Java, Equities, OMS - Software Engineer

Overview

A top‑tier global financial institution is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join its Equities Electronic Trading technology team
. The group builds high‑performance platforms supporting ETF and Program Trading, including the next generation of the firm's core Order Management and execution systems
—mission‑critical components that drive real‑time, high‑volume electronic trading.

As a senior technical leader, you will:

• Architect and evolve large‑scale trading platforms, shaping the technical direction of next‑generation systems
• Build scalable, resilient, low‑latency services that support real‑time, high‑throughput trading workflows
• Lead design sessions, drive architectural decisions, oversee code reviews, and mentor engineers
• Work hands‑on across Core Java, Spring Boot, Linux, distributed systems, and messaging technologies
• Partner directly with traders, quants, and product teams to deliver strategic, high‑impact features
• Promote engineering excellence in performance optimization, testing, reliability, and system design
• Serve as a subject‑matter expert and provide Level 3 production support for business‑critical applications

• Deep expertise in Core Java, OOP, data structures, multithreading, and JVM/GC tuning
• Proven experience building distributed, real‑time, or high‑throughput systems
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, SQL, messaging (JMS), CI/CD pipelines, and TDD
• Familiarity with AWS, FIX Protocol, or trade lifecycle concepts (a plus, not a requirement)
• A passion for building high‑performance, mission‑critical systems in fast‑paced environments
• The ability to lead engineering initiatives while staying hands‑on with complex codebases