Java - Trading Systems Software Engineer

CPS Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CPS Inc. is seeking a Java Trading Systems Developer to design and build high-performance trading applications used in real-time financial markets. You will collaborate with traders, quantitative researchers, and engineers to deliver scalable, low-latency systems.

The role emphasizes concurrency, JVM performance, and reliability, with opportunities to optimize latency, throughput, and memory usage across front-office workflows and market data pipelines.

Qualifications

• Strong professional Java development experience.
• Solid understanding of multithreading and JVM performance.
• Experience developing distributed, real-time, or high-throughput systems.
• Strong Linux development and troubleshooting skills.
• Knowledge of FIX or other financial-market protocols is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance trading systems and services using Java.
• Build real-time, event-driven applications for order management, execution, market data, and trading workflows.
• Develop highly concurrent and multithreaded systems with a focus on performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Integrate with exchanges, brokers, market-data providers, and other electronic trading venues.
• Analyze and improve application latency, throughput, memory usage, and overall system performance.
• Work directly with traders and quantitative teams to understand requirements and deliver production solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues across trading applications and infrastructure.
• Participate in system design, code reviews, testing, deployment, and ongoing platform improvements.

Skills

Java

Multithreading

Linux

Distributed systems

Networking

FIX protocol

Job description

Java Trading Systems Developer We are seeking a Java Trading Systems Developer to build and enhance high-performance trading applications supporting front-office trading and execution. This role will work closely with traders, quantitative researchers, and other engineers to develop reliable, scalable systems used in real-time financial markets.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance trading systems and services using Java.
• Build real-time, event-driven applications for order management, execution, market data, and trading workflows.
• Develop highly concurrent and multithreaded systems with a focus on performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Integrate with exchanges, brokers, market-data providers, and other electronic trading venues.
• Analyze and improve application latency, throughput, memory usage, and overall system performance.
• Work directly with traders and quantitative teams to understand requirements and deliver production solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues across trading applications and infrastructure.
• Participate in system design, code reviews, testing, deployment, and ongoing platform improvements.

Qualifications

• Strong professional Java development experience.
• Solid understanding of multithreading, concurrency, data structures, algorithms, and JVM performance.
• Experience developing distributed, real-time, or high-throughput systems.
• Strong Linux development and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with messaging technologies, networking, and TCP/UDP is preferred.
• Knowledge of FIX or other financial-market protocols is a plus.
• Experience with equities, futures, options, fixed income, FX, or other electronically traded products is preferred.
• Previous experience in proprietary trading, hedge funds, investment banking, exchanges, or financial technology is highly desirable.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

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