Software Engineer, OKX
Mobile
$133.8-200.6k
Office located in San Jose, CA
Cryptocurrency trading app
Be an early applicant
Cryptocurrency trading app
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$133.8-200.6k
Office located in San Jose, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To take care of our team, promote and advance crypto globally, and empower every individual in the world.
Role
Who you are
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent degree/experience
- Proven experience shipping production-quality mobile code on iOS and/or Android
- Strong proficiency in Swift, Kotlin, or React Native
- Experience working in fintech, crypto, or Web3 environments
- Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimise workflows and drive measurable impact — e.g. efficiency gains, quality improvements
- Ongoing AI skill development — prompt engineering, agent orchestration, staying current with emerging AI technologies
- Experience communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences
Desirable
- Familiarity with DeFi protocols, wallet integrations, or on-chain data
- Experience contributing to open source projects or shared code repositories
- Active participation in the developer community (blogs, GitHub, Stack Overflow, etc.)
- Experience in highly collaborative, fast-paced environments
- Experience adhering to responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g. risk assessment, bias mitigation)
- Fluent in Mandarin and English
What the job involves
- Our engineering team is comprised of creative problem solvers and strategic software engineers who collaborate closely with product, design, and business teams. We sit at the intersection of finance and technology, building mobile experiences that help millions of users worldwide trade, invest, and explore Web3
- As a Mobile Engineer on our Trading team, you will help grow the crypto ecosystem by identifying new features, product opportunities, and scalable solutions — enabling users and partner businesses to unlock the full potential of OKX's platform
- Design and build end-to-end mobile systems across iOS and Android, from architecture to launch strategy
- Understand and apply knowledge of crypto products, blockchain technologies, and market dynamics to deliver solutions at scale
- Ship production-quality code with an emphasis on long-term maintainability, with relevant documentation and test coverage
- Break down complex engineering projects into executable tasks and partner with applicable cross-functional teams
- Independently identify stakeholders and align cross-functional partners toward project completion
- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback; action feedback from reviews of your own code promptly
- Apply AI coding tools to accelerate development, improve code quality, and optimise engineering workflows
- Serve as a subject matter expert within the mobile engineering team and provide consultation on domain-level projects
- Build relationships with internal stakeholders; share project updates and influence decision-making through data-driven insights
- Participate in interviewing and onboarding of new team members
Our take
While cryptocurrency holds the promise of freedom in personal finances and the possibility of large financial rewards through trading, it can be intimidating to get started. OKX, a long-standing crypto currency exchange, exists to solve that problem, removing the knowledge barriers to cryptocurrency trading with an easy-to-use, all in one platform.
OKX is one of the larger cryptocurrency exchanges, though it is a bit smaller than the market leaders Binance and Coinbase Exchange. Where it shines is in the sheer range of its services, which are designed to be versatile enough for any user, ranging from a crypto exchange to NFT and decentralised finance investment products. With a reputation for security and reliability, it has a user base of over 50+ million active accounts in over 180 countries.
OKX is using its structural position in cryptomarkets to help support the entire sector, announcing a market recovery fund to protect crypto firms facing collapse following the FTX crisis. Additionally, it is expanding into Web3 gaming with a 2023 partnership with Thirdverse, further increasing the scope of its offering to its client base. As long as it can continue to weather the tough market conditions for cryptocurrency, it should maintain its excellent position to continue its growth.
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Leadership
Star Xu
(Founder & CEO)Previously an Engineer at Yahoo before becoming the Chief Technology Officer at DocIn. They later founded OKX and has recently reclaimed the title of CEO
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