Remote Senior Java Trade Systems Engineer

Eliassen Group; Honolulu (HI); Remote; USD 96,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Sr. Java Full Stack Engineer for a remote, contract role focused on leading the design and development of next-generation electronic trading systems.

You will architect distributed, event-driven platforms optimized for low latency, mentor engineers, and drive platform performance, scalability, and resilience. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience with Java, Python, Linux, and low-latency architectures, plus proficiency with Kafka/KDB+ and CI/CD tools.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on software design and development experience.
• Expertise in Java, Python, and Linux.
• Deep experience with low latency messaging systems such as 29West or Kafka.
• Proficiency in KDB+ or other time-series databases.
• Background in building scalable, distributed, asynchronous, and event-driven applications.
• Advanced knowledge of low latency design patterns and performance optimization techniques.
• Experience with Capital Markets or Brokerage systems, especially order management.
• Solid understanding of the FIX protocol and FIX engines.
• Experience with AI developer tools such as GitHub Copilot.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory, and uDeploy.
• Hands-on experience deploying applications to AWS or other cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop distributed, event-driven trading systems optimized for low latency and high throughput.
• Design and implement asynchronous processing frameworks and resilient messaging services.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to deliver robust, end-to-end trading workflows.
• Lead performance tuning and optimization efforts across the platform.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices.
• Support production and non-production environments, including participation in a weekly on-call rotation.

Skills

Java

Python

Linux

Low latency design

Distributed systems

Event-driven design

Capital Markets knowledge

FIX protocol

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Tools

Kafka

29West

KDB+

GitHub Copilot

GitHub

Maven

Jenkins

Artifactory

uDeploy

AWS

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Sr. Java Full Stack Engineer for a remote, contract role focused on leading the design and development of next-generation electronic trading systems.

You will architect distributed, event-driven platforms optimized for low latency, mentor engineers, and drive platform performance, scalability, and resilience. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience with Java, Python, Linux, and low-latency architectures, plus proficiency with Kafka/KDB+ and CI/CD tools.