
Cronos | Cronos Labs
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Web3 ecosystem accelerator of Cronos chain.
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Vice President, Trading & Derivatives
Cronos | Cronos LabsWeb3 ecosystem accelerator of Cronos chain.
• Own the CLOB and Matching Engine • Design and implement high-performance Central Limit Order Book • Architect the matching engine for correctness and low latency • Build resilience against adversarial patterns • Contribute to the hybrid CLOB + RFQ routing layer • Implement the perpetuals engine • Design and implement funding rate clamping logic • Own the liquidation system • Own the real-time risk calculation layer • Define and maintain correctness guarantees through automated testing • Drive Technical Excellence by providing architecture reviews
Vice President, Trading & Derivatives
Cronos | Cronos LabsWeb3 ecosystem accelerator of Cronos chain.
• Own the CLOB and Matching Engine • Architect the matching engine for correctness and low latency • Contribute to the hybrid CLOB + RFQ routing layer • Implement the perpetuals engine • Own the liquidation system • Own the real-time risk calculation layer • Drive Technical Excellence
• Primary Mandate: Trading Infrastructure (The Gap) Hybrid CLOB & Matching Engine. Architect and ship the off-chain Sidecar Sequencer (Rust) with <5ms P50 tick-to-trade latency, 100K OPS throughput, and <1ms latency variance. • Risk Engine & Margin Systems. Build the full risk stack: collateral weighting, cross-asset netting, initial margin checks, dynamic maintenance thresholds. • Liquidation Infrastructure. Design and implement the liquidation engine, auto-deleveraging (ADL) system, and insurance fund architecture. • Perpetuals & Derivatives Engine. Perpetual futures with funding rate mechanisms, leverage management, and position lifecycle. • Oracle Integration & Market Data. Manipulation-resistant price feeds for liquidation triggers, mark price computation, and cross-market reference pricing. • Secondary Mandate: Platform & Blockchain Smart Contract & Blockchain Infrastructure. Cronos chain upgrades, USDC migration (IOU to native stablecoin), bridge and cross-chain infrastructure, smart contract security and audit pipeline. • Platform & Mobile Engineering. Mobile-first consumer app for emerging markets.
• Develop and execute test plans and test cases with a strong emphasis on using code to solve technical challenges and shorten the test cycle through automation. • Estimate test efforts, analyze and communicate test results and participate in day to day QA Activities. • Develop/Maintain and improve the test frameworks, tools and technologies used by the organization to maintain a high quality bar. • Work with Development, Test and Product Management to design and implement test and validation strategies. • Execute and manage test cases and results, report on test and defect metrics. • Create, execute and troubleshoot automated test scenarios across our systems. • Contribute to robust, scalable, and high quality test automation solutions for functional, regression and performance testing • Contribute to the building of a CI in Github and ongoing process improvement activities. • Identify required improvements in the test and development processes; make contributions to our automation tools that address specific needs. • Maintain a high quality bar in a complex and constantly evolving workspace.
• Own the full technical stack from matching engine to smart contracts to mobile app • Architect and ship the off-chain Sidecar Sequencer (Rust) • Build the full risk stack: collateral weighting, cross-asset netting, real-time risk calculations • Design and implement the liquidation engine and insurance fund architecture • Coordinate with Crypto.com tokenization team
• Own Technical Strategy & Architecture • Define and execute the technical roadmap for the Cronos App: a mobile-first trading platform for tokenized stocks, crypto perpetuals, spot trading, and prediction markets • Architect the hybrid CLOB + RFQ market structure that powers our trading venue, optimizing for both retail UX and market maker efficiency • Design the protocol-level infrastructure decisions • Own the integration architecture with Crypto.com's infrastructure • Lead the Engineering Organization • Build, scale, and retain a high-performance engineering team across multiple disciplines: blockchain/protocol, smart contracts (Solidity), mobile (React Native or native iOS/Android), and backend/infrastructure • Establish engineering culture rooted in accountability, velocity, and technical excellence • Implement engineering processes that support "extreme velocity" while maintaining code quality and security • Manage a globally distributed team across APAC, EU, and US time zones with overlap windows for critical syncs • Drive Core Technical Workstreams • Trading Infrastructure • Tokenization & RWA • Blockchain & Protocol • Consumer App • Collaborate at the Executive Level • Partner with product-engineering alignment • Work with CDC engineering teams • Present technical strategy and progress to Crypto.com executive leadership • Build the business case for engineering investments with clear ROI articulation
• Own Technical Strategy & Architecture • Define and execute the technical roadmap for the Cronos App: a mobile-first trading platform for tokenized stocks, crypto perpetuals, spot trading, and prediction markets • Architect the hybrid CLOB + RFQ market structure that powers our trading venue, optimizing for both retail UX and market maker efficiency • Design the protocol-level infrastructure decisions • Own the integration architecture with Crypto.com's infrastructure • Lead the Engineering Organization • Build, scale, and retain a high-performance engineering team across multiple disciplines: blockchain/protocol, smart contracts (Solidity), mobile (React Native or native iOS/Android), and backend/infrastructure • Establish engineering culture rooted in accountability, velocity, and technical excellence • Implement engineering processes that support "extreme velocity" while maintaining code quality and security • Manage a globally distributed team across APAC, EU, and US time zones with overlap windows for critical syncs • Drive Core Technical Workstreams Trading Infrastructure • Tokenization & RWA • Blockchain & Protocol • Consumer App • Collaborate at the Executive Level • Partner with product-engineering alignment • Work with CDC engineering teams • Present technical strategy and progress to Crypto.com executive leadership • Build the business case for engineering investments with clear ROI articulation
• Own Technical Strategy & Architecture • Define and execute the technical roadmap for the Cronos App: a mobile-first trading platform for tokenized stocks, crypto perpetuals, spot trading, and prediction markets • Architect the hybrid CLOB + RFQ market structure that powers our trading venue, optimizing for both retail UX and market maker efficiency • Design the protocol-level infrastructure decisions • Own the integration architecture with Crypto.com's infrastructure • Lead the Engineering Organization • Build, scale, and retain a high-performance engineering team across multiple disciplines: blockchain/protocol, smart contracts (Solidity), mobile (React Native or native iOS/Android), and backend/infrastructure • Establish engineering culture rooted in accountability, velocity, and technical excellence • Implement engineering processes that support "extreme velocity" while maintaining code quality and security • Manage a globally distributed team across APAC, EU, and US time zones with overlap windows for critical syncs • Drive Core Technical Workstreams • Trading Infrastructure • Tokenization & RWA • Blockchain & Protocol • Consumer App • Collaborate at the Executive Level • Partner with product-engineering alignment • Work with CDC engineering teams • Present technical strategy and progress to Crypto.com executive leadership • Build the business case for engineering investments with clear ROI articulation
• Own Technical Strategy & Architecture • Lead the Engineering Organization • Drive Core Technical Workstreams • Collaborate at the Executive Level