative products, is advantageous. You will liaise with internal departments, including Compliance, Operations, Trade Surveillance, Finance, and Risk, and interact with external clients and vendors. As part of the Sales & Membership team, you will manage and grow existing client relationships and develop a pipeline of new prospects. Role: Work directly with the wider GFO-X global sales team and Chief Commercial Officer to source and onboard clients to the venue. Market directly to end clients, including hedge funds, asset managers, banks and proprietary trading firms to generate trading volume. Manage a portfolio of live clients to increase and diversify volumes and revenues. Partner with sales teams at clearing members to generate interest from their existing client base, participating in co-marketing, education and roadshows. Develop an understanding of market-making strategies, working with liquidity providers to optimise liquidity on the venue. Represent GFO-X at industry conferences and events in both the tradfi and crypto native spaces across Europe, becoming an expert in and well-connected within the digital asset trading ecosystem, with a focus on market structure in order to articulate the GFO-X offering in a competitive context. Contribute to marketing collaterals and website to position the GFO-X offering optimally to clients and partners. This will necessitate staying abreast of crypto market developments, participating in industry conferences, and networking within the crypto-native financial ecosystem. Gather market feedback to feed into product strategy roadmap and ensure the product offering is meeting current and future market needs. Requirements: At least 5 years’ experience in a client facing role at a financial firm dealing with buy side clients in a derivatives context, ideally a Tier1 investment bank or regulated exchange. Degree holder with strong academic results. Deep knowledge of financial products including equities, commodities, bonds and derivatives. Understanding of the cleared derivatives market across one or more asset classes, including equities, commodities, fixed income or digital assets. Exposure to institutional-grade exchange platforms such as CME, Eurex, and ICE. A keen interest in digital assets and the surrounding traded market ecosystem. Strong organisational skills with a strategic mindset. Experience with tools such as Excel, PowerPoint and CRM systems . Ability to work in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment. Strong communication skills and fluent spoken and written English. Additional languages are a plus. This role is based in our London office. Application from any region is acceptable, but candidates based in the United Kingdom will be given preference. GFO-X is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Competitive benefits included. If you are interested in this role, please apply through the link in the job posting. Inquiries from agencies should be directed to recruitment@gfo-x.com. Please refrain from sending recruitment inquiries to any other email address or individual within our organisation. GFO-X does not guarantee employment or engagement based solely on enquiry. All unsolicited CVs from agencies shall be treated as such and will not be counted as submissions.

GFO-X is seeking a Network Engineer to join our growing team in London, UK. Role: Deployment and configuration of Exchange networking infrastructure, including switches, routers, and firewalls Working with products from Cisco, Arista, FS.com, Fortinet Second-line support of exchange infrastructure Monitoring and improving the availability, resiliency, and performance of the exchange networking infrastructure. Monitoring platform capacity and identifying where we may have insufficient headroom Support of the Trading Platform Support and Exchange Operations teams to assist in daily exchange operations and resolving operational issues Working with the Security team to implement corporate security policies to ensure our IT environments adhere to internal and industry-standard policies and practices Contributing to out-of-hours market rehearsals and test sessions Propose and lead projects that improve our test and production environments Create and maintain technical documentation Contribution to Exchange design and architecture discussions Work shifts and on-call as may be required Requirements: At least 5 years of experience in administering and deploying network solutions in similar industries — ideally with experience in a high-frequency or market-making environment Experience in configuring and managing resilient, low-latency environments is particularly welcome Demonstratable skills with standard network protocols: OSPF, BGP, BFD, VRRP, HSRP, RSTP Working knowledge of multicast architecture and protocols including PIM-SM and IGMP v2 Experience in the configuration of multi-VRF environments Exposure to configuring the Zabbix monitoring platform or similar Familiarity with firewall appliance management (Fortinet preferred) Hands-on experience with identifying and mitigating platform security issues and threats Very strong problem-solving skills and a sense of ownership of their domain Demonstrable continuous learning and acquisition of new skills Self-starter and independent, able to work within a team. Detail-oriented with a structured approach to managing workload Capable of interacting with different teams throughout the organization and with external clients to identify/resolve technical issues in a professional and effective manner Ability to write clear, concise, and comprehensive documentation for processes and systems Experience in managing vendors Experience in proposing and evaluating new hardware and software solutions Strong command of spoken and written English Previous working experience in a Financial Services/FinTech environment, or similar high-pressure industry. This role is to be based at our London office headquarters. Application from any region is acceptable, but candidates based in the United Kingdom will be given preference. GFO-X is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Competitive benefits included. If you are interested in any of our roles, please apply through the link provided in the job posting. Inquiries from agencies should be directed to recruitment@gfo-x.com. Please refrain from sending recruitment inquiries to any other email address or individual within our organization. GFO-X does not guarantee employment or engagement based solely on inquiry. All unsolicited CVs from agencies shall be treated as such and will not be counted as submissions.

GFO-X is seeking a Trade Support Engineer to join our growing team in Hong Kong. The successful candidate will participate in the daily operations of our globally distributed technical support team. They will be expected to deliver exceptional support to exchange participants through phone and email. Role: Provide application-level support to the GFO-X trading venue: Respond to customer and internal inquiries, diagnose the problem and then provide an effective solution. Troubleshoot issues related to FIX and proprietary protocols, application support, hardware, OS, monitoring and orchestration software, and connectivity issues using industry-standard tools including PCAP, Wireshark, FIXYL, Zabbix, and Rundeck. Assist with client onboarding to the GFO-X trading venue, working with internal teams to quickly have the client up and running. Be the primary interface to the client. Lead client API and Algo Conformance testing and certification. Support start and end-of-day settlement process and back-office functions. Document and track customer interactions: Maintain accurate records of customer interactions, including issues, resolutions, and any additional follow-up actions. Update internal knowledge base and contribute to developing self-help resources specific to these areas. Hardware support: Provide technical assistance and troubleshooting for hardware. Collaborate with the wider IT team to ensure hardware configurations are optimized for stability, performance and security. Collaborate with the infrastructure, development and project teams: Provide customer feedback on issues relating to FIX and proprietary protocols, application support, hardware, and API enhancements or bug fixes to the development team. Participate in testing and quality assurance efforts to ensure the stability and reliability of these components. Work according with defined Support SLAs. Work with the team lead to continuously improve support processes: Identify areas for process improvement specific to FIX and proprietary protocols, application support, hardware, and APIs, and suggest proactive solutions to enhance the overall customer support experience. Collaborate with the team to develop best practices and implement standardized support procedures. Requirements: 2-years support experience in a financial organisation ideally in trade or front-office support. Working knowledge of FIX protocol Practical experience with troubleshooting Application Services, including API issues. Practical experience with troubleshooting exchange connectivity issues Strong problem-solving and communication skills. Demonstrated client focus and appreciation of Customer Experience Able to multi-task efficiently and work under time pressure Willing to take direction, follow instructions and see tasks through to the best possible outcome for GFO-X and for our clients. Familiarity with ITIL working practices, ideally experience working in a workplace actively using ITIL practices. Demonstrable skills with the effective use of Jira and Confluence, including creating and owning dashboards and kanban boards, and creating and contributing to how-tos, troubleshooting guides, and other forms of documentation. Respectful of GFO-X’s culture and values Bachelor’s Degree a plus Experience in supporting IT projects and associated workstreams This role is based at our Hong Kong office. GFO-X is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Competitive benefits included. If you are interested in any of our roles, please apply through the link provided in the job posting. Inquiries from agencies should be directed to recruitment@gfo-x.com. Please refrain from sending recruitment inquiries to any other email address or individual within our organization. GFO-X does not guarantee employment or engagement based solely on inquiry. Any unsolicited CVs from agencies shall be treated as such .