Principal Software Engineer, Trading Platform (Java/C++)
Designs, develops, and optimizes low-latency Scala-based trading infrastructure for high-volume retail futures trading. Leads architecture, mentors engineers, and ensures performance, scalability, and compliance in 24/7 systems. Requires JVM expertise and trading systems experience.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and optimize our Scala-based trading services for high-volume, low-latency, 24x7 environments
- Lead architectural strategy for future-state scalability and performance optimization
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, promoting best practices and technical excellence
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, operations, and security teams to translate business requirements into robust and secure technical solutions
- Optimize system performance, with focus on JVM tuning for Scala/Akka-based distributed system
- Enhance monitoring and observability of services for real-time trade execution and operational transparency
- Ensure compliance with security policies, regulatory standards, and industry best practices
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Extensive experience with high-performance, high-concurrency distributed trading systems
- Proven expertise in JVM and performance tuning for high-performance environments
- Experience supporting 24/7 production systems, ideally in trading environments
- Deep knowledge of networking and protocols (HTTP/HTTPS, WebSockets, DNS, TCP/IP)
- Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
- Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills in high-pressure, real-time conditions
- Excellent communication skills, capable of clearly articulating technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
- Experience in Java/Scala/Rust/C++ or functional programming languages within exchange/trading environments
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in low-latency, lock-free development and design
- Strong experience with multithreading and concurrency in high-performance environments
- Familiarity with binary or custom trading protocols
- Strong knowledge of messaging frameworks (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and network protocols (UDP, TCP)
- Hands-on experience implementing HTTP/WebSockets, REST APIs, OAuth, gRPC, and Redis APIs
- Deep understanding of order handling/matching engines
- Extensive experience with FIX or other market data/order-entry protocols
- Practical hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies (Kubernetes and Docker)
- Solid grasp of network communications, particularly IP multicast and TCP protocols used in market data feeds
Compensation
Salary range: $195,000 - $220,000 USD annually, plus annual target bonus up to 15% (based on 50% individual and 50% company/team performance).
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