Senior Engineer, High-Performance Trading Platforms

Balyasny Asset Management L.P.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Balyasny Asset Management L.P. is seeking a Senior Engineer to join the Execution Technology team in New York. This hands-on role includes designing and developing high-performance trading algorithms and complex distributed systems.

The ideal candidate will bring 10–15 years of experience in financial systems using Java, demonstrate technical leadership, and contribute to team growth through mentorship. Candidates passionate about technology and problem-solving are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years of experience building financial or trading systems in Java.
• Extensive experience with multithreaded/concurrent programming.
• Strong experience designing and developing distributed systems.
• Proven track record of leading complex technical projects.
• Ability to mentor engineers and contribute to team growth.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and build high-performance trading algorithms and distributed system components.
• Lead strategic engineering initiatives from concept to implementation.
• Take ownership of complex technical projects end-to-end.
• Provide technical leadership across the team.
• Mentor and up-skill engineers through coaching and collaboration.
• Optimize efficiency, scalability, latency, and stability.
• Collaborate directly with traders and business stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and strengthen execution platforms.

Skills

Multithreaded programming

Distributed systems design

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Java

C#

Excellent communication

Job description

Balyasny Asset Management L.P. is seeking a Senior Engineer to join the Execution Technology team in New York. This hands-on role includes designing and developing high-performance trading algorithms and complex distributed systems.

The ideal candidate will bring 10–15 years of experience in financial systems using Java, demonstrate technical leadership, and contribute to team growth through mentorship. Candidates passionate about technology and problem-solving are encouraged to apply.