2 months ago
Base Salary
$150k - $175k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and develop scalable applications for data platforms.
- Maintain and support critical data services, including participation in support rotations.
- Perform data maintenance, backups, and security checks.
- Optimize data access.
- Integrate and manage third-party data sources and feeds.
- Ensure data security according to internal policies and procedures.
- Build GUI tools to visualize data.
- Participate in the full software development lifecycle from design and implementation through production support and continuous enhancement.
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Strong proficiency in C, C++, or another compiled language.
- Experience with data-intensive systems or large datasets.
- Strong understanding of developing and troubleshooting applications in Linux environments.
- Experience with code reviews, version control, automated testing, and CI/CD practices.
- Ability and willingness to participate in operational or on-call rotations.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and agentic coding workflows.
- Preferred: production experience with KDB+/Q or willingness to learn.
- Preferred: Python experience.
- Preferred: understanding of financial markets or trading systems.
- Preferred: exposure to an order management system.
- Preferred: knowledge of the FIX protocol.
Benefits
- New York-based position with an annual base pay range of $150,000 to $175,000.
- Eligible for bonus and equity.
- Participation in operational support rotations.
- Inclusive workplace and equal-opportunity employment environment.
About IEX Group
IEX Group operates the IEX Exchange, a U.S. stock exchange designed to protect investors and deliver high‑performance trading for brokers and asset managers. Its business model centers on transaction fees, connectivity, and market data, and it is expanding into options trading. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York City, the company is privately held and launched its equities exchange in 2016.