Lead Specialty Software Engineer - Algorithmic Trading, Java
Wells Fargo2 months ago
Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead complex software engineering initiatives and teams across electronic and algorithmic trading domains.
- Design, develop, test, implement, and optimize low-latency, high-throughput Java applications and system components.
- Develop and maintain exchange connectivity protocols such as FIX, ITCH, and OUCH.
- Build and support messaging and real-time data-processing systems for trading environments.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technically challenging coding, testing, platform, and production issues in real time.
- Lead risk management, regulatory compliance, monitoring, operational efficiency, and resource-utilization efforts.
- Mentor less experienced software engineers and collaborate with managers and stakeholders.
- Partner with product managers, traders, operations, production support, and platform engineering teams.
- Review and enhance system architecture, coding practices, processes, and architectural standards.
- Work across exchange connectivity, algorithmic trading, and time-series database areas as needed.
Requirements
- 5+ years of specialty software engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education.
- Experience designing, implementing, and optimizing low-latency, high-throughput Java applications for financial trading.
- Required experience in electronic trading or algorithmic trading.
- Experience with exchange connectivity protocols such as FIX, ITCH, and OUCH.
- Experience with messaging systems such as Solace or Aeron and real-time data processing.
- Knowledge of low-latency optimization techniques, including garbage-collection tuning and efficient data structures.
- Familiarity with financial markets, trading systems, exchange platforms, and trading regulatory and compliance requirements.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks such as Karate and Cucumber, and version control such as Git.
- Ability to lead initiatives, mentor engineers, resolve production issues, and collaborate across technical and business teams.
Benefits
- The role is open in Bangalore or Hyderabad.
- The position requires working in the office according to organizational In Office Adherence / Return To Office requirements.
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company is a U.S.-based financial services firm providing consumer and commercial banking, mortgages, credit, and wealth/investment services to individuals, small businesses, and enterprises. It earns revenue from interest income and fees across retail banking, payments, lending, and capital markets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, it is publicly traded on the NYSE (WFC) and operates nationally with offices in multiple countries.