Senior Java Systems Engineer - Platform Exchange / Matching Engine - NYC - Fintech
Adaptive Financial Consulting2 hours ago
Base Salary
$240k - $260k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and optimize low-latency Java services and protocols for the Exchange Accelerator product.
- Define order, session, instrument, and account models and exchange integration boundaries.
- Develop automated testing strategies and conduct performance benchmarking and profiling.
- Collaborate with client teams, SREs, QA, leadership, and business stakeholders on exchange readiness and production fixes.
- Support the product in production across multiple client deployments.
- After six months, independently own technical workstreams from concept through production readiness and deliver maintainable, observable, well-tested systems.
Requirements
- Strong server-side Java expertise in concurrency, memory management, I/O, and performance profiling.
- Significant experience with platform exchange systems and hands-on experience building matching engines.
- Experience with exchange, risk, or matching-engine systems.
- Hands-on experience creating automated testing strategies, running performance benchmarks, and diagnosing production issues.
- Experience with order-entry and market-data protocols such as FIX and ITCH.
- Familiarity with low-latency frameworks such as Aeron, Chronicle, or LBM.
- Understanding of replicated state machines, event sourcing, or deterministic systems.
- Exposure to AWS or GCP, containers, Kubernetes, or observability tooling.
- Strong technical communication and collaborative problem-solving skills.
Benefits
- Flexible hybrid working model.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage beginning the month after the start date, with employer contributions.
- 23 vacation days per calendar year plus 11 public holidays.
- Short- and long-term group disability insurance.
- 401(k) safe harbor plan with matching contributions up to 5% of base pay after 90 days.
- Gym subsidy of up to $50 per month after probation.
- Life insurance, commuter benefits, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, and Mental Health First Aiders.
- Employment is subject to an acceptable background check; the role is based in New York with a three-stage interview process including a pair-programming task.
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About Adaptive Financial Consulting
Adaptive Financial Consulting designs and delivers custom, cloud-native trading platforms and front-office systems for capital, commodity, and digital asset markets. The privately held firm earns revenue through software engineering and consulting engagements, and offers accelerators such as Hydra for real-time trading while using technologies like Aeron for low-latency messaging. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in London, it supports clients globally from offices including New York, Barcelona, Montréal, and Manila.