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Job description
A leading global financial institution is investing heavily in a multi-year greenfield electronic trading buildout and is seeking a senior technologist to help define and build its next-generation execution platform. This is a highly visible opportunity to drive the architecture, design, and delivery of business-critical trading systems that sit at the core of the firm's electronic trading strategy.
What You'll Do
Lead the architecture and development of high-performance, low-latency trading systems
Design and build execution infrastructure, trading services, and algorithmic trading capabilities
Develop and optimize distributed Java applications leveraging modern microservices architecture
Partner closely with quantitative researchers, product leaders, and senior technology stakeholders
Drive engineering best practices across design, development, testing, and deployment
Mentor engineers and influence the technical direction of the broader platform
Solve complex performance, scalability, and resiliency challenges within a real-time trading environment
Must Have
8+ years of software engineering experience
Experience building low-latency, distributed systems
Background developing electronic trading or algorithmic trading platforms
Experience with smart order routing, execution workflows, or benchmark algorithms
Strong understanding of FIX and market data-driven systems
Experience designing and scaling microservices architectures
Ability to work directly with business stakeholders and senior leadership
Preferred Backgrounds
Electronic Equities Trading
Cash Equities Technology
Algorithmic Trading Technology
Market-Making Platforms
High-Frequency Trading Firms
Front-Office Technology teams at major investment banks
Nice to Have
KDB+, Solace, AMPS, Chronicle, or similar messaging technologies
Rust or other high-performance programming languages
Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives
Location: NYC or Jersey City (Hybrid, 3 Days Per Week)
Tech Stack: Java, Low Latency, Electronic Trading, Algorithmic Trading, Smart Order Routing, FIX, Distributed Systems, Microservices, Market Data, KDB+, Execution System
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Worksite address
new york, NY, 10261, US
Who can apply
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