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Staff Software Engineer-Trading

Architects scalable Java/Spring Boot microservices for trading systems, designs trade orchestration and event-driven data solutions on AWS with Kafka. Requires 8+ years in backend distributed systems, expertise in cloud-native architectures, and leadership in engineering excellence.

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Remote8+ YOEBackend Engineering

About the role

What You’ll Do

  • System Architecture: Drive the technical direction and architect highly scalable, resilient Java/Spring Boot (or Quarkus) microservices.
  • Trade Orchestration: Design the next-generation trade order life cycle logic, ensuring ultra-reliable broker connectivity and accurate allocations.
  • Data & Messaging: Architect enterprise-grade, event-driven systems and scalable data solutions on AWS using Kafka.
  • Integrations: Scale inbound/outbound connectivity across FIX, REST, and File-based interfaces for highly performant data exchange.
  • Engineering Excellence: Shape the engineering culture by mentoring teams, elevating Agile SDLC standards.
  • Strategic Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional leaders to translate complex business requirements into actionable, scalable technical roadmaps.

Who You Are

  • Education: B.S., or M.S. in Computer Science or similar technical field of study (or equivalent practical experience)
  • Experience: 8+ years of experience architecting and building complex backend distributed systems at scale.
  • Technical Stack: Expert in Java, Spring Boot, JVM tuning, and concurrency (Quarkus experience is a plus).
  • Cloud & Data: Advanced expertise in AWS cloud-native architectures, and messaging platforms like Kafka
  • Database Knowledge: Experience with databases, SQL, NoSQL, and data architectures
  • Modern Workflows: A champion for developer productivity, automation, and the adoption of AI-assisted development tools.
  • Leadership & Ownership: An technical leader with a strong ownership mentality, capable of driving cross-team initiatives.
  • Communication: Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and foster a collaborative, experimental culture.

[Preferred]

  • Experience in Trading or Financial Services domains
  • Practical knowledge of the FIX protocol
  • Familiarity with frontend technologies (React) to support UI-related backend requirements

Skills

JavaSpring BootquarkusAWSKafkafix protocolrestSQLNoSQLjvm tuning

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