Java Software Engineer, Low-Latency Trading Infra

Virtu Financial; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtu Financial seeks a Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain our client trading infrastructure, covering the full life cycle from order management to clearing. The role emphasizes low-latency systems and scalable, high-performance software.

You will work on frontend to backend projects across multiple languages, with opportunities to learn trading domain concepts and collaborate in a meritocratic, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field or experience
• 3+ years of experience building and designing distributed and scalable software in general purpose languages such as Java or C++
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain our proprietary, low-latency trading systems, and infrastructures.
• Produce powerful trading tools which leverage all aspects of our high-performance system
• Improve the scalability, performance, of our trading infrastructure.
• Understand the future needs of the business and design technical solutions to meet these demands
• Handle frontend to backend projects across multiple languages

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

C++

Education

B.S./M.S. in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Virtu Financial seeks a Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain our client trading infrastructure, covering the full life cycle from order management to clearing. The role emphasizes low-latency systems and scalable, high-performance software.

You will work on frontend to backend projects across multiple languages, with opportunities to learn trading domain concepts and collaborate in a meritocratic, fast-paced environment.