FIX & Institutional Trading Architect (Hybrid)

Pearson Carter Limited; South Australia; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work flexibility

Global collaboration

Leadership opportunities

Learning and development

Job summary

Pearson Carter Limited is seeking a Technical Solution Architect to lead the end-to-end design of institutional connectivity for a high-performance trading platform. The role focuses on FIX protocol-based APIs, scalability, and reliability across multiple regions.

You will mentor a distributed engineering team and collaborate with product, risk, and compliance to ensure regulatory alignment and optimal system performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline (Master’s preferred).
• 10 years of software engineering and system architecture experience.
• 3 years in crypto exchange, trading venue, or traditional financial markets (FX, equities, derivatives, etc.).
• Deep understanding of exchange systems including matching engines, market data systems, clearing/settlement workflows, risk management systems.
• Strong expertise in FIX protocol (4.4 or higher) including API design and implementation.
• Proven experience designing low-latency, high-concurrency distributed systems.
• Strong programming background in Java, C, or Go.
• Experience with messaging systems, caching layers, and distributed databases.
• Understanding of blockchain concepts is beneficial.
• Strong commercial and business awareness within financial markets.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical architecture.
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams across multiple regions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of core trading system architecture for a digital asset exchange.
• Own institutional connectivity and API architecture, with a focus on FIX protocol (4.4).
• Design high-availability, high-throughput, low-latency systems for order matching, market data, and settlement workflows.
• Define and maintain FIX API specifications, interface documentation, and integration standards.
• Ensure seamless integration for institutional clients and liquidity providers.
• Identify system bottlenecks and deliver architectural improvements.
• Lead technical design reviews and drive implementation across teams.
• Establish architecture standards, engineering best practices, and development guidelines.
• Collaborate with compliance and risk teams for regulatory alignment.

Skills

FIX protocol

Low-latency design

Cross-functional leadership

Java/C/Go programming

Crypto/trading domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Master’s preferred

Tools

FIX protocol (4.4+)

Messaging systems

Distributed databases

Caching layers

Job description

Pearson Carter Limited is seeking a Technical Solution Architect to lead the end-to-end design of institutional connectivity for a high-performance trading platform. The role focuses on FIX protocol-based APIs, scalability, and reliability across multiple regions.

You will mentor a distributed engineering team and collaborate with product, risk, and compliance to ensure regulatory alignment and optimal system performance.