Senior Java Trading System Engineer

7 months ago

Base Salary

$100k - $167k/yr

Responsibilities

Maintain existing backend order-management applications and help build the next-generation trading platform.
Design, develop, optimize, and implement scalable and reliable software solutions.
Collaborate with product teams, architects, central technology functions, and wider stakeholders on software design and delivery.
Produce expert-quality code, conduct code reviews and refactoring, and ensure robust software throughout the product development lifecycle.
Address low-latency development challenges and maintain up-to-date expertise in relevant technologies and industry trends.
Communicate complex technical information clearly and contribute to an inclusive, collaborative engineering culture.

Financial-industry experience building buy-side or sell-side trading systems.
More than 5 years of software engineering experience as an individual contributor.
Strong Java fundamentals, including JVM concepts, multithreading, collections, and I/O.
Strong experience with Java technology stacks, API development, Docker, and Kubernetes.
Strong understanding of system architecture, design, clean code, unit testing, code review, and refactoring.
Knowledge of SOLID, DRY, and Law of Demeter software engineering principles.
Experience with Git, Gradle or Maven, Linux or Unix, and relational databases such as PostgreSQL.
Understanding of low-latency development techniques and distributed systems challenges.
Familiarity with Agile methodology and practical experience with TDD and CI/CD practices.
Experience with Spring, Spring Boot, Redis, and Apache Kafka is desirable.
Familiarity with cloud platforms, ideally Microsoft Azure, is desirable.
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or an equivalent software engineering qualification.
Strong verbal and written communication, problem-solving, critical-thinking, and collaboration skills.

Anticipated base salary of $100,200-$167,000, varying by geographic location, city, and state, plus eligibility for the Annual Incentive Plan.
Benefits may include a wellness allowance, paid time off, medical, dental and vision coverage, flexible spending and health savings options, prescription drug coverage, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, life insurance, disability benefits, backup dependent care, adoption assistance, and commuter assistance.
Additional support includes healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days, and wellbeing initiatives.

10,000+ employees