Senior Developer - eTrading

Dicetek LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Dicetek LLC seeks an experienced software engineer for capital markets tech, focusing on latency-sensitive trading platforms. You will design and implement high-performance components, integrate market data feeds, and optimize connectivity to exchanges.

The ideal candidate combines deep knowledge of multithreading and event-driven architectures with strong engineering discipline in Linux/Unix environments and real-time streaming APIs.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in capital markets technology.
• Proven track record with latency-sensitive trading systems.
• Strong understanding of connectivity protocols and APIs.

Skills

C#

Python

Multithreading

Concurrency

Event-driven systems

Low-latency design

Kafka

Solace

JMS

REST/WebSocket APIs

Linux/Unix

Tools

Kafka

Solace

JMS

FIX protocol

Job description

• 7–12 years in capital markets technology
• Minimum 5+ years in electronic trading platform development
• Proven track record delivering latency-sensitive trading solutions
• Strong understanding of connectivity protocols, API and low-latency trading systems.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Core Technical Skills

• Strong programming expertise in C# , Python
• Deep understanding of:
  • a. Multithreading, concurrency, and event-driven systems
  • b. Low-latency system design and optimization
• Experience with:
  • a. Messaging frameworks (e.g., Kafka, Solace, JMS)
  • b. REST / WebSocket APIs for real-time streaming
• Strong Linux/Unix development environment experience

Trading / Capital Markets Experience

• Strong knowledge of:
  • o Electronic trading workflows (RFQ, streaming, execution)
  • o Market microstructure across FX / Rates / Credit
• Experience building:
  • o Front-office trading or pricing systems
  • o Venue/exchange connectivity (FIX protocol preferred)

Integration Expertise

• Proven experience integrating:
  • o Market data feeds
  • o Pricing libraries / quant models
  • o Trade booking systems (e.g., Murex or similar platforms)

System Design & Performance

• Experience designing:
  • o Distributed, scalable, low-latency architectures
• Knowledge of:
  • o Data structures & algorithm optimization
  • o High-throughput systems