Principal Software Development Engineer (Post Trade)

• We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Engineer to join our Engineering team
• As a Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the design, development, and implementation of our brokerage systems
• You will work closely with our engineering team and other stakeholders to create scalable, low latency, and highly available trading systems
• Responsible for the technical architecture, design and delivery of high performance, low-latency brokerage systems using Java/Golang
• Assesses the health and performance of software applications and databases and provides software and technology solutions
• Design, develop, and maintain REST APIs and microservices
• Work with the Broker Dealer Operations teams to support and enhance the trading and backend system for multiple asset classes like Equities, Options, Mutual Funds etc
• Define specifications and develops components, modifies existing software stack, prepare test data, and prepares functional specifications
• Analyze Service and application performance using various programming
• Languages, tools and techniques
• Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the engineering team
• Provide guidance to non-technical staff in using software and hardware systems most effectively and efficiently
• Support applications with an understanding of system integration, test planning, scripting, and troubleshooting

Benefits

• Health & wellness packages: We’ve built our benefits offering as a holistic package. We provide multiple health insurance carrier options and plans (medical, dental, vision) with access to HSA and/or FSA tax savings tools. We also provide income protection including life insurance, AD&D, short- and long-term disability, as well as extended coverage resources such as fertility benefits and mental wellness resources
• Vacation & time off: To build a successful organization, employees need time away to rest and recharge, so we provide paid time off including paid holidays and unlimited vacation time. We also strongly believe in work-life balance and, therefore, offer fully remote and hybrid work positions based on role requirements
• Professional developmnet: We believe one of the greatest contributions we can make is investing in our employees’ professional development. Therefore, we offer financial support toward continuing education courses, academic coursework, professional conferences, earning professional certifications, and membership fees to professional organizations- Knowledge of Jira, Git, Jenkins
• Must understand Test Driven Development and how to write effective unit/integration tests
• Strong communication skills
• Proficient in developing and maintaining robust REST APIs and implementing sophisticated event-driven architectures with Kafka and Kubernetes
• At least 10 years of experience in Software Engineering with expertise in Java
• Experience with Unix, Linux Operating Systems (writing scripts to extract and transform data)
• Experience with a 24x7, highly-available architecture
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
• Experience with Scrum and other Agile processes
• Strong understanding of CI/CD and automated testing frameworks
• Background in financial technology or capital markets is required
• Strong experience with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform or Microsoft Azure
• Proficient in No SQL, SQL and Stored Procedures such as in Postgres, MySQL
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Multiple years experience in fin-tech specifically Post Trade, Payment or SaaS