Sr Principal Engineer - Java

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer to design and implement core components of trading systems. The candidate must have over 15 years of experience in software engineering, particularly in Java, and have strong problem-solving skills. This is a hands-on technical position that also requires familiarity with cloud technologies and trading environments. The role is open to candidates in Calgary or New York, offering a hybrid work model and competitive compensation.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible, hybrid work environment

Paid Tuition assistance

Medical and Dental Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Qualifications

• 15+ years' experience in software engineering with a focus on Java.
• Proficiency in SQL, Linux, and Bash.
• Experience with automated testing tools and source control management.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver enhancements to Java-based trading systems.
• Re-engineer applications using cloud services.
• Implement test harnesses for improved test coverage.

Skills

Software engineering

Java

SQL

Linux

Bash

FIX messaging

Cloud architecture

Problem-solving

Tools

JUnit

Git

Job description

Overview

Description

Sr Principal Engineer - Java @ BIDS Trading

Calgary, AB or New York City, NY

About BIDS Trading

BIDS Trading is an institutional network and broker / dealer that provides software to help asset managers trade large blocks of liquidity. BIDS Trading operates one of the world’s largest equity block trading systems across the U.S., Europe, Canada, and Japan.

About The Role

We’re looking for a Sr Principal Software Engineer who is passionate about technology and innovative engineering, with a proven track record of exceptional delivery. In this role, you will design and implement key components of our trading systems, in collaboration with the rest of the Platform Engineering team, and our Infrastructure team, SREs, and other software engineering teams.

The right candidate will bring deep and relevant experience of proposing, designing, and implementing enterprise-grade systems in Java and related technologies. This role will encompass a variety of critical services and will include responsibility for both crafting a forward-looking platform roadmap, as well as delivering on that vision. This is very much a hands-on technical role and will appeal to technology purists.

You will collaborate with other technologists in New York and Calgary to help position BIDS for the next decade of growth.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver significant enhancements to key Java-based services within our trading systems.
• Re-engineer applications to modernize architecture and leverage cloud (AWS) services, improving operational capabilities including scalability, resiliency, and observability.
• Contribute to the evolution of the firm’s SDLC and surrounding tooling and processes.
• Implement test harnesses and automation to improve test coverage.
• Constantly challenge yourself and the team for continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

• Deep and broad experience in software engineering: 15+ years designing, implementing, and refactoring complex systems in Java in a real-time trading environment.
• High level of proficiency in SQL, Linux, and Bash.
• Expert knowledge of FIX messaging and FIX engines.
• Extensive experience building high-performance, scalable, transactional systems, and with related messaging architectures and persistence patterns.
• Deep knowledge of capital markets, as well as familiarity of order and trade lifecycles in at least one asset class.
• Passionate about building distributed systems and comfortable learning new languages and frameworks.
• Skilled at problem-solving, both big-picture architectural and detailed technical issues.
• Understanding of design trade-offs, especially around non-functional requirements such as security, performance, maintainability, testability, and resilience.
• Experience with automated testing tools such as JUnit.
• Experience using debuggers and profilers to diagnose and fix problems.
• Experience using source control management systems such as Git in a continuous integration environment.
• The successful candidate will have excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and an ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively within a cross functional team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cloud native development using the AWS technology stack.
• Experience building and deploying Spring Boot based microservices.
• Exposure to Kotlin and / or other JVM languages.
• Knowledge of secure coding practices, common mistakes, and penetration testing approaches.

Why Cboe?

Cboe Global Markets is a forward-thinking organization that encourages innovation, collaboration, and professional growth. We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for career advancement within a globally recognized financial institution.

• Fair and competitive salary and incentive compensation packages with an upside for overachievement
• Flexible, hybrid work environment
• Complimentary lunch, snacks and coffee in any Cboe office
• Paid Tuition assistance and education opportunities
• Generous charitable giving company match
• Paid parental leave and fertility benefits
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• 100% RRSP matching program with no vesting period
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Medical and Dental Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Gender Affirmation Assistance Program
• Mental Wellbeing

About Cboe Canada

We’re reimagining the future of the workplace by focusing on what matters most, our people. Our journey is an inclusive one. We’re investing deeply in leadership programs and career development initiatives that ensure everyone has an equal chance to succeed. We celebrate the diversity in our communities, inside and out, and welcome new perspectives with equity, inclusion and belonging.

We work with purpose, solving problems with ingenuity, collaboration, and a lot of passion. We’re an engaged and excited team connecting markets across borders and embracing growth in all its forms to achieve incredible outcomes.

Learn more about life at Cboe on our website and LinkedIn.