Electronic Fixed Income (eFI) Senior Engineer

Westpac; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Learning and development opportunities

Employee mortgage rates

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Westpac seeks an Electronic Fixed Income (eFI) Senior Engineer in Sydney to design, build and support electronic trading capabilities across Fixed Income markets. You will work with traders, quants and technology teams to deliver scalable, low-latency pricing, RFQ and execution services, and integrate with venues and data providers.

The role emphasizes strong software engineering, proficiency in Java or C++, knowledge of FIX and electronic trading workflows, and collaboration with

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering experience, preferably with Java or C++.
• Experience developing or supporting electronic trading systems.
• Solid understanding of Fixed Income markets and electronic trading workflows.
• Experience with FIX, market connectivity or financial messaging protocols.
• Linux and production engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and support electronic Fixed Income trading solutions.
• Build high-performance pricing and execution services.
• Develop RFQ, quoting, pricing and execution workflows.
• Integrate trading platforms with venues, data providers and internal systems.
• Develop and maintain connectivity using FIX and other protocols.
• Support ION-based trading components and integrations.
• Diagnose production issues in distributed, latency-sensitive environments.
• Contribute to platform modernisation and estate simplification.

Skills

Java

C++

Electronic trading systems

Linux production engineering

Trader collaboration

Tools

FIX protocol

ION

Bloomberg tech

Job description

Electronic Fixed Income (eFI) Senior Engineer

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Job Description

What’s the role?

Join our Financial Markets eTrading team and help build and support Westpac’s electronic trading capabilities across Fixed Income markets.

Working closely with traders, quants and technology teams, you’ll develop scalable and resilient solutions spanning electronic pricing, RFQ and execution workflows, market connectivity and real-time trading services.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Designing, developing and supporting electronic Fixed Income trading solutions.
• Building high-performance pricing and execution services.
• Developing RFQ, quoting, pricing and execution workflows.
• Integrating trading platforms with venues, market data providers and internal risk, pricing and downstream systems.
• Developing and maintaining connectivity using FIX and other financial messaging protocols.
• Supporting ION-based trading components and integrations.
• Diagnosing complex production issues across distributed, latency-sensitive environments.
• Contributing to technical design, platform modernisation and the simplification of the electronic Fixed Income technology estate.

What do I need?

• Strong software engineering experience, preferably using Java or C++.
• Experience developing or supporting electronic trading systems.
• Good understanding of Fixed Income markets and electronic trading workflows.
• Experience with electronic pricing, quoting, RFQ or execution systems.
• Experience with FIX, market connectivity or financial messaging protocols.
• Strong understanding of distributed, event-driven and real-time systems.
• Linux and production engineering experience.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex trading and integration issues.
• Experience partnering directly with traders, quants and technology stakeholders.

Experience with ION electronic trading technology, Fixed Income pricing, Bloomberg technology, KDB+/q, low-latency architecture or trading platform modernisation would be highly regarded.

We’re obsessed with becoming our customers #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that:

• Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates!
• Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
• Tailored learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career within the bank.
• Lots of opportunities to give back to the community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives.

We’re all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone, no matter your age, gender, background or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community.

If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find more information and contact details under the Diversity, Sustainability and Flexibility section.

We may close this job advertisement earlier than the advertised closing date if suitable candidates are identified.