Senior Engineer, Execution Technology

Landing Point; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Landing Point in New York is seeking a Senior Engineer for its Execution Technology team to develop high-performance trading platforms with microsecond latency. You will design and build trading algorithms and distributed components, leading strategic engineering initiatives from concept through implementation and support.

Responsibilities include coordinating with engineering, trading, and business stakeholders, providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and conducting rigorous design

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of experience building financial or trading systems in Java.
• Extensive experience with multithreaded/concurrent programming, including lock-free algorithms.
• Strong experience designing and developing distributed systems.
• Proven track record of leading complex technical projects.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to team development.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and build high-performance trading algorithms and distributed system components.
• Lead the delivery of strategic engineering initiatives from concept through implementation and support.
• Take ownership of complex technical projects, coordinating across engineering, trading, and business stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership, shaping architecture, engineering standards, and development practices.
• Mentor and up-skill engineers through coaching and design collaboration.
• Conduct rigorous design and code reviews.
• Optimize systems for efficiency, scalability, latency, and stability.
• Collaborate with traders, portfolio managers, and risk teams to bridge technology and business.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, modernize, and strengthen the execution platform.

Skills

Java

Multithreading

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Code reviews

AI-assisted tools

C# familiarity

Job description

Company Overview

A global institutional investment firm with over 500 professionals worldwide is seeking a Senior Engineer for their Execution Technology team. This role focuses on developing high-performance trading platforms that support large-scale transaction flows with microsecond latency.

Job Responsibilities

• Design and build high-performance trading algorithms and distributed system components
• Lead the delivery of strategic engineering initiatives from concept through implementation and support
• Take ownership of complex technical projects, coordinating across engineering, trading, and business stakeholders
• Provide technical leadership, shaping architecture, engineering standards, and development practices
• Mentor and up-skill engineers through coaching and design collaboration
• Conduct rigorous design and code reviews
• Optimize systems for efficiency, scalability, latency, and stability
• Collaborate with traders, portfolio managers, and risk teams to bridge technology and business
• Identify opportunities to simplify, modernize, and strengthen the execution platform

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of experience building financial or trading systems in Java
• Extensive experience with multithreaded/concurrent programming, including lock-free algorithms
• Strong experience designing and developing distributed systems
• Proven track record of leading complex technical projects
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and contribute to team development
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools
• Comfortable reading and maintaining systems built in C#

Compensation

Salary: $200,000 - $300,000, Plus Bonus