Director of Engineering, Trading Systems

ICE; New York (NY); On-site; USD 215,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Paid time off

Paid leave

Job summary

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) seeks a full-time Director of Engineering to lead the strategic technical vision for NYSE trading systems on the Pillar platform, owning architecture, design, and delivery of core, high-throughput components powering NYSE Equity and Options.

You will lead several engineering teams, set long-term direction, enforce standards, and partner with business and operations to translate objectives into roadmaps while ensuring reliability, performance, and regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related degree.
• 15+ years of progressive hands-on software engineering experience, including significant depth in C/C++ development on Linux.
• 5+ years in a senior engineering leadership role with demonstrated experience managing and scaling multiple teams.
• Proven track record of owning and driving large-scale system architecture and design for high performance, low latency, mission-critical platforms.
• Deep expertise in data structures, algorithmic complexity, systems programming, and performance-oriented software design.
• Strong hands‑on background with TCP/IP, Multicast network protocols, multithreading, and real‑time systems.
• Experience with scripting languages and automation in complex engineering environments.
• Experience with AI assisted coding tools and agents for automating development workflows

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the end-to-end system architecture and technical roadmap for NYSE's high performance, high availability, high throughput trading platform.
• Serve as the final technical authority on architectural and design decisions, ensuring alignment with long-term business strategy and scalability goals.
• Define and enforce engineering standards, design patterns, and best practices across all teams and system components.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies and approaches to maintain a competitive, next-generation platform.
• Lead, mentor, and grow multiple engineering teams, including Principal Engineers, Senior Engineers, and individual contributors, fostering a culture of technical excellence and accountability.
• Recruit, retain, and develop top-tier engineering talent; drive career development, succession planning, and performance management across the organization.
• Champion a collaborative and innovative engineering culture that encourages knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Partner with senior business, product, and operations leadership to translate business objectives into technical strategy and execution plans.
• Own program-level planning, prioritization, and delivery of complex, cross-functional initiatives with organization-wide impact.
• Establish and track key engineering metrics and drive continuous improvement against those benchmarks.
• Manage engineering budgets, vendor relationships, and resource allocation decisions.
• Ensure the highest levels of system reliability, availability, and regulatory compliance for mission-critical trading infrastructure.
• Drive incident management, root-cause analysis, and systemic improvements to reduce operational risk.
• Represent engineering in cross-organizational forums, regulatory reviews, and executive-level discussions.

Skills

C/C++

Linux

Multithreading

AI-assisted coding

Automation scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related degree

Tools

TCP/IP

Multicast

Scripting languages

Job description

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) seeks a full-time Director of Engineering to lead the strategic technical vision for NYSE trading systems on the Pillar platform, owning architecture, design, and delivery of core, high-throughput components powering NYSE Equity and Options.

You will lead several engineering teams, set long-term direction, enforce standards, and partner with business and operations to translate objectives into roadmaps while ensuring reliability, performance, and regulatory