Senior Software Engineer (Java Low Latency Trading) - Vice President

Citi; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization in Mississauga is seeking a senior technologist to join their NAM Equities Electronic Trading team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the design and delivery of low latency trading platforms, collaborating with various teams to ensure high-quality deliveries. Candidates must have strong expertise in core Java, experience with trading platforms, and a solid understanding of Agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years relevant experience in the Financial Service Industry.
• Strong technical knowledge and expertise in core Java.
• Experience with low latency trading platforms and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with various development teams to accomplish established goals.
• Utilize knowledge for design and support of the low latency trade execution platform.
• Drive Agile and Continuous Integration processes.

Skills

Core Java (JDK17)

FIX protocol

Low latency software design

Microservices architecture

Automated testing techniques

Agile methodologies

GitHub Copilot

Education

Bachelor’s degree/University degree

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Overview

Citi Equities Technology organization is looking for an experienced, senior technologist to join the NAM Equities Electronic Trading team to help take our platforms to the next level. The successful candidate for this role will be responsible for design, development, and delivery of Citi’s next gen low latency exchange connectivity and DMA platforms. This senior engineer will work in a team focused on the NAM region, but operating within a wider global team. They will collaborate closely with the product team, other development teams, production support, and quality assurance to ensure deliveries of the highest quality for the business. The ability to align closely with the global strategy is very important for this role.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with various development teams in an effort to accomplish established goals.
• Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills for design, development and support of the low latency trade execution platform.
• Partner with the business on product development and improving application resiliency and latency.
• Ensure continuous maintenance & improvements of the testing frameworks, development tools and environments used to support the platform delivery.
• Ability to envision, design and implement test cases for trading functions.
• Drive Agile and Continuous Integration and AI process adoption
• Ensure essential procedures and best practices are followed and contribute to defining standards.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years relevant experience in the Financial Service Industry with strong technical knowledge and expertise in core Java (preferably JDK17)
• Experience with FIX protocol or binary protocols for market access is desired
• Experience in using low latency software design and mechanical sympathy techniques to yield low latency, high throughput trading platforms.
• Experienced with microservices based architecture.
• Previous experience in developing automated trading platforms.
• Strong understanding of automated testing techniques.
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and Continuous Integration processes and AI tooling (e.g. GitHub Copilot) is desirable.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, set goals and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills with a demonstrable ability to present & grasp complex concepts in a multicultural environment.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience. Master’s degree preferred

Job Family Group: Technology

Job Family: Applications Development

Time Type: Full time

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $120,800.00 - $170,800.00

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