Desk-Side Senior Software Engineer – Hybrid Trading Platform

Intec Select; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work locations

Job summary

Intec Select is partnering with a leading US proprietary trading firm to hire a Senior Software Engineer (Desk Side) for the FICC desk. You will work with traders to convert alpha signals, risk management, and market visualizations into scalable, low-latency production systems.

Join a multi-language environment (Python/Java/C++, Typescript) building the central trading platform, collaborating with desks across Chicago, NYC, Greenwich and Houston in a hybrid setup.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with Python, Java, C++, and other languages
• Experience delivering production systems in fast-moving environments
• Strong problem solving with clear communication with stakeholders
• Experience with financial markets or FICC options is a plus
• Ability to work in a hybrid, multi-location environment
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a technical field or equivalent work experience

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with traders to turn alpha signals into production systems
• Own products from prototype to stable production
• Embed with trading desks to model problems and build scalable solutions
• Build, maintain, and extend the central trading platform
• Work across greenfield and legacy systems in multiple languages

Skills

Python

Java

C++

Typescript

Education

Bachelor's or higher in CS/Math/Stats/Physics/Engineering

Tools

Linux

Job description

Intec Select is partnering with a leading US proprietary trading firm to hire a Senior Software Engineer (Desk Side) for the FICC desk. You will work with traders to convert alpha signals, risk management, and market visualizations into scalable, low-latency production systems.

Join a multi-language environment (Python/Java/C++, Typescript) building the central trading platform, collaborating with desks across Chicago, NYC, Greenwich and Houston in a hybrid setup.