Lead Software Engineer - Java

CPS, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

cps4jobs in New York seeks a senior engineer to work on core systems that underpin our firm. You will accelerate performance, ensure stability, and enable growth while expanding capabilities. You’ll serve as a go-to technical resource for the team, balancing greenfield initiatives with improvements to existing platforms.

The role emphasizes influencing design decisions, mentoring junior engineers, and delivering scalable, latency-sensitive solutions in finance/trading contexts.

Qualifications

• Experience in the financial/trading sector.
• Strong foundation in computer science (graduate work or equivalent depth)
• Experience owning or significantly improving systems that operate at scale
• Exposure to performance-sensitive or latency-aware environments
• Able to influence design decisions and support junior engineers

Responsibilities

• Serve as a go-to technical resource for the team.
• Lead greenfield development while improving existing systems.
• Drive design decisions and mentor junior engineers.
• Work on performance-sensitive, latency-aware environments and scalable architectures.

Skills

Go-to resource for team

Mentoring junior engineers

Greenfield development

Performance optimization

Education

Graduate work in CS or equivalent

Tools

Java

Python

Event-driven architectures

Kafka or similar

Relational databases

Cloud analytics infrastructure

Job description

The Opportunity: A small, highly technical team is hiring a senior engineer to work on a set of core systems that are the foundation for our firm. These tools are already deeply embedded across the organization, and the work centers on making them faster, more stable, and better able to handle growth, while continuing to expand their capabilities. This person will also act as a go-to technical resource for other engineers on the team. This position will entail plenty of greenfield development, but will also include some work on our existing systems.

Tech environment

• Java
• Python
• Event-driven / distributed architectures
• Streaming or messaging frameworks (Kafka or similar)
• Relational databases
• Cloud-based analytics / data infrastructure

Requirements

• Experience within the financial / trading sector
• Strong foundation in computer science (graduate work or equivalent depth is a plus)
• Experience owning or significantly improving systems that operate at scale
• Exposure to performance-sensitive or latency-aware environments
• Someone comfortable influencing design decisions and supporting more junior engineers