Lead Full-Stack Engineer for Low-Latency Trading Platform

The Cypress Group; Florham Park (NJ); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k)

Tuition assistance

Job summary

A financial technology company is seeking a hands-on Full Stack Engineer to rebuild a next-generation equity trading platform. This role involves greenfield development within an Agile team, focusing on scalability and real-time processing. Ideal candidates should have strong skills in Java, Angular, and Kafka. Competitive compensation includes a base salary plus performance bonuses, along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka and event-driven system design.
• Deep understanding of multi-threading, concurrency, and low-latency architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy new features for a high-performance equities trading platform.
• Build responsive, modern UIs using Angular 14+ and scalable backend services in Java/Spring Boot.
• Contribute to architecture design and technical decision-making for the overall platform.

Skills

Java (8/11+)

Angular (14+)

Kafka

SQL

Multi-threading

Concurrency

Event-driven system design

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

Oracle

MySQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A financial technology company is seeking a hands-on Full Stack Engineer to rebuild a next-generation equity trading platform. This role involves greenfield development within an Agile team, focusing on scalability and real-time processing. Ideal candidates should have strong skills in Java, Angular, and Kafka. Competitive compensation includes a base salary plus performance bonuses, along with comprehensive benefits.