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Senior Lead Software Engineer - Equities Electronic Trading
Job in
New York, New York County, New York, 10261, USA
Listed on 2026-09-15
Listing for:
Selby Jennings
Full Time, Part Time
position Listed on 2026-09-15
Job specializations:
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Software Development
Senior Developer, Software Engineer, Backend Developer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
A leading global financial institution is investing heavily in a multi-year greenfield electronic trading buildout and is seeking a senior technologist to help define and build its next-generation execution platform. This is a highly visible opportunity to drive the architecture, design, and delivery of business-critical trading systems that sit at the core of the firm's electronic trading strategy.
What You'll Do- Lead the architecture and development of high-performance, low-latency trading systems
- Design and build execution infrastructure, trading services, and algorithmic trading capabilities
- Develop and optimize distributed Java applications leveraging modern microservices architecture
- Partner closely with quantitative researchers, product leaders, and senior technology stakeholders
- Drive engineering best practices across design, development, testing, and deployment
- Mentor engineers and influence the technical direction of the broader platform
- Solve complex performance, scalability, and resiliency challenges within a real-time trading environment
- 8+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience building low-latency, distributed systems
- Background developing electronic trading or algorithmic trading platforms
- Experience with smart order routing, execution workflows, or benchmark algorithms
- Strong understanding of FIX and market data-driven systems
- Experience designing and scaling microservices architectures
- Ability to work directly with business stakeholders and senior leadership
- Electronic Equities Trading
- Cash Equities Technology
- Algorithmic Trading Technology
- Market-Making Platforms
- High-Frequency Trading Firms
- Front-Office Technology teams at major investment banks
- KDB+, Solace, AMPS, Chronicle, or similar messaging technologies
- Rust or other high-performance programming languages
- Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives
Location: NYC or Jersey City (Hybrid, 3 Days Per Week)
Tech Stack: Java, Low Latency, Electronic Trading, Algorithmic Trading, Smart Order Routing, FIX, Distributed Systems, Microservices, Market Data, KDB+, Execution System
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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