Trading Infrastructure Engineer / Software Engineer

Location: Dubai, UAE
Type: Full-Time - Office-based role in Dubai
Industry: Family Office

About Us
Overbest Middle East is a family office focused on systematic trading strategies in global futures markets (CME Group, Eurex, HKEX, etc.). We are building out our technology stack to support robust market data handling, research, and live trading. To strengthen our team, we are looking for a motivated Software Engineer / Trading Infrastructure Engineer with experience in backend systems, data pipelines, and real-time environments. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with researchers, traders, and the CEO to design, implement, and maintain infrastructure critical to our trading operations.

Job Description
As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and supporting our market data collection systems, building and maintaining pipelines for transforming and storing high-frequency data, and developing tools that ensure robust, real-time trading operations. You will work primarily with Python to build services, automation, and infrastructure components.

Key Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and maintain systems for collecting and storing market data (CME
Group and other exchanges).
• Build and support automated pipelines for transforming and processing tick and bar data.
• Work with APIs and protocols (REST, WebSocket, FIX) for real-time data acquisition.
• Develop backend services and scripts in Python to support trading and research
workflows.
• Collaborate with the trading and research team to integrate infrastructure with systematic strategies.
• Monitor and ensure stability, reliability, and scalability of production systems.
• Contribute to design discussions and continuously improve infrastructure components.

Requirements
• Strong programming skills in Python (with libraries such as asyncio, pandas, NumPy).
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
• Experience with Linux server environments and scripting (Bash, shell).
• Hands-on experience working with databases (SQL/NoSQL).
• Knowledge of real-time data processing and network protocols (REST, WebSocket, FIX).
• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field.
• Fluency in English and Russian.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate in a small, fast-moving team.

Preferred Qualifications
• Familiarity with C++ or Rust for performance-critical components.
• Exposure to scaling and maintaining ML pipelines.
• Familiarity with financial market data specifics and infrastructure.

What We Offer
• Competitive compensation based on experience and performance.
• Opportunity to have a direct impact on the growth of a trading business.
• A collaborative environment with close interaction with researchers, traders, and
management.