Senior Software Engineer II of Trading
Senior Software Engineer II building and scaling a high-performance trading platform for Forge's private equity marketplace. Requires 5+ years experience with compiled OO languages, real-time systems, and SQL databases.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Deliver software on time with accurate estimates
- Take ownership of production changes, including monitoring and maintaining runbooks
- Provide high-quality code reviews and help improve team engineering standards
- Design scalable and resilient trading platform architecture with a focus on performance
- Participate in design reviews and contribute to technical direction
- Serve as a technical expert for trading systems for internal teams and external partners
- Collaborate cross-functionally to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Solve complex engineering challenges, particularly within code generation frameworks
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5–8 years of software engineering experience
- 5+ years of development experience in compiled, object-oriented languages (e.g., TypeScript, C#, Java)
- 2+ years of experience in dynamic scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Ruby)
- Experience with real-time data processing and event-driven systems (e.g., WebSockets, Kafka)
- Strong SQL skills and experience with PostgreSQL and/or MySQL
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines and managing production deployments
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), proficiency with Git, GitHub, and Agile tools such as JIRA
- Experience in Private Markets or Financial Services, especially financial market data
- Strong collaboration and teamwork skills, proven ability to unblock and mentor other engineers
- Strong track record of delivery in high-performance engineering environments
Nice-to-Haves
- Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and building high-performing teams
Skills
TypeScript, C#, Java, Python, JavaScript, Ruby, WebSockets, Kafka, Postgres, MySQL, CI/CD, AWS, Azure, GCP, Git
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