Principal Platform Architect

Apex Systems; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase plan

401(k) with company match

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems in Jersey City, New Jersey is seeking a Principal Platform Architect to lead initiatives to improve platform resiliency, recoverability and fault tolerance across electronic trading platforms. You will design scalable, low-latency architectures and advance observability in cloud-native, event-driven environments.

The role requires 12+ years building large-scale distributed trading systems, expert Java and Python development, JVM tuning, and experience with AMPS messaging.

Qualifications

• 12+ years designing and delivering large-scale distributed electronic trading platforms.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to improve platform resiliency, recoverability, and fault tolerance across eCredit and Portfolio Trading platforms.
• Design and implement scalable architectures capable of supporting growing trading volumes and throughput.
• Drive observability improvements through monitoring, telemetry, alerting, distributed tracing, and operational analytics.
• Develop capacity management and performance engineering strategies to proactively identify and address system bottlenecks.
• Modernize platform architecture through cloud-native, event-driven, and automation-first practices.
• Establish engineering standards, architecture patterns, and best practices for mission-critical trading systems.

Skills

Java

Python

Low-latency

JVM tuning

Observability

Distributed systems

Event-driven

Cloud-native

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AMPS messaging

Job description

Job#: 3057576

Job Description:

Principal Platform Architect

Location:

Jersey City, New Jersey (On-site)

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled professional to lead technology initiatives aimed at improving platform resiliency, recoverability, and fault tolerance across our electronic trading platforms. This position involves designing and implementing scalable architectures capable of supporting growing trading volumes and high throughput demands. The successful candidate will drive observability improvements, modernize platform architectures using cloud-native and event-driven practices, and establish engineering standards for mission-critical systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technology initiatives to improve platform resiliency, recoverability, and fault tolerance across eCredit and Portfolio Trading platforms.
• Design and implement scalable architectures capable of supporting growing trading volumes and throughput demands.
• Drive observability improvements through monitoring, telemetry, alerting, distributed tracing, and operational analytics.
• Develop capacity management and performance engineering strategies to proactively identify and address system bottlenecks.
• Modernize platform architecture through cloud-native, event-driven, and automation-first engineering practices.
• Enhance messaging infrastructure and data distribution platforms, including AMPS-based architectures.
• Analyze production incidents and recurring issues to deliver strategic architectural improvements and reduce operational risk.
• Establish engineering standards, architecture patterns, and best practices for mission-critical trading systems.

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline is preferred.

Experience: Minimum of 12 years of experience designing and delivering large-scale distributed electronic trading platforms.

Technical Skills: Strong hands-on expertise in Java and Python development within high-performance, mission-critical environments. Proven experience designing and implementing low-latency and Zero-GC architectures, with a deep understanding of JVM performance tuning, memory management, and garbage collection optimization. Strong knowledge of data structures, data modeling, memory layouts, concurrency, and computer architecture fundamentals. Strong expertise in platform resiliency, observability, performance engineering, and scalability. Experience with microservices, APIs, messaging platforms, and event-driven architectures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong experience with AMPS messaging architecture, including resiliency, failover, capacity planning, monitoring, and performance optimization.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted software development lifecycle tools to accelerate software delivery, improve code quality, and enhance engineering efficiency.
• Knowledge of trading workflows, Request for Quote platforms, pricing engines, and electronic execution systems.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

• Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
• We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.
• Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach.
• You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

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Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.