lead the design and development of next-generation trading systems
architect and develop distributed, event-driven electronic trading systems optimized for low latency and high throughput
design and implement complex algorithmic trading systems for equities and options
collaborate with internal and external teams to deliver robust and resilient systems
lead performance tuning and optimization efforts across the platform
mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices
support production and non-production environments, including off hours or weekend support as needed

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent
20+ years of hands-on software design and development experience in the electronic trading domain
10+ years of technical leadership, managing a team, and mentoring software developers
Experience in building algorithmic trading systems for equities and options
Experience with equities and options market data
Series 57 and 24 license preferred
Expertise in C/C++, Python, and Linux
Deep experience with low latency messaging systems (e.g., 29West/Ultra-Messaging, Kafka)
Proficiency in KDB+ or other time-series databases
Strong background in building scalable, distributed, asynchronous, and event-driven applications
Advanced knowledge of low latency design patterns and performance optimization techniques
Experience in Capital Markets or Brokerage systems, especially order management
Solid understanding of the FIX protocol and FIX engines
Experienced with using GenAI developer assist tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot)
Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory, and uDeploy
Experience with deploying applications and services in AWS

comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support
market-leading retirement
generous paid time off and parental leave
charitable giving employee match program
educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources

Vice President, Software Engineering – Electronic Trading

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