Senior Core Java Engineer

Motion Recruitment; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

401k

Bonus eligible

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is partnering with a leading financial markets firm in Philadelphia to hire senior engineers for a hybrid role in University City. You will work on high-throughput, low-latency data stacks using Core Java, C++, and AI-assisted tooling. The role is full-time and offers stock options and healthcare benefits.

Senior engineers will contribute 80% hands-on coding and 20% collaboration, with a fintech context and potential bonus eligibility.

Qualifications

• Experience with high-throughput, low-latency data processing.
• Strong proficiency in Core Java and C++ with multithreading.
• Experience with large data sets in fintech/trading contexts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on development across Java/C++ and data systems (80%).
• Collaborate with team across disciplines (20%).

Skills

Core Java

C++

Multithreading

Large data processing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Job description

We’re working with one of the largest stocks markets by market capitalization and they are currently looking to hire a series of Senior level Engineers who are available for a hybrid setup in University City, Philadelphia. This would be full-time employment.

You’ll be working with a combination of Core Java, C++, AI tools, and high throughput, low latency data. The stakes are high, but you’ll be making a huge impact to shape the infrastructure, processes, and products that shape the experience of hundreds of millions on the trading market each day.

If this sounds like a fit for you.

Required Skills & Experience

• Core Java
• C++
• Multithreading
• Work done with large amounts of data

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bachelor of Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent
• A fintech background is a plus, but not a requirement
• Exposure to AI-assisted software development tooling (e.g. GitHub CoPilot, Cursor, etc.)

What You Will Be Doing

Daily Responsibilities

• 80% Hands On
• 20% Team Collaboration

The Offer

• Bonus eligible

You Will Receive The Following Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Time
• Stock Options
• 401k

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.